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Cibona Tower
Cibona Tower

The Cibona Tower in Zagreb, Croatia is a business tower. The address is Trg Dražena Petrovića 3, near the Savska and Kranjčevićeva intersection. Image File history File links Cibona3. ... Image File history File links Cibona3. ... Zagreb (pronounced: ) is the largest and capital city of Croatia. ...

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Cibona Tower is ranked 3rd by height (2nd when you include the antenna) in Croatia. It is 92 meters (307 feet) tall, and it has 25 levels. There is a radio mast on the roof, which increases the height of the tower to 105 meters (350 feet).


The tower is a part of the complex that is comprised of lower business objects, a 6000 seat basketball hall, and an art installation. The Bath, a painting by Mary Cassatt (1891-1892). ...


The skyscraper is a cylinder, 25 meters (83 ft) in diameter, which reduces its diameter in four stages, and ends up with a radio mast. The facade is derived in dark steel, totally reflective glass, and black granite. The windows are not fixed. The first stage ends up on the 21st floor, second on the 23rd floor, third on the 24th floor, and the fourth on the 25th floor. The rim of the tower is held by the 26 reinforced concrete pylons, which make it resistant to a 7 points Richter scale earthquake, and a small airplane hit. Taipei 101, the worlds tallest building architecturally, is located in Taipei City, Taiwan. ... The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is sometimes described as a sea of electrons. ... Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stored energy in the crust that radiates seismic waves. ...


History

The tower was built in 1987 because of the Universiade that was held in Zagreb that year. The architect responsible for its design is Marijan Hržić. The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes, by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). ...


The current occupant of the tower is Agrokor, the biggest food company in Croatia. Agrokor is the largest private company in Croatia. ...


See also

Eurotower is the newest Zagreb skyscraper. ... HOTO Buisiness Tower was the first skyscraper built in Zagreb after the war. ... Mamut Mamut (Mammoth) is the largest building (by volume) in Zagreb and Croatia, and one of the largest apartment blocks in Europe. ... Zagrepčanka was the the first highrise taller than 100m in Zagreb, built in 1976. ... Zagrebtower is another skyscraper in Zagreb, Croatia. ... Zagreb TV Tower is a 169 metre tall TV tower built of reinforced concrete on the 1035 metre tall Mount Sljeme near Zagreb, Croatia. ...

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External links

  • Cibona Tower on Emporis


 
 

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