Saturday, June 15, 2013

Dubai inaugurates world tallest twisted tower

Dubai inaugurated the tallest twisted tower of the world called Cayan Tower at the cost of US $ 272 million on 12th June. Earlier it was called the Infinity Tower. It was inaugurated in Dubai Marina. With this, Dubai created yet another record of engineering marvels and skyscrapers. 

Cayan Tower is 310 metre or 1,017 foot tall residential tower. It is 75-storey building which is twisted at 90 degrees from the top most position to the bottom most position. The developer of the tower is Cayan Real Estate Investment and Development Company. The Cayan Tower has been designed by the masterminds of Burj Khalifa- Chicago-based Skidmore Owings and Merrill. 

Burj Khalifa is the tallest tower of the world with a height of 2,717 foot. It broke all architectural and engineering records when it was inaugurated in January 2010. The Guinness World Records in May 2012 declared Princess Tower (the 1,356 foot tower) of Dubai as the tallest residential building of the world.

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