Riad el Solh Tower

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Structure in general

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Facts

• If built it would become Lebanon's tallest tower.
• The tower requires 14-meter protective substructures as Central Beirut is a seismic zone.
• The design is a double exterior, with an external surface created using a series of perforated aluminium shutters -- a signature design by Nouvel said to echo the arab mashrabiya latticework.
• The initial scheme did not include the tower, which is planned in a zone where building heights are not supposed to exceed 70 meters.