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Although the building was standing tall at 125 meters, the actual height to the roof was 92 meters. It consisted of 25 floors and 1 underground floor. The underground floor is accessed via three cargo [[elevator]]s (out of the total number of 9 installed), as the floor is used only by the building’s staff. The next level is the main hall of the building from where you take an elevator. The next 22 floors are rented as office space and the last floor is a conference hall and a sightseeing platform. On the roof there is an antenna mounted which is used by various radio and TV broadcasters. From here, for example, the first post-[[Eastern Bloc|Soviet]], independent TV ([[Prywatna Telewizja "Echo"]]) broadcast. Its last users were regional broadcasters e.g. Radio Aplauz, Tok FM, Radiostacja, RMF Classic, and Telewizja Dolnośląska TeDe. The building is no longer in use for commercial purposes. |
Although the building was standing tall at 125 meters, the actual height to the roof was 92 meters. It consisted of 25 floors and 1 underground floor. The underground floor is accessed via three cargo [[elevator]]s (out of the total number of 9 installed), as the floor is used only by the building’s staff. The next level is the main hall of the building from where you take an elevator. The next 22 floors are rented as office space and the last floor is a conference hall and a sightseeing platform. On the roof there is an antenna mounted which is used by various radio and TV broadcasters. From here, for example, the first post-[[Eastern Bloc|Soviet]], independent TV ([[Prywatna Telewizja "Echo"]]) broadcast. Its last users were regional broadcasters e.g. Radio Aplauz, Tok FM, Radiostacja, RMF Classic, and Telewizja Dolnośląska TeDe. The building is no longer in use for commercial purposes. |
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[[Image:Poltegor akcja ratunkowa.jpg|thumb|200px|Rescue exercises. Life-saving with burning building.]] |
[[Image:Poltegor akcja ratunkowa.jpg|thumb|200px|Rescue exercises. Life-saving with burning building.]] |
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On January 18, 2007, Poltegor (along with the neighboring land) was bought by a local businessman, [[Leszek Czarnecki]]. Czarnecki has decided to demolish the building on June 2, 2007 and build the [[Sky Tower]], a |
On January 18, 2007, Poltegor (along with the neighboring land) was bought by a local businessman, [[Leszek Czarnecki]]. Czarnecki has decided to demolish the building on June 2, 2007 and build the [[Sky Tower]], a 258-meter-tall [[apartment]] building, which will be completed by around 2011. Poltegor has now been completely demolished and the foundations are now being dug for its successor (the [[Sky Tower]]). |
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Revision as of 19:53, 6 November 2009
Poltegor Centre (formerly Poltegor) was the highest building in Wrocław. It was built in 1982 and the name originates from a company called Poltegor (an acronym for Polska Technika Górnicza) dealing in mining. During 1980s, the building was the company’s headquarters, and even after that period they still occupied a fair part of the building. Demolition of the building has now finshed.
The technology behind the building is a central ferroconcrete core around which each floor has been build. Because the floors have been built using a mould, all of them are of exactly the same size and form. The core itself houses elevator shafts, staircases, emergency and maintenance shafts.
Although the building was standing tall at 125 meters, the actual height to the roof was 92 meters. It consisted of 25 floors and 1 underground floor. The underground floor is accessed via three cargo elevators (out of the total number of 9 installed), as the floor is used only by the building’s staff. The next level is the main hall of the building from where you take an elevator. The next 22 floors are rented as office space and the last floor is a conference hall and a sightseeing platform. On the roof there is an antenna mounted which is used by various radio and TV broadcasters. From here, for example, the first post-Soviet, independent TV (Prywatna Telewizja "Echo") broadcast. Its last users were regional broadcasters e.g. Radio Aplauz, Tok FM, Radiostacja, RMF Classic, and Telewizja Dolnośląska TeDe. The building is no longer in use for commercial purposes.
On January 18, 2007, Poltegor (along with the neighboring land) was bought by a local businessman, Leszek Czarnecki. Czarnecki has decided to demolish the building on June 2, 2007 and build the Sky Tower, a 258-meter-tall apartment building, which will be completed by around 2011. Poltegor has now been completely demolished and the foundations are now being dug for its successor (the Sky Tower).
51°5′38.33″N 17°1′11.73″E / 51.0939806°N 17.0199250°E
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