The Wind Towers is a complex of two towers in Jumeirah Lake Towers Free Zone in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The two towers, Wind Tower 1 and Wind Tower 2, both consist of 38 floors but are 139 m (454 ft) and 137 m (448 ft) respectively. The towers are under construction and were expected to be completed in 2010 or early 2011, however, they are on hold as of April 2013. Architecture of wind tower inspired from wind catcher minitowers, Yazd, Iran.
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