LAHORE-PAKISTAN|Sheikh zayed Center|~250m|Under Construction

kbboy · 5th May 2007, 13:28

What will be the tallest building on the Indian sub continent is looking like starting construction any day now in the Pakistani city of Lahore. The Sheik Zayed Complex and designed by architects, Turner International, saw groundwork begin yesterday to prepare the site for construction.
The main tower of the scheme will be about 60 storeys high and around 250 metres tall, surrounded by four shorter buildings creating a brand new business district that the Pakistani government hopes will help drive regeneration and modernisation of the area.
As well as offices the complex includes parking for 3,000 vehicles and a brand new 5 star hotel plus a shopping mall and Cineplex. There will also be a banquet hall capable of hosting a whopping 5,000 diners, ideal for large weddings and product launches alike. In addition to the main tower three of the shorter buildings will be apartments of between 20 and 25 floors each, managed by Hyatt Residency.
The scheme has been backed by the middle eastern consortium, the Dhabi Group who are owned by the projects name-sake and are the largest single foreign investor in Pakistan with interests ranging from banking to telecoms. They will control 70% of the project with the other 30% owned by the Government of Punjab. The total budget for the scheme will top $450 million making it them most expensive new buildings in Pakistan too.

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Lighting of the building (http://fmsp.com/port_002.htm)
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