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Power Towers

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Power Towers

Along the shores of the Persian Gulf sits a building with two 50-story glass towers shaped like sails, Bahrain World Trade Center. Explore the worlds first skyscraper to incorporate wind energy on a large scale.

Power Towers , Power Towers , In a country known for its oil production, an innovative architect designs a wind-powered skyscraper.

Power Towers,Workers in the man basket, which dangles from the tower crane, descend to the wind turbine in order to remove the stabilizing ropes used to lift the rotor and propellers.

Power Towers,Shaun Killa, principal architect for Atkins Middle East, scours old drawings as he explains the conceptual phase of the project.

Power Towers,The second set of propellers has been lifted and now workers up on the bridge bolt it into place before the stabilizing ropes are let go.

Power Towers,Bahrain World Trade Center.

Power Towers,Shaun Killa, the principal architect of the Bahrain World Trade Center, stands on the balcony to see his vision becoming reality.

Power Towers,The wind turbine's blades are lifted by the crane and placed in position before being assembled into the rotor.

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