Basarab Tower was an elevator testing building in Bucharest built between 1986 and 1988. It had 23 floors and measured 114 meters. The surface of a level was 400 square meters. The tower's components consisted of 8 wells and laboratories built for testing elevators. It was the tallest industrial building in Romania and the tallest elevator testing tower in Europe. [1] The main purpose of the tower's existence was for testing the elevators which were scheduled to be added in the Palace of the Parliament of Romania.
| Basarab Tower | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Location | Bucharest, Romania |
| Coordinates | 44°27′07″N 26°03′37″E / 44.45208°N 26.06036°E |
| Construction started | 1986 |
| Completed | 1988 |
| Demolished | 2020 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 104 m (341 ft) |
Demolition of the tower, along with the rest of the IFMA factory, began in April 2020, in its place being built a residential complex.[2]
References
edit- ^ Liftul spre cer al lui Ceauşescu (in Romanian)
- ^ "Ion Țiriac demolează una dintre cele mai înalte clădiri din București. Ce va construi în locul acesteia", Digisport.ro, 21 April 2020, retrieved 25 April 2020
External links
edit- (in Romanian) Reference