Homeowners living in the world’s tallest residential skyscraper are having to climb up more than 1,300ft of steps – the equivalent of walking one-third of the way up Ben Nevis – after all the lifts broke down.
Princess Tower in Dubai, which stands at 1,355ft tall with 97 above-ground residential floors, has been named the tallest residential building in the world Guinness World Records.
But residents living in the luxurious tower block – many of whom are British – have been told they have ‘no choice’ but to walk up to their flats, some on the 97th floor, after all eight lifts in the building broke down last week.
Tall order: Residents of Dubai’s Princess Towers, the tallest building pictured with a domed roof, have been told they will have to use the stairs to reach their flats after all eight lifts in the building broke down
The building, which has six levels in the basement and 101 above ground level, opened in September last year, with two-bed flats on the rental market for £140-a-day and penthouse flats selling for more than £2million.
It is 339ft taller than The Shard, although still dwarfed by the world’s tallest building, the 2,722ft tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai which is not classed as a residential building.
One resident, who lives on the 78th floor, said: ‘I came home after a hard day of work and was told I’d have to walk to my apartment on the 78th floor.
‘I truly couldn’t believe it – there was no way I was walking all that distance so I just booked myself into a hotel.’
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