Jordan Gate Towers
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Jordan Gate Towers is a high class commercial and residential project currently under construction in Amman
, Jordan
.
They are located in west Amman
, close to the 6th Circle. The towers are one of the best known skyscrapers in the city, and will become the tallest structures in Amman upon completion, thus surpassing the 31-floor Le Royal Hotel. The towers will also host the new Hilton Hotel, the first in Jordan
.The developers are Bahrain's Gulf Finance House
, the Kuwait Investment and Finance Company (KIFC), DTZ
, and Al Hamad Contracting Co. To date it is still unknown how tall the towers will be with many estimating approximately 200M.
In September 2006, three stories of the north tower collapsed, killing four workers and injuring 15 others.
to assist in the dismantling process. Three buildings in the neighborhood near the site were evacuated. Within a couple months, however, the crane had been replaced with a new one and work was able to resume.
Amman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
, Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
.
They are located in west Amman
Amman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
, close to the 6th Circle. The towers are one of the best known skyscrapers in the city, and will become the tallest structures in Amman upon completion, thus surpassing the 31-floor Le Royal Hotel. The towers will also host the new Hilton Hotel, the first in Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
.The developers are Bahrain's Gulf Finance House
Gulf Finance House
Gulf Finance House is an Islamic investment bank with headquarters in Bahrain Financial Harbour, Bahrain.Gulf Finance House was Euromoneys "Best Islamic Real Estate Finance House" in 2005 and Arabian Businesss "Bank of the Year" in 2006....
, the Kuwait Investment and Finance Company (KIFC), DTZ
DTZ
DTZ is a global real estate adviser headquartered in London, employing over 10,000 people in 148 cities in 43 countries, operating in Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia and the Americas....
, and Al Hamad Contracting Co. To date it is still unknown how tall the towers will be with many estimating approximately 200M.
Construction problems
There have been three incidents since the beginning of the project in 2005.Fire and collapse
A fire broke out on the eighth story of the north tower in August 2006, but nobody was injured.In September 2006, three stories of the north tower collapsed, killing four workers and injuring 15 others.
Crane collapse
In May 2009, a part of the crane on the north tower collapsed after it was overloaded. The crane, weighing 30 tons, was about 200 meters high. There were no injuries, however an Egyptian worker operating on the crane at the time of the collapse suffered from shock and was transported to a nearby hospital. For three days following the collapse, families living near the site were evacuated to nearby hotels. The dismantling and removal of the broken crane began on Friday, 12 June 2009. Four additional cranes were bought from the United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
to assist in the dismantling process. Three buildings in the neighborhood near the site were evacuated. Within a couple months, however, the crane had been replaced with a new one and work was able to resume.