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Capital Gate

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

The 692nd tallest building in the world

160 m · 525 ft

Capital Gate, also known as the Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi, is a skyscraper in Abu Dhabi that is over 160 meters (520 ft) tall, 35 stories high, with over 16,000 square meters (170,000 sq ft) of usable office space. Capital Gate is one of the tallest buildings in the city and was designed to incline 18° west, more than three times the lean of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The building is owned and was developed by the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company. The tower is the focal point of Capital Centre.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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