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Capital Gate

CapitalGate in Abu Dhabi is over 160 meters tall and leans 18 degrees west, making it one of the tallest buildings in the city. It has over 16,000 square meters of office space. The tower was designed and built using pre-cambering engineering techniques to achieve its designed inclination, with the core reinforced with steel anchored deep into the ground by 490 piles.

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Capital Gate

CapitalGate in Abu Dhabi is over 160 meters tall and leans 18 degrees west, making it one of the tallest buildings in the city. It has over 16,000 square meters of office space. The tower was designed and built using pre-cambering engineering techniques to achieve its designed inclination, with the core reinforced with steel anchored deep into the ground by 490 piles.

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