Saturday, July 10, 2010

Can you identify the building and location?


















Note:-The top picture is an Architectural representation.





















I visited this place today and the building in the background has some speciality. It reminds us of a world famous structure. Can you identify the world famous structure and the one in pic?



The structure bagged the Guinness record recently!

3 comments:

Rama Ananth said...

It looks like the leaning tower of Pisa. Though I have not visited it as yet.

Latha Nair said...

Isn't this the Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi?
A friend had mentioned abt this.
Pisa is the result of an aberration.
This is a result of deliberation.
Is it still under construction?

subu said...

Latha, you put it nicely! It is Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi.

I quote this opinion of Kipp Report, Metropolis:-
"Following the opening of the world's tallest building in Dubai earlier this year, this week sees the completion of yet another iconic piece of architecture in the United Arab Emirates. The Capital Gate tower in Abu Dhabi has an 18-degree slope, prompting the Guinness World Records to name it the "furthest leaning man-made tower." The leaning tower of Pisa, by comparison, tilts just 4 degrees. The 35-story structure, designed by the British architecture firm Robert Matthew Johnson Marshall, will hold office space and a 5-star Hyatt hotel.

World will listen to the counsellors-astute!