Almoayyed Tower

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name= Almoayyed Tower


previous_building=
surpassed_by_building=
year_highest=
year_end=
year_started built= 2001
year_finished= 2004
location= Manama, flag|Bahrain
coordinates= coord|24|14|09|N|05|32|30|E
height_meters= 451.9
height_feet= 1482.6
height_stories= 47
cost= US$ 53,000,000
construction_period= 2001-2004
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roof= convert|172|m|ft|0|abbr=on
top_floor=
floor Count= 47
Basement Floors=
floor_area= convert|48400|m2|sqft|0|abbr=on
elevator_count= 7
main_contractor= flagicon|United Arab Emirates [http://www.fncglobal.com Fujairah NCC]
management= flagicon|Bahrain [http://www.almoayyed.com YK Almoayyed & Sons]
architect= flagicon|United Arab Emirates [http://www.shadid-sec.com Shadid EC] ,
flagicon|Bahrain Mazen Al-Umran C.E.

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Almoayyed Tower (also known as "Dark Tower"), is commercial skyscraper located in neighborhood of Seef, which is in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain. The tower is regular four-sided structure, with a height of convert|172|m|ft|0|. Almoayyed consists mostly of office and business complexes. It was a tallest tower in Bahrain until the Bahrain Financial Harbour, Bahrain WTC and the Abraj Al Lulu was constructed. Almoayyed Tower is also known as "Dark Tower" because of its dark coloring.

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The entire construction process was divided into two "Phases". "Phase-1" was the construction of the tower itself, and "Phase-2" was the construction of the eight-storey car park, which can accommodate over 1000 cars. The first Phase was completed in November 2003, and the second Phase was completed in 2004. Almoayyed was the tallest structure in Bahrain from 2001 till 2008, standing over convert|172|m|ft|0| tall, with 42 floors and 6 public elevators, and a total floor space of convert|48400|m2|sqft|0|. Almoayyed is built on a convert|2024|m2|sqft|0|abbr=on footprint area, and is the first building in Bahrain to possess a private helipad, which is built on the top of the building.

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See also

* Bahrain
* List of tallest buildings and structures in Bahrain
* Manama
* Seef