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Tallest water tower
Record
187 m
614 ft
- Record holder
- Main tower of Kuwait Towers
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What to remember
On a promontory jutting into the Persian Gulf, the main tower of the Kuwait Towers reaches 187 m, or 614 feet. No water tower stands taller.
The three thin towers in Kuwait City were officially inaugurated in March 1979. They were the sixth and last group in the Kuwait Water Towers system of 34 towers: 33 store water and one stores equipment. Their style differs sharply from the other five groups.
Built of reinforced concrete, they became a landmark and a symbol of modern Kuwait. The site is run by the Touristic Enterprises Company, and the main tower hosted TEDxKuwaitCity in 2018 and 2019.
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- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “Tallest structures by category” (revision used 1378771440). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo: Mikael Lindmark, Photo licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons).
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