23 Marina
Fifty-seven swimming pools stacked into one tower — and since 2026, visible war damage on the skyline.
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At 392.8 m, this is Dubai's fourth-tallest building and the world's sixth-tallest residential tower. Every duplex has its own private elevator. In 2026, Iranian strikes against the UAE hit the building, adding an abrupt historical layer to what was already a record-chasing piece of real estate.
What to look for
- 57 swimming pools built into the tower — one of the highest counts in any single residential building
- Strike damage from Iran's 2026 UAE attacks, visible on the exterior
- The sheer mass of the building relative to neighbors — 88 stories of residential space, 79% sold before a single floor was poured
Residential building with no public access — best viewed from the Dubai Marina waterfront promenade directly across the water.
23 Marina is one of 33 sights worth the detour in Dubai, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Dubai pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Dubai
- Burj KhalifaHalf a mile of reinforced concrete, straight up — the tallest structure on Earth since 2009.
- Burj al-ArabA hotel shaped like a dhow sail, planted on its own man-made island 280 meters off the beach.
- Dubai MallIn 2023 it drew a record 105 million visitors — up 19 percent year-on-year from the 88 million recorded the year before.
- Palm JumeirahSand and stone stacked on the Persian Gulf to form a palm shape — only legible from the air, and reportedly still sinking 5 mm every year.
- Rose Tower (Rose Rayhaan by Rotana)A 333-metre hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road that actually outreaches the Burj Al Arab — and most people walk past it.
- Princess TowerFor three years this 413-metre block of apartments was the tallest place anyone called home on Earth.