This is the world's most tilted building, 525 feet high, not even affected by earthquake or storm
New Delhi. Most people in the world believe that the Leaning Tower of Pisa is the most tilted building in the world. But, their belief is not correct. Actually, this title is with the ‘Capital Gate’ building built in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In the year 2010, the Guinness Book of World Records gave the Capital Gate building the status of being the most tilted building made by humans. The construction of this 35-storey building was completed in four years and 10 thousand metric tons of steel and 15,000 cubic meters of concrete have been used to build it. The height of this 35-storey building is 524.9 feet.
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The Capital Gate building is tilted four times more than the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is tilted by 4 degrees. On the other hand, the Capital Gate building is tilted by about 18 degrees towards the west. This building is spread over an area of about 50 thousand square meters. It has more than 16,000 square meters of usable office space. This building was built and is owned by the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company. This building has a hotel, swimming pool and helipad.
‘S’ Shaped Building
Capital Gate has been designed by architectural firm RMJM. Its construction began in the year 2007. It is an ‘S’ shaped building. It is straight from the bottom. At one-fourth of the height, it has a curve and then it becomes straight as it goes up. It starts to curve as it goes up. There is a large courtyard 263 feet above the ground. It has a tea lounge and a swimming pool. That is, it appears to be hanging in the air.
The Capital Gate building uses a diagrid structure. This structure has been used in the construction of only a few buildings in the world. It has an outer diagrid, which defines the shape of the tower and an inner diagrid connected to the central core. There is also a pre-orbital core to hold the tilt of the building.
The building rests on 490 pillars
The Capital Gate building rests on 490 pillars. These pillars are up to 98 feet deep in the ground. These pillars are capable of withstanding the gravitational pull generated due to the tilt of the building, strong winds and earthquake tremors. The diameter of 287 pillars is 3.3 meters. They are 66 to 98 feet deep. The diameter of 203 pillars is 24 inches and they are up to 66 feet deep in the ground. All the pillars have been joined together by applying a 6.6 feet thick layer of concrete.
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