Varso

Varso
Varso in May 2022
Map
Former namesChmielna Business Center
Record height
Tallest in European Union since 2021[I]
Preceded byCommerzbank Tower
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Architectural styleNeomodern
LocationWarsaw, Poland
Addressul. Chmielna 69/71
Coordinates52°13′43.05464″N 20°59′57.03022″E / 52.2286262889°N 20.9991750611°E / 52.2286262889; 20.9991750611
Construction startedDecember 2016
Topped-outFebruary 2021
CompletedSeptember 2022
Cost€500 million
Height
Architectural310 m (1,017 ft)[1][2]
Roof236 m (774 ft)
Observatory230 m (755 ft)
Technical details
Floor count53
Floor area140,000 m2 (1,506,900 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators47
Design and construction
Architect(s)Foster + Partners
HRA Architekci
DeveloperHB Reavis
Structural engineerBuro Happold[3]
Website
varso.com

Varso or Varso Place is a neomodern office complex in Warsaw, Poland. It was designed by Foster + Partners and developed by HB Reavis. The complex features three buildings; the main one, Varso Tower, is the tallest building in Poland, the tallest building in the European Union, and the sixth-tallest building in Europe at 310 m (1,020 ft) in height.[4] It was topped out in February 2021 and completed in September 2022, with the opening of the observation deck planned for summer 2025.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vinci was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Varso Tower / Chmielna Business Center" (in Polish). urbanity.pl. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Varso Tower". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. ^ Parkes, James (26 October 2022). "Foster + Partners completes EU's tallest building in Warsaw". Dezeen. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Magnicity to operate the top of Varso Tower in Warsaw, the tallest skyscraper in the European Union". Varso. HB Reavis Poland. Retrieved 24 July 2024.