11/8/2023 0 Comments Tallest skyscraper in africa![]() "The design of Al Noor Tower is elegant and gives the feeling of a wedding dress," it says on the project's website. The facade will reportedly be covered by patterns representing Africa's 1,000 languages, while its 114 floors match up with the number of surahs (chapters) in the Quran. "We chose Morocco because it is the gateway to Africa and Europe, a modern country and politically stable," Santalo told AFP. It will occupy a 25-hectare plot in Morrocco's biggest city, and is set to contain a seven-star hotel, a business centre and a shopping centre. The skyscraper has a working title of "Al-Noor Tower", which is Arabic for Tower of Light, but will eventually be named after King Mohamed VI, according to AFP. It is expected to cost $1 billion (£637 million) to build and is due for completion in 2018. Middle East Development LLC, the Dubai-based company owned by Saudi businessman Sheikh Tarek Binladen, is behind the project. "It will be Africa's highest tower," project manager Amede Santalo told news agency AFP, revealing that the skyscraper is due to start on site in June. The 114-storey tower in Casablanca will be more than twice the height of the 223-metre Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, which has been the tallest building on the continent since its completion in 1973. News: construction will begin next year on Africa's tallest building – a 540-metre-high skyscraper in Morocco. #COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS Africa's tallest skyscraper to be built in Morocco next year ![]()
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