The tallest buildings in Doha are located in the West Bay Region, which is 25 to 30 minutes drive from the airport. Some of the buildings are unique and are of different architecture. Although there are a lot of buildings, but some of the worth mentioning buildings, which also captivated our interest, are as follows:
Burj Doha (Doha Tower) is a cylindrical building, and uses “ancient Islamic patterns” in its cylindrical design. The height of this building is 232 m (761 feet) with 46 stories. This building has changing color pattern (from white to golden) story-wise. This tower was previously known as Burj Qatar or Qatar Tower.
Burj Doha – Golden ColorBurj Doha – White Color
Tornado Tower is a sky scrapper with 52 floors (640 feet tall).
Tornado Tower
World Trade Center, this is next to Burj Qatar. The name of the Qatar Petroleum was displayed in rotation style in both Arabic and English on the top of the building at the time when we visited.
World Trade Center
Doha Bank Building, is a D-shaped building, which is one of interesting architecture designs.
Doha Bank Building
Sheraton Hotel Doha, its a pyramid shaped building with a nice display of colorful lights at night.
Doha Monument is also located in this region at the corniche. From the corniche, the traditional dhows are visible. These are used for dhow dinner or cruising the sea.
Doha Monument
Traditional Dhows
A mall, City Center Mall, is located in this area. This mall is good for shopping and dining.
