Wednesday, 30 September 2009

Kuwait Towers - Kuwait City

The Kuwait Towers situated in the capital of Kuwait. The capital of Kuwait is Kuwait city which is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, surrounded by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north.

The city of Kuwait is a very popular and attractive tourist destination mostly because its amazing Towers.

The design of the Kuwait Towers belongs to the two architects Sune Lindström and Malene Björn and the building process was accomplished by the Yugoslavian company Energoproject.

All the three Towers were built of reinforced concrete in 1975 and four years later were officially opened to the public.

The architectural style of the towers is both contemporary and Arabic.

Image by Leshonai

The main tower is 187 metres in height and consists of two balls and a viewing sphere that stands 123 metres high above the sea level. The sphere has an installed telescope that allows people to see the entire area around the towers. It is open in the weekends from 9am to 11am.

The tower hosts a restaurant and cafeteria.

The second tower is 14r metres in height, serving as a water tower. The tower is the starting position from where you can reach the other two towers along with the surrounding area.

The third tower which is also the smallest of the three stands at 113 metres in height and provides the electricity which serves to illuminate the main and the second towers.

The Kuwait Towers’ balls are all covered with fifty five thousand plates made of Chinese steel painted in eight different colours.

The Towers have several restaurants, training rooms, Dasman, outside catering and valet parking.

The Ofok Restaurant is situated 82 metres high above the sea level, providing a family breakfast buffet, a lunch buffet and a dinner buffet and it is a restaurant mainly for ladies. On Fridays and official holidays it can also be visited by men. The restaurant holds an oriental show.

La Café is a family restaurant, offering delicious oriental, western and Kuwait cuisine. It is open from 8am to 11:30pm.

Training Rooms are very well equipped, providing day and evening sessions.

Dasman is a luxury place, designed for private parties and business meetings.

Outside Catering is based on serving all sorts of dishes from Arabic, oriental and western cuisine. The Catering service is also specialised in organizing outside parties.

Address:
Kuwait Towers
Arabian Gulf Avenue
Sharq district
Kuwait

Tel: +965 2444 057

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