Roche Tower
| Roche Tower | |
|---|---|
Roche-Turm | |
Hoffman-La Roche | |
| Height | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 41 |
| Floor area | 74,200 m2 (799,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Herzog & de Meuron |
Roche Tower (German: Roche-Turm) is a skyscraper in the Swiss city of Basel. At 178 metres (584 ft), it is the second tallest building in the country.[1]
The building, also known as "Building 1" (
Hoffmann-La Roche and designed by Herzog & de Meuron. It cost 550 million Swiss francs to build. The entire construction ensemble, including the 205 m (673 ft) "Building 2" research facility completed in 2022, was expected to cost three billion francs in total.[1]
When finished on 18 September 2015, Roche Tower overtook
Richter scale and therefore surpass the security regulations by the government.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Switzerland's tallest building officially opened". Swiss Info. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Neuer Roche-Turm - So sicher ist das höchste Gebäude der Schweiz". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
External links
Media related to Roche Tower at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Information at Basel.com
47°33′30″N 7°36′27″E / 47.5583°N 7.6076°E
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