Sunday, 3 December, 2006, 09:26 AM Doha Time

HH THE Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya attended the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Al-Quds Endowment Tower project in Doha yesterday.

in al-sharq news, it says 100 floor. the other newspaper didnt mention
it.



The endowment is donated by the Emir to support projects in Jerusalem.
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2987/22010661205ns3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9594/22010671209ux9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Guys, constructive critisim ONLY.

so this is going to be near W hotel

Found something

in one of MillenniaL posts I found this and it says the tower name is al qouds

http://www.al3nabi.net/upload/show.php?pic=87738

it doesnt look tall but maybe they change it later.

Doesnt look tall? It looks tall to me!
Nice found. Very simple.
And the reflection in the glass... it is the Sheraton.

It doesn't look that tall to me... I mean compare it to the City Centre on the right. City Centre looks quite big here, which means the tower isn't that tall. Of course as someone mentioned before, the screw up scales and ratios in renders. Well, I hope he/she was right. 'Cause I really think this one looks good! :)

I don't think this is the one. The design looks plain ugly and unoriginal--very 50's design.

It doesn't look like the one in this pic >>


http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2987/22010661205ns3.jpg

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guys ..chek out behind the ppl......its dat box like tower with silver square in the middle i forgot the name of that tower....i think its near 44 west bay tower...

m tower

not bad, if they ever get a resolution to the israeli-palestinian conflict it would be nice to develop the gaza coastline.

btw its good to see the leaders in the gulf are the first to help out their palestinian brethren financially...

m tower


yea ....right!!

Is it underconstruction?

Found something

in one of MillenniaL posts I found this and it says the tower name is al qouds

http://www.al3nabi.net/upload/show.php?pic=87738

it doesnt look tall but maybe they change it later.

Maybe an old proposal indeed...cause if we consider the building in the background to be City Center, the spot looks pretty much the same as the actual one on the photos!

actually it looks like its in alfardan twins place to me.

lol look at what I found ;)

http://i32.tinypic.com/2lszih1.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/2llzy1s.jpg

imagine the foundation stone placed on 2/12/2006 and they've still done nothing...

wow almost 2 years with nothing....

btw massilia please show us where this tower is supposed to be on a google earth image. i would really appreciate it becasue i hve no idea where this is....

It's behind the W Hotel:

http://i25.tinypic.com/34g4lr5.jpg

Hmmmm not such a good spot for a super tall but anything in west bay is good... i really hope now that those embasies are removed and translocated to somwhere far far far away like abu samra for example......

it would be great if they made like an "embassy village" and each embassy could be designed in the way of their country.

I wish I knew someone in the hukooma that could do something with my ideas :P

Someone had posted this render before, which is definitely a proposal for Al Quds tower:

http://i38.tinypic.com/mjmzj8.jpg

i like the tower! but the bottom part is too vegas style.

I love it, thanks Massilia, finally a render for this tower.
if you dont mind i will post it in the supertall section :D

^^ yet a hundred years has passed and this didnt start yet.... btw this means 5 supertalls in westbay alone !!!! Dubai Towers, Barwa Tower, QNB Tower, Al-Quds Endowment Tower and ofcourse the mysterious Al-Jaber Tower !!!!

Salman posted the previous one in the discussion thread....

http://i38.tinypic.com/20t5e1l.jpg

Nice render, Bert! It looks great!

OMG thanks for postng this!
It looks amazing!!

so what is this tower ? some kind of hotel ??? since it has swimming pools in the render posted by salman.. and it was an article about hotels in Doha.... anyone ??

Guys, the big news of the day is that tenders have been issued for the foundations of the tower!!! Some companies have already replied to it.. The documents mention that the tower is 5B+G+100!

:banana:

wow..

Now well have 4 super-tall buildings: Dubai Towers, Barwa Tower, QNB, and now this! With the possibility of a couple in Lusail also.

More renders:

http://i39.tinypic.com/qx1mbq.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/xmn5ld.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/zivjue.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/rgzfbb.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/scbazs.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2hxqek2.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/10opikw.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/65daw5.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/v7ukb6.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/s336hd.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/29m1vs2.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2qibngy.jpg

Oh wow. That tower is fantastic. I think someone should promote this project at the Super Tall forum!!
Thanks Massilia for the pics!

I agree Suzan, the problem is we're not actually sure this will eventually get built...hehe

I am pretty sure inshallah this building will get built =D

I love this building; however, I think the topmost dome should be replaced by a very tall mast. This will give it more like an Empire State Building feel. Im assuming this building is more than 350 meters tall.

A piling contractor is getting ready to start work on the Al Quds plot :banana::banana:

http://i43.tinypic.com/6yl7r9.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/5d747p.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a178/dermonch/doha/CIMG0470.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a178/dermonch/doha/CIMG0473.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a178/dermonch/doha/CIMG0474.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a178/dermonch/doha/CIMG0475-1.jpg

any updated pics??

That is the latest, the piles have been completed. There are workers moving around, but really I dont know what they are doing.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2690/img01263201001141350.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img01263201001141350.jpg)

well the title needs to be changed to under construction =D

congrats, thanks halawala

The Enabling Works contractor AMMICO (http://www.ammico.biz) has completed its scope of works i.e. Diaphragm Wall, Anchors, Deep Excavation, Piling and Dewatering Works. Site has been handed over to Private Engineering Office and it is ready for next phase of construction.

AMMICO did Enabling Works for all 3 super skyscrpers in Doha i.e. Doha Convention Center & Tower, Qatar National Bank Headquarters Building Tower and Al Quds Tower Project.

Pictures of these three projects are available at http://www.ammico.biz

Footprint photo of upto date construction status of the project is here:

http://www.ammico.biz//datafiles/imagegallery/a6dc0a1d483300b31856a42a4965dd1a.JPG

That is one deeep excavation! The streets surrounding the site looks soo high compared to the excavation. I wonder if they awarding the superstructure yet.

never knew the plot is that huge

nice Islamic arch .

Feb, 22 2010

MEED reported that the Private Engineering Office is preparing to issue tender documents in March for the main construction contract on the Al Quds Endowment tower in Doha.

As per report, the contract for the 500 meters high building is expected to be worth about QAR 2.4 billion. The mixed use tower, which will be one of the tallest in the world, will have 5 underground levels for parking and 100 floors above ground.

The project has been planned for at least 3 years. In December 2006, the foundation stone was laid during a ceremony attended by the emir. Progress on the project has accelerated over the last year. The piling and foundation works contract was awarded in the Q2 of 2009 to the local Ammico Contracting Company.

The consultants working on the project include UK based Hyder Consulting and the local Arab Engineering Bureau. It is the second 500 meters plus tower planned in Doha. Qatar National Bank is in discussions with groups competing to build its 120 floor, 510 meters high headquarters.

QNB received bids from at least five groups in early November to build the tower. They include a joint venture of Beijing based China State Construction Engineering Corporation and Lebanon’s Societe d’Enterprise & de Gestion; a JV of Australia’s Grocon and the local Contraco, Australia’s Multiplex, Lebanon’s Qatari Arabian Construction Company and a JV of South Korea’s Samsung Corporation, the local Midmac Contracting Company and Belgium’s Six Construct.

(Sourced from MEED)

500 m :cheers:

yes!!!!! it will be higher than Dubai Tower :banana:

so Al Quds will be the third tallest tower in West Bay, and Dubai Tower the fifth

I hope Dubai tower will be the tenth one day:lol:

sorry guys but I'm not a big fan of Dubai Tower :)

April
Mai
Juni
Juli
1/2 August
....................................any updates for this beauty?

Hi guys, this is a dead project. It will be refilled soon. So.... froget about it!:lol:

Well pilling is done. but from recent pictures on flickr, its exactly the same.. not much activity.

But you cant call it a dead project, this is NOT Dubai.

This seems like an awful waste of money, if as I understand it, the Al Quds endowment is designed to help/benefit the Palestinians. Why is hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on a showpiece tower in Doha when the money could go directly to the Palestinian groups/organizations that the endowment is supposed to help?

I am not trying to provoke anything here; I am just confused by the purpose of this tower.

This seems like an awful waste of money, if as I understand it, the Al Quds endowment is designed to help/benefit the Palestinians. Why is hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on a showpiece tower in Doha when the money could go directly to the Palestinian groups/organizations that the endowment is supposed to help?

I am not trying to provoke anything here; I am just confused by the purpose of this tower.

The return of the income of this Tower for eternity would help Palestinians live. :)

This looks like Sears Tower with an Arabic exterior instead of steel and glass

according to Zawaya.com the project is canceled !!

In May 2010, the construction contract was not awarded because the project was canceled.

one other website wrote its on hold but I dont remember which.

here is the source (http://www.zawya.com/projects/project.cfm/pid150909110119/Private%20Engineering%20Office%20-%20Al%20Quds%20Endowment%20Tower,%20Doha)

is it still on the progress? or....

BNC says the project is on hold:

http://bncnetwork.net/pgs/Display/ProjectDisplay.aspx?ProjectID=46411

But going by what "on hold" generally means in this region, it is more appropriate to call it cancelled.

I noticed they have removed the project board. Another sign this project might be cancelled. Such a waste.

I noticed they have removed the project board. Another sign this project might be cancelled. Such a waste.

It might have fallen by itself! Maybe its been soo long

Someone had posted this render before, which is definitely a proposal for Al Quds tower:

http://i38.tinypic.com/mjmzj8.jpg

Wow, that looks awesome

The very bad news here is that the hole has been filled up. Me think no more project! : (

OMG seriously !!!! they could have just left a hole in case another project is coming up.....

bummer...

ohhhh nnooooooooooo

but i have read some news that highrise will be moved to build near katara !!!!

An ambitious plan,,,

WOW Amazing Tower So Does The Construction Started Keep Us Updated Guys And You Should Post That In The Supertall Forum Wish You All Of The Best Qatar

This project is managed by private engineering office (PEO) and the put it on hold however the plan now is to relocate the project to somewhere else
piles have finished
no Idea what will be done in the current location.
by the way I am the concept designer for that project.

^
i heard some rumor says that this super tall tower will be relocated to Katara !! or that area on there !!