Wednesday, June 9, 2010

New World's Most Leaning Building... Oh, Really?!

 Capital Gate Tower in Abu Dhabi

The newly pronounced "World's Furthest Leaning Man-made Tower" by Guinness World Records for the Capital Gate Tower is a stretch.

First of all, the Leaning Tower of Pisa was built straight and then leaned due to the settling foundation. Secondly, Pisa leans from the bottom up.  Capital Gate does not. 

Tower of Pisa in Italy

Oh well, another lobbyist at work.  Capital Gate Tower is a Hot Design.  Why not award for that?

Poor Tower of Pisa, which truly leans, being blotted out in record books by an imposter! 

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