Stalexport Skyscrapers
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The Stalexport skyscrapers are twin skyscraper
s (Tower A and Tower B) located in Katowice
, Silesia
, Poland
. The buildings share a three-story base. They were designed by Yugoslavia
n architect Georg Gruićić in the late 1970s and finished in 1981 and 1982, respectively.
The total floor area is 27,183 m². The towers were originally designed for the Centre for Foreign Trade. They now contain over 700 offices.
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...
s (Tower A and Tower B) located in Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
, Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. The buildings share a three-story base. They were designed by Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
n architect Georg Gruićić in the late 1970s and finished in 1981 and 1982, respectively.
The total floor area is 27,183 m². The towers were originally designed for the Centre for Foreign Trade. They now contain over 700 offices.
Technical data
- Height: A: 100 m, B: 92 m
- Floors: A: 22, B: 20
- Construction finished: A: 1981, B: 1982