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Over 2300 tons of new steel structures were used for its reconstruction. The facade consists of 30,500 m of glass sheets. 800 parking spaces were built in the underground floors. There are 18 lifts in the building. Elevators reach speeds of up to 6 meters per second and the official web page claims
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they are the fastest lifts in the Czech Republic. On the 27th floor is the highest restaurant in the Czech Republic, it has been since 2013 repeatedly awarded
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In later years Český rozhlas tried to sell the uncompleted building. In 1996, an agreement was signed with the company NIKO to sell the building for 1 billion
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company Wells Holding and an agreed selling price of 550 million CZK. Finally the building was sold in 1999 to the company
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After a long planning process and legislative planning steps the radical reconstruction of the building, designed by
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Construction commenced in 1985 and the building was designated as the headquarters of
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Prague skyscrapers, City Tower on right (year 2005, before reconstruction)
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millions to Czech company Marpona a.s. Transaction was backed up by
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which occupies 10 floors of the building with about 1200 employees.
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City Tower in centre (year 2006, during reconstruction)
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Prague
Czech Republic
Coordinates
50°03′01″N 14°26′10″E / 50.05028°N 14.43611°E / 50.05028; 14.43611
Richard Meier & Partners, Architects LLP
ECM
Prague
Pankrác
Bohemia
tallest
Czech Republic
Pankrác Plain
Československý rozhlas
Český rozhlas
public radio broadcaster
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
asbestos
CZK
Singaporean
ECM
Richard Meier
Raiffeisenbank, a.s.
Michelin's
€130
J&T
Prague skyscrapers, City Tower on right (year 2005, before reconstruction)
City Tower in centre (year 2006, during reconstruction)
City Tower and shopping mall Arkády Pankrác
Arkády Pankrác

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