Difference between revisions of "Financial Tower"
From NSwiki, the NationStates encyclopedia.
| Line 47: | Line 47: | ||
Although it appears as one large structure, in reality it consists of 3 tall towers linked together at the base, halfway, and top of the building, and from a distant it resembles one large building. The gaps in between the interlinked towers assist in relieving stress between the buildings that result as its large width. | Although it appears as one large structure, in reality it consists of 3 tall towers linked together at the base, halfway, and top of the building, and from a distant it resembles one large building. The gaps in between the interlinked towers assist in relieving stress between the buildings that result as its large width. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | [http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/9008/harbourside5ng9.jpg The building after being topped out.] | ||
Revision as of 22:15, 25 January 2007
| Financial tower | |
|---|---|
| |
| Completed | |
| Begun | 2003 |
| Completion | 2006 |
| Structure | Structural steel |
| Location | |
| Locale | Central Core, Salisbury |
| Address | 18470 Waterfront Way |
| Height | |
| Roof | 290m |
| Floors | 74 |
| Companies | |
| Gray Group (World Headquarters) | |
| Observation Deck | |
| No | |
| Opening | 2006 |
14 Financial Center is a skyscraper along the Buller River within the financial district of Salisbury. It owns the title as the tallest building within the northern financial district, at 290 meters (950 feet). It was completed in 2006, and serves as the worldwide headquarters of the Gray Group, one of the worlds largest financial service firms.
Although it appears as one large structure, in reality it consists of 3 tall towers linked together at the base, halfway, and top of the building, and from a distant it resembles one large building. The gaps in between the interlinked towers assist in relieving stress between the buildings that result as its large width.
