Odeon Tower (Monaco)
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The Odeon Tower is a double-skyscraper currently being built in the Principality of Monaco. It is the first high-rise built in the small City-State
since the 1980s (high constructions had been abandoned due to architectural concerns, sea polders had been preferred).
With 170 meters high, it will be the highest building of the country. Had it been built in the neighboring France, it would have been among the 10 highest buildings of the country (after the Tour Montparnasse - Paris, 210 m - and some other buildings in the La Defense
business district). It will be the 199 tallest building by floor count upon its finish date.
This project is an important milestone for the renewal of the economic development of the second-smallest country in the world. Its construction was launched in the middle of the economic crisis of 2009, which had led to canceling a new polders project. However a new polders was approved by Prince Albert to be finished by 2015 (see Fontvieille
page).
The construction of the main high-rise was finally voted by the Monegasque Parliament (the 'Conseil National') on February 12, 2009.
Scheduled Delivery : 2nd Semester 2014.
Building Heights : 170 meters, 49 Floors.
259 Residences, including 73 for-sale private luxury residences (including 2 Sky Duplex apartments of 1,200 m² each and 1 Sky Penthouse of 3,300 m² over 5 floors).
10 Subterranean Levels with 543 Parking Spaces.
Retail Shops, Offices and Business Centre.
Wellness center including Spa, a fitness center and a swimming pool.
City-state
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since the 1980s (high constructions had been abandoned due to architectural concerns, sea polders had been preferred).
With 170 meters high, it will be the highest building of the country. Had it been built in the neighboring France, it would have been among the 10 highest buildings of the country (after the Tour Montparnasse - Paris, 210 m - and some other buildings in the La Defense
La Défense
La Défense is a major business district of the Paris aire urbaine. With a population of 20,000, it is centered in an orbital motorway straddling the Hauts-de-Seine département municipalities of Nanterre, Courbevoie and Puteaux...
business district). It will be the 199 tallest building by floor count upon its finish date.
This project is an important milestone for the renewal of the economic development of the second-smallest country in the world. Its construction was launched in the middle of the economic crisis of 2009, which had led to canceling a new polders project. However a new polders was approved by Prince Albert to be finished by 2015 (see Fontvieille
Fontvieille, Monaco
Fontvieille is the newest of the four traditional quarters in the principality of Monaco, and one of ten Wards for modern administrative purposes. It is located in the western part of Monaco...
page).
Background
At the end of the 1980s, Prince Rainier III had decided to stop building high rises in Monaco, following arguable architectural choices. In 2008 though, his son, Prince Albert II decided to abandon a polder project (judged as too expensive and too dangerous for the sea wildlife), a new high-rise project was proposed and a new polder project was approved. In 2009, new high-rise projects where planned. The plan was to building a tall skyscraper, and potentially other smaller ones (less than 40 floors). The design of such building(s) was to be carefully validated by the Prince and the Urbanism Department of the Principality.The construction of the main high-rise was finally voted by the Monegasque Parliament (the 'Conseil National') on February 12, 2009.
The Tower
Construction Start : November 3, 2009.Scheduled Delivery : 2nd Semester 2014.
Building Heights : 170 meters, 49 Floors.
259 Residences, including 73 for-sale private luxury residences (including 2 Sky Duplex apartments of 1,200 m² each and 1 Sky Penthouse of 3,300 m² over 5 floors).
10 Subterranean Levels with 543 Parking Spaces.
Retail Shops, Offices and Business Centre.
Wellness center including Spa, a fitness center and a swimming pool.
External links
- http://www.odeon.mc Information on the Odeon Tower from Emporis