Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Cayan Tower
Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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Cayan Tower is a 306-metre-tall, 75-story skyscraper completed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2013. Designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill for Cayan Real Estate Investment and Development, the tower exemplifies high-tech architecture through its most distinctive feature: a 90-degree helical twist along its entire height. Upon opening on 10 June 2013, it held the distinction of being the world's tallest building with such a twist, a record later surpassed by Shanghai Tower in 2015.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- skyscraper
- Height
- 306.4 m
- Place
- Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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