Kuwait Towers
Sign in to savegroup of 3 towers in Kuwait City, standing on a promontory into the Arabian Gulf, inaugurated on 26 February 1977
Key facts
- Type
- National building, water tank, restaurant
- Location
- Kuwait City , Kuwait
- Inaugurated
- 1 March 1979
- Cost
- 4,700,000 KWD (US$ 16,450,000)
- Height
- 187 metres (614 ft)
- Architects
- Sune Lindström, Malene Bjørn
- Main contractor
- Union Inženjering (part of GP Planum )
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.kuwaittowers.com
- Image
- Kuwait towers.jpg
- Height
- 187
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- Commons category
- Kuwait Towers
- inception
- 1977-00-00
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Article
The Kuwait Towers are a group of three thin towers in Kuwait City, standing on a promontory into the Persian Gulf. They were the sixth, and last, group in the larger Kuwait Water Towers system of 34 towers (33 store water; one stores equipment), and were built in a style considerably different from the other five groups. The Kuwait Towers were officially inaugurated in March 1979 and are regarded as a landmark and symbol of modern Kuwait. The towers were closed for maintenance from March 2012 to 8 March 2016, with a massive fireworks festival commemorating the re-opening. Kuwait Towers facility is operated and managed by the state-owned Touristic Enterprises Company. The Main Tower served as the venue for TEDxKuwaitCity event in 2018 and 2019.
Design and construction