Prime Tower
| Prime Tower | |
|---|---|
USD 417 million) | |
| Owner | Swiss Prime Site AG |
| Height | |
| Roof | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 36[1] |
| Floor area | 39,500 m2 (425,000 sq ft)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gigon/Guyer |
| Developer | Swiss Prime Site AG[5] |
| Main contractor | Losinger (Bouygues)[4] |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Prime Tower, also named "Maag-Tower" in an earlier stage of planning, is a
The building is located near the
According to its developers, the tower's construction, which took 15 years to plan and execute, was a financial success, with its valuation based on lease rates exceeding the construction cost by CHF 110 million.[3]
A webcam on top of the building offers a 360° view of Zürich.[6]
Residents
The tower and its two companion buildings, Cubus and Diagonal, are used primarily as office buildings. As of its opening in December 2011, the tower hosts the "Clouds" bar and restaurant on its top floor, a conference center, the Hotel Rivington & Sons on the ground floor, as well as the offices of
Gallery
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Prime Tower at night. -
Prime Tower from the ground at night. -
Main entrance of the Prime Tower at night. -
Prime Tower in daylight. -
View from Clouds restaurant at the top of Prime Tower. -
Prime Tower construction site at night.
References
- ^ Swissinfo. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- ^ Wallace, Ellen (7 December 2011). "Zurich is now 126 metres tall". Geneva Lunch. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Der grüne Turm öffnet die Türen". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 7 December 2011. p. 19.
- ^ "Bouygues va construire des tours en Suisse et en Russie" (in French). Le Point. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- ^ "Prime Tower Facts & Figures". Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Webcam".
External links
Media related to Prime Tower (Zürich) at Wikimedia Commons- Prime Tower website
- Webcam summary from April 2008 to October 2011
- Time-lapse movie of the tower's construction on YouTube
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