The Kuwait Towers in Kuwait City are credited to the Danish architect Malene Bjørn, and the infobox also lists Sune Lindström, chief architect of the Swedish firm VBB. The towers were part of a water distribution project run by VBB, and Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed wanted a more attractive design for the sixth site. The text names no client directly.
Construction ran from 1971 to 1976, and the text says the main tower opened to the public on March 1, 1979. The article names no style. They are reinforced and prestressed concrete, with about 41,000 enameled steel discs in eight shades of blue, green and gray. The main tower is 614 feet (187 m) and the second is 482 feet (147 m).
Water storage totals 9,000 cubic meters. The towers were heavily damaged in the 1990 to 1991 Iraqi occupation and closed for maintenance from March 2012 to March 2016. The article gives no hours.
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