Warsaw Trade Tower

Warsaw Trade Tower
Warsaw Trade Tower
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office
Location	Warsaw, Poland
Coordinates	52°14′08″N 20°58′59″E / 52.23556°N 20.98306°E / 52.23556; 20.98306Coordinates: 52°14′08″N 20°58′59″E / 52.23556°N 20.98306°E / 52.23556; 20.98306
Construction started	1997
Completed	1999
Height
Antenna spire	208 m (682 ft)
Roof	184 m (604 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	43

The Warsaw Trade Tower (WTT) is a skyscraper in Warsaw. Along with the Palace of Culture and Science and Warsaw Spire, it one of the three buildings in Warsaw with a height greater than 200 metres (660 ft). The Warsaw Trade Tower is the fourth-tallest building in Poland.

The building is on Chłodna and Towarowa streets, two blocks from the Warsaw Uprising Museum. The insurance company AXA is the name tenant, and its logo is prominently displayed from the upper floors.

The Warsaw Trade Tower has a metal spire (mast antenna relay) attached to the building on steel rims. The spire starts from a height of 32 floors and rises 24 m (79 ft) above the roof.

Construction took place from 1997 to 1999 by the Korean company Daewoo. In 2002, Daewoo sold the property to the American firm Apollo-Rida. At 208 metres (682 ft) in height (the main roof goes up to a height of 184 metres or 604 ft), the 43-storey skyscraper includes a two-story shopping centre, offices, and three floors of underground parking for 300 cars. The building has one of Europe's fastest elevators, travelling at a speed of 7 metres per second (23 ft/s). The foundation of the Warsaw Trade Tower is 11 metres (36 ft) deep and is based on 156 piles.

External links

Skyscrapers of Warsaw - Warsaw Trade Tower

Skyscrapers in Warsaw

Current	Palace of Culture and Science (231 m) Warsaw Spire (220 m) Warsaw Trade Tower (208 m) Złota 44 (192 m) InterContinental Warsaw (164 m) Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4 (160 m) Rondo 1 (159 m) Q22 (159 m) Warsaw Financial Center (143 m) Hotel Marriott (140 m) Oxford Tower (140 m) Intraco I (138 m) Spektrum (128 m) Łucka City (120 m) Błękitny Wieżowiec (120 m) Millennium Plaza (116 m) Central Tower (115 m) National Stadium (113 m) Novotel Warszawa Centrum (111 m) Złote Tarasy (105 m) Babka Tower (105 m) Ilmet (103 m)

Under construction	Skyliner (195 m) Generation Park (180 m) Sienna Towers (130 m) Spark (130 m)

Proposed	Chmielna Business Center (222 m) Wieżowiec Gminy Żydowskiej (207 m) Warsaw One (188 m) UBS Tower (188 m) BBI Development Tower (180 m) Porta Varsovia (180 m) Spinnaker (180 m) Autrium South II (175 m) Roma Tower (170 m) HPO Tower (167 m) PHN Tower (150 m) Liberty Tower (140 m) Mennica Tower (130 m) Sienna Towers (130 m) B4 Office Center (120 m) Grupo Prasa Grzybowska Towers (120 m) Impexmetal Towers (102 m) Jewish Community Tower (100 m)

Cancelled	Lilium Tower (235 m)

See also: Tallest buildings in Poland

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