Triumph-Palace
is the name of an apartment
building in Moscow. It is sometimes called
the 8th Tower because it is similar in appearance
to the Seven Sisters skyscrapers built in
Moscow by Stalin through the 1950s. Construction
began in 2001.
The
57-story building, containing about 1,000 luxury
apartments, was topped out on December 20, 2003,
making it Europe's tallest
building at 264,1 meters or 867 feet. The previous
title holder was the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt.
Building
Uses
residential
restaurant
retail
fitness center
Structural
Types
highrise
Architectural Style
neo-classical
neo-gothic
Materials
concrete
glass
granite
marble
stone
wood
Status:
built
Construction Dates
Started: 2001
Finished: 2005
Floor Count: 57
Basement Floors: 2
Floors to Floor:
3.15 m
Floor Area:
163,300 m²
Description
- Developer: Don Story
-
Europe's Tallest Building since it has topped out
on 20 december 2003 at 264.1 meter.
- This building
is also the world's fourth residential tallest.
- The spire
of building is 48.3 meters tall and has dynamic damper
functions. It is divide into 3000 piece with total
weight of 52 tones. The spire was tested in a wind
tunnel before it was installed on the building. The
top of the spire is an active lightning connector
