Capital Gate

Capital Gate
photo of a tall, glass, somewhat cylindrical building that starts out straight and leans to the left
Capital Gate in 2013
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General information
Typecommercial, hotel
Architectural styleDeconstructivism
LocationAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates24°25′07″N 54°26′05″E / 24.418637°N 54.434692°E / 24.418637; 54.434692
Construction startedSeptember 2007
Topped-out2010
Completed2011
OwnerAbu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company
Height
Roof160 m (520 ft)
Technical details
Floor count35
Floor area53,100 m2 (572,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)RMJM
Structural engineerTJEG
Main contractorAl Habtoor Engineering Enterprises
References
"Emporis building ID 322929". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
"Capital Gate". SkyscraperPage.

Capital Gate, also known as the Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi, is a skyscraper in Abu Dhabi that is over 160 meters (520 ft) tall, 35 stories high, with over 16,000 square meters (170,000 sq ft) of usable office space.[1] Capital Gate is one of the tallest buildings in the city and was designed to incline 18° west,[2] more than four times the lean of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.[3] The building is owned and was developed by the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company. The tower is the focal point of Capital Centre.

  1. ^ "Capital Gate / RMJM". ArchDaily. 2018-04-28. Archived from the original on 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  2. ^ "Capital Gate". Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC). 2010. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  3. ^ Amanda Goh (2022). "The Leaning Tower of Pisa might be the most famous leaning building in the world — but it's nothing compared to this Abu Dhabi skyscraper". The Insider. Retrieved 2 June 2022.