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Capital Gate
Capital Gate
Capital Gate in 2010 (under construction) General information Location Coordinates Status Groundbreaking Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 242507N 542605E Topped-out Under construction September 2007
Estimated completion Late 2010 Use Commercial offices; Hotel Height Roof 160m (520 ft) Technical details Floorcount Floorarea 35 53,100m2 Companies involved Architect(s) Contractor Owner RMJM Dubai Al Habtoor Engineering Enterprises Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company References:
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Capital Gate is a mixed use skyscraper in Abu Dhabi adjacent to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre designed with a striking lean. At 160m (520 ft) and 35 storeys, it is one of the tallest buildings in the city and features a dramatic 18 degree incline to the west.[3] The owner and developer of Capital Gate is Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company. The tower is the focal point of the Capital Centre/ Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre master development.
Capital Gate
World records
In June 2010, the Guinness Book of World Records certified Capital Gate as the Worlds furthest leaning man-made tower.[4] [5] 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 awards committee, started in January 2010, when the exterior was completed. The gravitational pressure caused by the 18 degree incline is countered by the world's first "pre-cambered core"; a technique that utilizes 15,000 cubic metres of concrete reinforced with 10,000 tons of steel with the core deliberately built slightly off centre. It has straightened as the building has risen, compressing the concrete and giving it strength, and moving into (vertical) position as the weight of the floors has been added. . Capital Gate is also anchored to the Earth by 490 piles which are drilled over 30m deep.[6]
March 2010 Commencement of link bridge to Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre April 2010 Commencement of atrium roof End 2010 Expected completion of construction
See also
List of tallest buildings in Abu Dhabi
References
[1] Capital Gate (http:/ / www. emporis. com/ en/ wm/ bu/ ?id=322929) at Emporis [2] Capital Gate (http:/ / skyscraperpage. com/ cities/ ?buildingID=73163) at SkyscraperPage [3] "Capital Gate" (http:/ / www. adnec. ae/ group/ capital-gate. php). Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC). 2010. . Retrieved 7 June 2010. [4] "Capital Gate Tower in Abu Dhabi certified world's furthest leaning manmade tower" (http:/ / www. worldinteriordesignnetwork. com/ news/ capital_gate_tower_in_abu_dhabi_certified_worlds_furthest_leaning_manmade_tower_100607/ ). World Interior Design Network. 07-Jun-2010. . Retrieved 7 June 2010. [5] Mail Foreign Service (2010-06-10). "Abu Dhabi's Capital Gate 'leans nearly five times more' than Tower of Pisa to claim world record" (http:/ / www. dailymail. co. uk/ news/ worldnews/ article-1285590/ Abu-Dhabis-Capital-Gate-leans-nearly-times-Tower-Pisa-claim-world-record. html). Mail Online. . Retrieved 2010-06-10. [6] Laura Salmi (Tuesday 28 October 2008). "Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates" (http:/ / www. worldarchitecturenews. com/ index. php?fuseaction=wanappln. projectview& upload_id=10567). World Architecture News. . Retrieved 7 June 2010.
External links
Capital Gate official Website (http://www.capitalgate.ae) Capital Gate - World's Furthest Leaning Man-made Tower (http://www.worldsbiggests.com/2010/06/ world-furthest-leaning-man-made-tower.html) Media related to Capital Gate Abu Dhabi at Wikimedia Commons
License
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