Crystal Palace, Ljubljana
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Crystal Palace is a skyscraper
in Ljubljana
, Slovenia
, situated within the BTC City
shopping centre in Nove Jarše district in the northwestern part of the city. Standing 89 metres (292 ft) and 20 storeys tall, it is currently the tallest building in Slovenia.
The building houses higher-class shops, a wellness centre, business offices, and a congress hall.
Plans for Crystall Palace were made by Slovene architects Brane Smole and Denis Simčič. The 54 million Euro
investment is covered by companies BTC d.d. and Nuba d.o.o and managed by the company Skai center established by the two parent companies for this purpose. Originally, the building was planned to be over 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall. The owners still intend to build a helipad
on the roof which was not a part of the finished building due to difficulties with Slovene air traffic regulations.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, situated within the BTC City
BTC City
BTC City is a shopping mall, sports, entertainment and business area in Ljubljana, Slovenia.In 1954, a company named Centralna skladišča was founded with a founding contract. Central Warehouses expanded their operations by starting to carry out the warehousing activities also for other companies,...
shopping centre in Nove Jarše district in the northwestern part of the city. Standing 89 metres (292 ft) and 20 storeys tall, it is currently the tallest building in Slovenia.
The building houses higher-class shops, a wellness centre, business offices, and a congress hall.
Construction
Construction began with laying of the foundation stone on May 15, 2009. The building has a distinctive shape, with supporting columns jutting out until the second floor, after which it gradually tapers toward the top. The first part proved the most challenging during construction: it took almost a year to finish it, after which the building grew one storey each 8 days and reached the final height on September 2010.Plans for Crystall Palace were made by Slovene architects Brane Smole and Denis Simčič. The 54 million Euro
Euro
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investment is covered by companies BTC d.d. and Nuba d.o.o and managed by the company Skai center established by the two parent companies for this purpose. Originally, the building was planned to be over 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall. The owners still intend to build a helipad
Helipad
Helipad is a common abbreviation for helicopter landing pad, a landing area for helicopters. While helicopters are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard surface away from obstacles where a helicopter can safely...
on the roof which was not a part of the finished building due to difficulties with Slovene air traffic regulations.