Skyscraper Capital Gate

Skyscraper Capital Gate - has no analogues in the world 160-meter building in the main city of the Emirates. Launched in 2007, its construction lasted about 4 years. However, even at the stage of erection, it was added to the Guinness Book of Records, because it has the largest angle of inclination among all buildings in the world - 18 °, which is more than 4 times higher than the slope of the famous Leaning Tower in Italy.

The construction project was developed by the construction corporation RMJM. The foundation is strengthened by 40 piles planted in the ground at 30 m. And the base of the structure is represented by a reinforced "skeleton" and 8,5 thousand corner plates. This contributes to an even distribution of the load and does not allow the tower to fall.

Cover the steel frame of more than 700 panels of glass. For the brilliance of the engineers gave them the shape of cut diamonds. All of them weigh 5 tons each consist of 18 glasses each. The total number of glass elements of the skyscraper exceeds 12 thousand.

The lower 18 floors of the 35-storey building are occupied by office premises, and the rest is located one of the most expensive hotels in the world Hyatt Capital Gate Abu Dhabi. Lucky people who manage to visit here can not only enjoy the highest level of service, but also observe the fantastic beauty of the city and the Persian Gulf.