City Empiria

City Empiria
Na Pankráci street
Interactive map of the City Empiria area
General information
StatusCompleted
Typeoffice
LocationHvězdova 1716/2b, Prague, Czech Republic, 140 00
Coordinates50°03′00″N 14°26′22″E / 50.05000°N 14.43944°E / 50.05000; 14.43944
Construction started1975
Completed1977
Opening1977
Height
Antenna spire132 m (433 ft)
Roof104 m (341 ft)
Top floor104 m (341 ft)
Technical details
Floor count27
Lifts/elevators8 fast lifts
1 cargo lift
1 evacuative lift
Design and construction
ArchitectsZdeněk Kuna, Zdeněk Stupka, Olivier Honke-Houfek, Milan Valenta, Jaroslav Zdražil

City Empiria (original name Motokov building), is a skyscraper in Prague. It is the third tallest building in the Czech Republic at 104 meters. The antenna reaches a height of 132 m. It was opened in 1977 as the headquarters of Czechoslovak trade company Motokov.

In 2001 ECM Real Estate Investments bought the building, and reconstructed it in 2005.[1] In 2010, the building was sold to Generali PPF Holding for CZK 1.8 billion.[2]

References

  1. ^ "První novostavba CITY dokončena, CITY EMPIRIA otevře nové lobby". 2004. Retrieved 2012-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ "Největší realitní obchod letos udělala Generali PPF". 2010. Retrieved 2012-05-12.