The Capital Gate building in Abu Dhabi was just certified by Guiness as the ‘World’s Furthest Leaning Man-made Tower’. The bottom 18 stories of the 35-story building were constructed vertical, and the remaining ones were purposely built at an 18-degree angle. The Leaning Tower of Pisa leans at around 4-degrees. Imagine having one of the office looking down 35 stories with no building underneath you! [Source: CNN.com via ASCE SmartBrief. Image: CNN]
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London’s famous landmark Big Ben is now about 1/2 of a meter off of perpendicular according to recent surveys. The monument has been tilting towards the north for some time, with the rate of movement […]
Here is another article on the lean of London’s Big Ben clock tower. According to Professor John Burland of Imperial College, it would take 10,000 years for the tower to match the lean of the […]
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