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Capital Gate building in Abu Dhabi, UAE was designed to slant by 18-degrees

Not so fast, Pisa! UAE lays claim to world’s furthest leaning tower

June 14, 2010 rockman Comments Off

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 […]