As many as 144 floors of the iconic Mina Plaza, comprising four, 165 metre-high towers in the Mina Zayed area of Abu Dhabi, were successfully demolished in a record 10 seconds on Friday morning. The exercise earnt Modon Properties, the master developer commissioned to do the task, a new Guinness World Records title for the tallest building demolished using explosives.
A loud blast at 8 am changed the skyline of the capital as the four towers were torn down by 6,000 kg of explosives. The controlled implosion, which lasted 10 seconds, will pave the way for the redevelopment of the three million square-metre port area which is set to become a major tourist destination.
The announcement of the demolition was made soon after the explosion by Abu Dhabi Media Office and Abu Dhabi’s municipal regulator, the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT), which had commissioned master developer Modon to bring the towers down. The demolition earnt Modon a new Guinness World Records title for the “tallest building demolished using explosives”.
