The beautiful ETISALAT TOWER 2 : DUBAI : United Arab Emirates : Wonderful lines, great character and structural fine lines : WORLD : SENSE : ICON : ARCHITECTURE : Enjoy and look UP! 
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Emirates Telecommunications Corporation
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, branded trade name Etisalat (Arabic: ???????? Et?salat, literally Communications) is a UAE-based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Emirates Telecommunications Corporation is its legal name. As of November 2009, Etisalat is the 13th largest mobile network operator in the world, with a total customer base of 100 million.
On January 31, 2010, Etisalat reported net revenue of USD .4 billion (AED 30.831 billion) and net profits of USD .407 billion (AED 8.836 billion).
Etisalat is one of the Internet hubs in the Middle East (AS8966), providing connectivity to other telecommunications operators in the region. It is also the largest carrier of international voice traffic in the Middle East and Africa and the 12th largest voice carrier in the world. As of October 2008, Etisalat has 510 roaming agreements covering 186 countries and enabling BlackBerry, 3G, GPRS and voice roaming. Etisalat operates Points of Presence (PoP) in New York, London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris and Singapore.
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Etisalat Tower 2
The Etisalat Tower 2 is a 33-floor tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower has a total structural height of 185 m (607 ft). Construction of the Etisalat Tower 2 was completed in 2007. The most notable aspect of the tower is that it has a spherical structure at the top, similar to a golf ball. The cladding of the tower follows the Etisalat guidelines, in that it uses the same materials as most of the company’s buildings. All Etisalat buildings, including Etisalat Tower 1, Sharjah Etisalat Tower, Ajman Etisalat Tower, Al Ain Etisalat Tower and the Etisalat Headquarters in Abu Dhabi, have the same spherical structure on the top.
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Thoughts about skyscraper…….
Architecture is the alphabet of giants; it is the largest set of symbols ever made to meet the eyes of men. A tower stands up like a sort of simplified statue, of much more than heroic size.
- Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 1874 – 1936
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It’s not the skyscraper you look at, it’s the architect.
- Anonymous
excellent magic………
There’s the downtown area of Tupelo. Did you see the skyscrapers? Two stories.
– Bobby Heenan
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