Bahrain Financial Harbor is an iconic waterfront property, a testimonial to Bahrain's role as a financial hub for the Mid-east over the last 30 years. The dual sail-design towers (Commercial East and Commercial West) are currently listed as the tallest completed towers in Bahrain, with a height of 853 ft with 54 floors. At present, they are the 4th tallest twin-towers in the world, with Kuala Lumpur's Petronas Towers in 1st place. They are designed by a local Bahraini firm, Ahmed Janahi Architects. The sail design is reminiscent of the spectacular Burj al Arab hotel in Dubai (see my 12/2009 post).
The dual towers are a 10 minute walk from the World Trade Centre (note Ponderosa steak house sign in photo).
I was struck by the positioning of the towers - facing each other and was immediately reminded of Pink Floyd's The Division Bell album cover. The eastward view from the 11th floor of The Gulf Hotel shows the twin towers on the horizon to the left of the twinned World Trade Center. Taxi driver tells me building in foreground is guest rooms for visiting members of Royal family.
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