Infinity Tower
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Infinity Tower is a skyscraper under construction by Palma Real Estate in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project is currently on hold, following the collapse of a nearby wall and subsequent flooding of the construction site.
Construction of the 330 metres (1,083 ft) building began in February 2006 and when completed in 2009, it will have 80 Stories and be the world's tallest high rise building with a twist of 90˚. The current version of the tower under construction beat out a taller, dark, 372 metres (1,220 ft), 93 floor Infinity Tower that was never built.
The tower will twist exactly like the Turning Torso in Malmö, Sweden however will be the tallest to do so. Each floor is rotated by 1.2˚ to achieve the full 90˚ spiral, creating the shape of a helix. The Tower will have residential apartments, conference rooms, tennis courts, pools, a state of the art gymnasium, a nursery and a spa.
The Project of the property development company CAYAN, its architects were Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and will be located in the Dubai Marina.
[edit] Site flooding
The tower's construction has been on hold since the foundation site of the tower was flooded when the wall that held back the Dubai Marina was breached on February 7 2007.[1] Witnesses described a loud cracking sound, followed by an inflow of sand and water.
Photographs showing the site's flooding:
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[edit] References and external links
- Official Website in Arabic and English
- Infinity Tower on Emporis
- Infinity Tower on Skyscraperpage(Drawings+Facts)
- Infinity Tower on AME Info(Picture+Information)
- Infinity Tower - Development Profile
- Project developer of Infinity Tower
- Marketing Leader of Infinity Tower
- Snopes Article on collapse of wall
- Photographs of Site after wall collapse
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