Kuwait City, Kuwait

Greetings everyone! What better way to start the new year than to receive some postcards? Today, I received a postcard from Kuwait. It shows a night view of Kuwait City, the capital of Kuwait. There are 2 visible golden buildings on the card. They are the Kuwait Towers.

The Kuwait Towers are a group of 3 towers. Officially inaugurated in 1977, they are now rated a symbol of modern Kuwait. The main tower (the one with 2 spheres) is 187m high. The bottom half of the lower sphere consists of a water tank and the upper half of the lower sphere is a restaurant. The higher sphere houses a revolving cafe. The second tower serves as a water tower and the last tower houses equipment to control the flow of electricity to illuminate the other towers. (Info courtesy of wikipedia). Here's the official website.

The card was posted with a Kuwait@egate stamp. This stamp is part of a series of 3 stamps issued on 20th April 2012. Currently I can't find much information about this stamp. But I'll update when I do!

Thanks Huda for the swap! Here's wishing everyone a fruitful year ahead!