Kuwait Towers
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The Kuwait Towers are three towers of reinforced concrete in Kuwait City. The main tower is 187 metres high and serves as a restaurant and water tower. It also has a Viewing Sphere which rises to 123 meters above sea level and completes a full round turn every 30 minutes. The second tower is 145.8 metres high and serves as a water tower. The third tower houses equipment to control the flow of electricity and illuminates the two bigger towers. The towers were designed by Sune Lindström and Malene Björn and were built by a Serbian company. They opened to the public in March of 1979. In 1991, after the liberation, Vic Clarke of Nottingham U.K. abseiled the Kuwait Water Towers during structural surveys. Mr.Clarke was introduced into Kuwait by Mr.Michael Stewart, of The Stewart Group International, also from Nottingham U.K. There was substantial shell, and bullet damage to the exterior of the towers. The interior damage was mainly to electrical gear, mostly lift equipment. Some of the large triangular glazed panels shown in the photograph, were also damaged by shell fire.
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External links
- [Structurae: Kuwait Water Towers]
- [Glass Steel and Stone: Kuwait Towers]
- [3D model of the towers for use in Google Earth]
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