| Kuwait Towers | |
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Abraj l'Kuwait | |
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| General information | |
| Type | National building, water tank, restaurant |
| Location | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Coordinates | 29°23′24″N 48°00′11″E / 29.39000°N 48.00306°E |
| Cost | 4,700,000 KWD (US$ 16,450,000) |
| Height | 187 metres (614 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Malene Bjørn[1] |
| Main contractor | Union Inženjering |
The Kuwait Towers are a group of three thin towers in Kuwait City, standing on a promontory into the Persian Gulf. They were the sixth, and last, group in the larger Kuwait Water Towers system of 34 towers (33 store water; one stores equipment), and were built in a style considerably different from the other five groups. The Kuwait Towers were officially inaugurated in March 1979[2] and are regarded as a landmark and symbol of modern Kuwait.[3] The towers were closed for maintenance from March 2012 to 8 March 2016, with a massive fireworks festival commemorating the re-opening.[4] Kuwait Towers facility is operated and managed by the state-owned Touristic Enterprises Company. The Main Tower served as the venue for TEDxKuwaitCity event in 2018 and 2019.[5][6]
- ^ "Abraj Al-Kuwait". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Kuwait Towers closed due to maintenance Archived 2017-10-09 at the Wayback Machine KUNA. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Water Towers p. 181
- ^ Meshaal Al-Enezi (2016-02-22). "Kuwait Towers to open March 8". Kuwait Times. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "TEDxKuwaitCity | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ "TEDxKuwaitCity | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.