Prime Tower

The Prime Tower, also named "Maag-Tower" in an earlier stage of planning, is a skyscraper (Hochhaus) in Zurich, Switzerland. At a height of 126 metres (413 ft), it was the tallest building in Switzerland from 2011 until 2015, when the Roche Tower in Basel (standing at 178 m (584 ft)) was completed.

Prime Tower
View in August 2011
General information
TypeOffice building
LocationZurich, Switzerland
Coordinates47.3860°N 8.5172°E / 47.3860; 8.5172
Construction started19 November 2008
CompletedDecember 2011
Opening6 December 2011
CostCHF 380 million (USD 417 million)
OwnerSwiss Prime Site AG
Height
Roof126 m (413 ft)
Technical details
Floor count36
Floor area39,500 m2 (425,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Gigon/Guyer
DeveloperSwiss Prime Site AG
Main contractorLosinger (Bouygues)
Website
www.primetower.ch/en/

The building is located near the Hardbrücke railway station in Zürich West of the Industriequartier. The tower replaced an industrial facility.

According to its developers, the tower's construction, which took 15 years to plan and execute, was a financial success, with its valuation based on lease rates exceeding the construction cost by CHF 110 million.

A webcam on top of the building offers a 360° view of Zürich.

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