| Błękitny Wieżowiec | |
|---|---|
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| Former names | Złoty Wieżowiec (Golden Tower) |
| General information | |
| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
| Address | Plac Bankowy 2, Śródmieście |
| Construction started | 1966 |
| Completed | 1981 |
| Height | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 27 |
| Floor area | 23,545 m2 (253,440 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Jerzy Czyż, Andrzej Skopiński, Jan Furman, Lech Robaczyński, Marzena Leszczyńska |
Błękitny Wieżowiec (eng. Blue Skyscraper) is a building located at Bank Square in Warsaw. The building is located in the location previously occupied by Warsaw's largest synagogue, the Great Synagogue,[1] which was destroyed by the Germans in 1943. Initial concepts for the construction of the skyscraper had been put forward in the 1950s, and construction began in the 1970s and was suspended shortly after the main structure was built. The unfinished construction was then often called the "golden tower" because of the colour of the facade.
The work resumed in the late 1960s and 1970s and was completed in 1981. The project was modified by a Belgrade-based company, replacing the copper-coloured facade with colourless reflective material, which gives a clear reflection of the sky (hence the current name, due to the building being blue during sunny weather). The skyscraper is 120 meters high and has 28 stories. Prominent former tenants include Peugeot and Sony. Both of these companies previously installed large signs on the building, which have since been taken down.
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References
- ↑ "Błękitny Wieżowiec (dawniej Wielka Synagoga)" (in Polish). 2012-05-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2015-04-07.