Silver Tower is a 120m tall building which was in 2006 the 16th tallest in
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
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, capital of the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
. Silver Tower or HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Tower was built circa 1990 by
Cassia and Associates. It used to be on the main
Corniche Road
The Corniche (or Corniche Road) is located in the city of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The Corniche is 8 km long, and includes children's play areas, separate cycle and pedestrian pathways, restaurants, cafés and th ...
, but with the reconstruction of the Corniche recently, the road next to Silver Tower is now called Corniche Lane. The building's first four levels are for office use by
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ( ar, جهاز أبوظبي للاستثمار, ADIA) is a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (in the United Arab Emirates) founded for the purpose of investing funds on behalf of the Gover ...
and the rest of the floors from 5 to 29 (29 is the Penthouse) are residential.
Internal Design
*From the 20th floor to the 28th, the flat numbers arranged are at a different order and orientation from those from the 5th floor to the 19th.
*The mosaics designs on each lobby contain of white, blue and purple hexagons.
*Each lobby has 6 light switches.
See also
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Silver Tower, Germany
External links
Silver Tower at ''Emporis''Silver Tower model
on Google SketchUp
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3D Warehouse
Silver Tower on Cassia & AssociatesSilver Tower at Skyscraper PageOther Skyscrapers of Abu Dhabi
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Buildings and structures completed in 1990
1990 establishments in the United Arab Emirates
Residential skyscrapers in Abu Dhabi
Skyscraper office buildings in Abu Dhabi