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The Landmark

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Height 26800 (cm)
Floors72
Construction started2006
Opened 2013
Top floor268 metres (879 ft)
Architects César Pelli
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About The Landmark


The Landmark is a postmodern supertall skyscraper in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The mixed-use project stands 324 metres tall with 72 floors above ground and five basement levels. Construction on the skyscraper started in late 2006 and the building was completed in 2012.

Sycamore Gap: Boy 'faces no further action' on tree felling

Sycamore Gap: Boy 'faces no further action' on tree felling
Nov 16,2023 7:31 am

... Northumbria Police is investigating the attack on The Landmark, beside Hadrian s Wall in Northumberland, and...

Sycamore Gap: Two further arrests over tree felling

Sycamore Gap: Two further arrests over tree felling
Nov 1,2023 8:21 am

... The Landmark, which was planted in the late 1800s and sat beside Hadrian s Wall in Northumberland, was on 27 September...

Planet Earth III magnificent but horrifying, say reviewers

Planet Earth III magnificent but horrifying, say reviewers
Oct 23,2023 8:31 am

... The third instalment of The Landmark, award-winning programme began on Sunday on BBC One...

New arrest in Crooked House pub fire investigation

New arrest in Crooked House pub fire investigation
Oct 4,2023 10:41 am

... It was demolished less than two days later, infuriating many in the local community who treasured The Landmark building - one of the best known in the Black Country - and prompting anger across the UK...

Sycamore Gap: Man in his 60s bailed over tree felling

Sycamore Gap: Man in his 60s bailed over tree felling
Oct 2,2023 5:11 am

... The Landmark, which was believed to be about 300 years old and stood beside Hadrian s Wall in Northumberland, was cut down overnight on Wednesday...

Obituary: Dianne Feinstein, trailblazing senator who defied CIA and White House

Obituary: Dianne Feinstein, trailblazing senator who defied CIA and White House
Sep 29,2023 4:51 pm

... She pushed for The Landmark 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which expired in 2004...

Man in his 60s held over Sycamore Gap tree felling

Man in his 60s held over Sycamore Gap tree felling
Sep 29,2023 3:41 pm

... The Landmark, beside Hadrian s Wall, was cut down overnight on Wednesday...

Sycamore Gap: Hopes shoots could regrow from felled tree

Sycamore Gap: Hopes shoots could regrow from felled tree
Sep 29,2023 4:11 am

... The Landmark at Sycamore Gap, beside Hadrian s Wall in Northumberland, was felled overnight on Wednesday...

Sycamore Gap: Man in his 60s bailed over tree felling

Sep 28,2023 11:01 am

A Man in his 60s who was arrested over the cutting-down of the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree has been bailed.

The Landmark , which was believed to be about 300 years old and stood beside Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, was cut down overnight on Wednesday.

Northumbria Police said The Man was arrested on suspicion of Criminal Damage on Friday and was released on bail pending further inquiries.

The Force said The Investigation remains ongoing.

A boy, 16, who was also arrested on suspicion of Criminal Damage on Thursday was later released on bail.

A police presence remained at The Site on Friday and across the weekend, with forensics officers taking measurements and samples from The Remains and photographing the area.

The Tree grew in a natural dip in the landscape near Hexham and featured in the 1991 film Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner .

It was looked after by both The Park Authority and The National Trust.

On Sunday, Robin Hood actor Brian Blessed near the felled Sycamore Gap landmark.

National Trust manager Andrew Poad previously said the stump was " healthy" and they, where.

Meanwhile Mark Feather, estate manager at the Woodland Trust, said it would " take a few years to develop into even a small tree and around 150 to 200 years before it is anywhere close to what we have lost".

" Once a tree of this age has gone, the sad truth is you can't replace them within any visible timeframe. It takes centuries, " He Said .

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