MarinaScape

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MarinaScape
General information
Type Residential
Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates 25°04′59″N55°08′49″E / 25.08306°N 55.14694°E / 25.08306; 55.14694 Coordinates: 25°04′59″N55°08′49″E / 25.08306°N 55.14694°E / 25.08306; 55.14694
Completed 2008
Height
Roof Oceanic Tower - 132 metres (433 ft)
Avant Tower - 104 metres (341 ft)
Technical details
Floor count Oceanic Tower 1 - 34
Avant Tower 2 - 26
Design and construction
Architect Archon Consultants
Developer Trident International Holdings

MarinaScape is a complex of two residential towers in Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Oceanic Tower consists of 34 storeys and has a total structural height of 132 m (430 ft). The shorter tower, Avant Tower, consists of 26 storeys at a height of 104 m (340 ft). The towers was handed over to owners in December 2008.

Dubai Marina Community in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Marina is a district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai Marina is an artificial canal city, built along a two-mile (3 km) stretch of Persian Gulf shoreline. As of 2016, it has a population of 45,395. When the entire development is complete, it will accommodate more than 120,000 people in residential towers and villas. It is located on Interchange 5 between Jebel Ali Port and the area which hosts Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City, and the American University in Dubai. The first phase of this project has been completed. Dubai Marina was inspired by the Concord Pacific Place development along False Creek in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

United Arab Emirates Country in Western Asia

The United Arab Emirates, sometimes simply called the Emirates, is a country in Western Asia at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south, as well as sharing maritime borders with Qatar to the west and Iran to the north. The sovereign constitutional monarchy is a federation of seven emirates consisting of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. Their boundaries are complex, with numerous enclaves within the various emirates. Each emirate is governed by a ruler; together, they jointly form the Federal Supreme Council. One of the rulers serves as the President of the United Arab Emirates. In 2013, the UAE's population was 9.2 million, of which 1.4 million are Emirati citizens and 7.8 million are expatriates.

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