Dubai’s Princess Tower enters Guinness Records
May 21st, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANSDubai, May 21 (IANS/WAM) The 107-storey-tall Princess Tower in Dubai has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s tallest residential building.
Measuring 414 metres from base to tip, the tower comprises six basement floors, a ground floor and 100 above-ground residential levels.
The tower occupies an area of 37,410 square feet and houses 763 luxury apartments.
Dubai already has a Guinness Record in its name for the tallest building in the world — the 828-metre-high and 160-storey Burj Khalifa.
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