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Photo Gallery |
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This gallery will show you some pictures of the famous land marks in kuwait and other places tourists can go to hope you enjoy them |
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Inside Kuwait Tower. The uppermost sphere of the largest tower (which is 187 metres high) has a revolving observation area and a restaurant with access by high speed lifts. |
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Kuwait Towers : One of Kuwait's most famous landmarks, the Kuwait Towers are situated on Arabian Gulf Street on a promontory to the east of the City centre in Dasman. The entrance fee is 350 fils per person, or free if lunch or dinner has been reserved. Cameras with zoom lens are forbidden. The middle tower contains 1 million gallons of water.
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The Liberation Tower : The symbol of Kuwaiti liberation, the unmistakable sign of the country's resurgence, the Liberation Tower is one of the tallest telecommunications towers in the world.
HH the Amir, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, inaugurated this telecommunications tower in Kuwait City on March 10, 1996. This 372-metre structure is about 40 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower! It was named after the multinational coalition that liberated the nation from seven months of Iraqi occupation during the Gulf War. The tower has now become a symbol of resurgent Kuwait. The structure uses ceramic tiles on the facade from the base to the first mezzanine level, which is about 308 metres above the ground. Three light natural shades provide a geometric design from the base.
The tower and the telecommunications complex is divided into three
working areas : a public communications centre; the revolving observation level and restaurant at 150 metres; and the adjacent plant and equipment structure. There are 18 elevators, two of which are glass enclosed and can accommodate 21 passengers each. They are also among the fastest in the world at 6.3 metres per second. Above the revolving mezzanine, six floors of offices with a total floor space of 12,000 sq m rise up and out in a section encased in anodised aluminum, designed to withstand Kuwait's extreme temperatures.
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Kuwait Tower at night |
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The Liberation Tower at night |
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The Green Island:Located at the Sea front( Gulf Road), it is a nice place to take a walk or spend an evening with the children. Although it is beautifully designed, it needs more facilities of entertainment. The Green Island has an amphitheatre, 2 restaurants, a viewing Tower, a children's castle, and a wide landscape of greenery and flowers, but we doubt that you can see much of flowers in summer. There is an entry charge.
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Entertainment City : Badly damaged during the occupation when many of its facilities were looted and taken to Baghdad, Al-Madina Al-Tarfihiya (the City of Entertainment) is back in business. Run by KTEC and located 20 km from Kuwait City near Doha on the north side of Kuwait Bay, the complex provides a complete range of amusements based on themes from the 'Arab World', the 'International World' and the 'Future World'. It is considered one of the best amusement parks in the world, and the entrance fee is KD3.500 per person, which covers various rides and amusements.
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