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- ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company) is the owner and developer of Capital Gate.
- The iconic tower soars 160 metres above ground and has been built with a westward incline of 18 degrees.
- Capital Gate holds the Guinness Record for ‘World’s Furthest Leaning Manmade Tower’.
- Capital Gate contains 35 storeys with floors 2 - 16 comprising office space. Floors 18 onwards will house the 189-room, exclusive ‘Hyatt Capital Gate’ hotel. Floors 1 & 17 comprise plant rooms.
- Total Built-up Area: 53,100 sqm
- Total Office Area: 20,900 sqm
- Total Hotel Area: 25,050 sqm
- Approximately 7,000 m3 of concrete used in the foundation, which contains 490 piles drilled up to 30m deep.
- Approximately 8,500 structural steel diagrids/beams/columns/embedment plates used on the tower.
- More than 12,500 different glass panes form more than 720 distinct diamond-shapes on the tower’s external façade.
- Each ‘diamond’ weighs approximately 5 tons and contains 18 glass panes.
- In total, 21,000 sqm of glass has been used in the façade.
- Total number of man-hours worked as of 6th August 2010 – 7.78 million.
- 13,200 tons of structural steel used in the tower of which 7,000 tons is used in the two diagrid systems (internal and external).
- Capital Gate’s construction commenced in September 2007; the tower’s completion is scheduled for late 2010.
- Capital Gate forms the focal point of ADNEC’s Capital Centre master development comprising 23 towers including branded hotels, commercial buildings, residential and serviced apartment complexes and developments for mixed use.
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