Azrieli Towers
| Azrieli Center | |
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| מרכז עזריאלי | |
The Azrieli Center from above in 2010 with Ramat Gan in the background.
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 Location within Tel Aviv
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Offices, Commercial Space, Mall, Public Space, Residential, Hotel |
| Location | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°4′27.56″N 34°47′31.49″E / 32.0743222°N 34.7920806°ECoordinates: 32°4′27.56″N 34°47′31.49″E / 32.0743222°N 34.7920806°E |
| Construction started | 1996 |
| Completed | 1999 |
| Opening | 1998 |
| Cost | US$420 million |
| Owner | David Azrieli |
| Height | |
| Roof | Circular: 187 m (614 ft) Triangle: 169 m (554 ft) Square: 154 m (505 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Circular: 49 Triangle: 46 Square: 42 |
| Floor area | 150,000 m2 (1,600,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Eli Attia, Moore Yaski Sivan Architects |
| Developer | David Azrieli |
| Main contractor | Cementkol |
Azrieli Center (Hebrew: מֶרְכָּז עַזְרִיאֵלִי; Merkaz Azrieli) is a complex of skyscrapers in Tel Aviv. At the base of the center lies a large shopping mall. The center was originally designed by Israeli-American architect Eli Attia, and after he fell out with the developer of the center David Azrieli (after whom it is named), completion of the design was passed on to the Tel Aviv firm of Moore Yaski Sivan Architects.
The Azrieli Center is located on a 34,500 m2 (371,000 sq ft) site in Tel Aviv, Israel, which was previously used as Tel Aviv's dumpster-truck parking garage. The $350,000,000 project revitalized the area. The Fain Towers are now expected to be built directly across HaShalom Road.
The Azrieli Center Circular Tower is the tallest of the three towers, measuring 187 m (614 ft) in height. Construction of this tower began in 1996 and was completed in 1999. The tower has 49 floors, making it at the time of its construction the tallest building in Tel Aviv and the second tallest in Israel, after the Moshe Aviv Tower in Ramat Gan, which was built in 2001. The top floor has an indoor observation deck and a high-end restaurant, and the 48th floor is home to Mr. Azrieli's personal office.
Each floor of the Circular Tower has 84 windows, giving the tower more than 4,000 windows. The tower's perimeter is 141 meters (463 feet); its diameter is 44 meters (144 feet). Each floor covers 1,520 square metres (16,400 sq ft).
On October 31, 2003, the first annual Azrieli Circular Tower run-up competition was held, in which the participants ran up the 1,144 stairs to the tower's roof. Winners of the contest had the chance to participate in the following year's Empire State Building run-up competition in New York City.
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