Metropol İstanbul is a mixed-use skyscraper in the Ataşehir district in Istanbul, Turkey. The tower was opened in 2018.[1] Its height reaches 301 m (987 ft 6 in) including the twin spires at top,[1][6] while its height at the roof level is 280 m (918 ft 8 in). It has 70 floors above ground level.[2][3][4][5]
Metropol Istanbul Tower | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Hotel, Residential, Office |
Location | Ataşehir, Istanbul, Turkey |
Coordinates | 40°59′40″N 29°07′19″E / 40.9945°N 29.1219°E |
Construction started | 2013 |
Opening | 2018[1] |
Cost | US$800,000,000 |
Height | |
Tip | 301 m (988 ft)[1] |
Roof | 280 m (920 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 70[2][3][4][5] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | RMJM |
Developer | Kadva Corporation |
Other information | |
Public transit access | Kozyatağı |
Website | |
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Metropol Istanbul is a mixed project consisting of residences, office space, shopping mall and a hotel. The project was proposed in 2011 and constructed in the years following, with completion in 2018. It is one of the largest shopping centers in Turkey. The complex also contains a 16 screen cinema.
The first phase of the building complex was opened in 2018 while the shopping mall portion opened in 2019. The complex consists of three towers, a residence (150 m), a home office (150 m) and a main tower (280 m at roof level, 301 m including its twin spires).[1]
The DasDas Performing Arts Center is located in the Metropol Istanbul complex. The living and office blocks of the complex have an area of more than 800 thousand m². The towers were designed by Architectural Firm RMJM while the shopping mall was designed by Roy Higgs International.[7] The complex cost $800 million to construct and is now the second tallest building in Istanbul and Turkey.[8][9]