Basarab Tower
Basarab Tower is an elevator testing building in Bucharest built between 1986 and 1988. It has 23 floors and measures 114 meters. The surface of a level is 400 square meters. The tower's components consist of 8 wells and laboratories built for testing elevators. It is 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 | Complete |
| Location | Bucharest, Romania |
| Coordinates | 44.45208°N 26.06036°E |
| Construction started | 1986 |
| Completed | 1988 |
| Demolished | 2020 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 104 m (341 ft) |
As of 2020 it is undergoing demolition, along with the rest of the IFMA factory.
References
- Liftul spre cer al lui Ceauşescu (in Romanian)
External links
- (in Romanian) Reference
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