Bigger, taller, larger: The world record breakers
While the Leaning Tower of Pisa was never built to lean, its status as the world furthest leaning tower stood for well over 800 years before being toppled in the history books by Abu Dhabi's 35 storey, 160m tall ADNEC Capital Gate. Statistics: Building: ADNEC Capital Gate Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE Work started: September 2007 (enabling works) Completed: End of 2010 Developer: Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company Main contractor: Al Habtoor-Leighton Group Architect: RMJM Dubai Incline: 18 degrees Nearest rival: Leaning Tower of Pisa (4 degrees incline) (Getty Images)
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