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Capital Gate is one of only a handful of diagrid buildings in the world. Others include London's 30 St Mary Axe (Gherkin), New York's Hearst Tower, and Beijing's National Stadium. [7] Capital Gate was designed by architectural firm RMJM and was completed in 2011. The tower includes 16,000 square meters (170,000 sq ft) of office space and the ...
In June 2010, the Guinness World Records certified Capital Gate as the "World's furthest leaning man-made tower." The new record shows that the Capital Gate tower has been built to lean 18 degrees westwards; more than four times that of the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. Investigation and evaluation, which was made by a Guinness appointed ...
Its inclusion on the list is arguable as it is not entirely self supported, there is a structural connection to the project's West Tower on the leaning side. [1] 2 Capital Gate: Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates: 164.7 m (540 ft) 36 18° 2011 Tallest inclined building in the world from 2011 to 2019. [2] 3 American Copper Buildings - East Tower
Sky Tower built. Ferrari World amusement park in business on Yas Island. 2011 Sheikh Zayed Bridge, [14] Capital Gate, and Etihad Towers built. Guggenheim Abu Dhabi construction begins on Saadiyat Island. [15] 2012 - The Landmark built (tallest in city). 2014 Yas Mall in business. [16] New York University Saadiyat Island campus built. [17]
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Capital Tower can refer to: World Capital Tower, Jakarta; Capital Tower (Amman, Jordan) Capital Tower, Singapore; Capital Tower, Cardiff; Capital Gate, in Abu Dhabi; Capital Towers (Moscow), Moscow; Capital Towers (London), London
Tekla Structures was used extensively for the steel design of Capital Gate at Abu Dhabi, UAE. [4] Files exported from Tekla facilitated faster steel fabrication. [4] One of the architects, Jeff Schofield, stated that "it was the right time in history and we had the right technology to make this happen". [4]
The Public Investment Fund (PIF) Tower (previously known as Capital Market Authority Tower) is a 385 m (1,263 ft) skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [3] Construction started in 2010 and was topped-out in 2014.