Zig Zag Towers

The other day when we were exploring some of Doha we drove through the development that is going on around where The Pearl is being constructed. The Pearl for those not in the know is the big man made island just north of Doha, which I am guessing is Qatar’s version of Palm Island in Dubai (but obviously shaped like a pearl rather than a palm tree). Even though there are quiet a few villas and houses plus the Ritz Carlton Hotel in the area (as with everything else here) it is one huge construction area. Apparently this is the first area in Qatar where non-citizens can actually purchase property and I think you receive a residents permit for your troubles… although from my understanding it is on a 99-year lease (but I may be wrong about that).

Anyway as we were driving up we could see these buildings that really just look like they forgot to check angles and corners as they were going up. Actually they don’t look that different to some of the other construction going on around town to be honest!

So these are to be the (at some point in the future) world famous Zig Zag Towers, to be completed early 2008. I am not sure why Qatar needs to worlds tallest zig zag towers, but that is what they are going to get. Like so many things the artist’s impression is the only way to work out what the overall master plan is. Now while I think it is going to be a very nice place to live, I have seen them being built and no offence intended but they just look like wobbly buildings that are going to fall over in the first strong wind.