Kuwait Water Towers / أبراج المياه في الكويت
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In 1965, the government of Kuwait commissioned a Swedish engineering company to develop and implement a plan for a modern water-supply system for Kuwait City. The company built five groups of water towers, 31 in total, designed by its chief architect Sune Lindström, called 'the mushroom towers'. This group of towers was given the name 'Kuwait Towers' which translates to Arabic as Abraj Al-Kuwait, and since its opening in February 1977, has been regarded as a symbol of national identity. In 2014 the group of these water towers including the famous Kuwait towers, that were added later, were submitted to Unesco to be listed on the Unesco world heritage list. At the moment they are still on the tentative list.
Submitted: 14/11/2017
Needs revision: 22/11/2017
Resubmitted: 24/11/2017
Accepted: 01/12/2017
Kuwait Water Towers / أبراج المياه في الكويت
Buy this photo on Getty Images : Getty Images
In 1965, the government of Kuwait commissioned a Swedish engineering company to develop and implement a plan for a modern water-supply system for Kuwait City. The company built five groups of water towers, 31 in total, designed by its chief architect Sune Lindström, called 'the mushroom towers'. This group of towers was given the name 'Kuwait Towers' which translates to Arabic as Abraj Al-Kuwait, and since its opening in February 1977, has been regarded as a symbol of national identity. In 2014 the group of these water towers including the famous Kuwait towers, that were added later, were submitted to Unesco to be listed on the Unesco world heritage list. At the moment they are still on the tentative list.
Submitted: 14/11/2017
Needs revision: 22/11/2017
Resubmitted: 24/11/2017
Accepted: 01/12/2017