Arts Tower is a 78-
storey
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T ...
skyscraper
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in
Avenida Balboa
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,
Panama City
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Panama
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. It is the
fifth tallest building in
Panama
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. Construction started in 2008 and was completed in 2013.
Design
Arts Tower was designed by 'Bettis Tarazi Arquitectos' and is an example of a
modern architecture
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Materials
* Concrete
See also
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Bicsa Financial Center
Bicsa Financial Center, first named Ice Tower, then Star Bay Tower, is a 66-story skyscraper in Avenida Balboa, Panama City. Standing tall, it is the third tallest building in Panama City and fourth in Latin America.
Bicsa Financial Center is al ...
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List of tallest buildings in Panama City
This list of tallest buildings in Panama City ranks skyscrapers in Panama City, by height. The tallest completed building in Panama City is The Ocean Club Tower - P.H. TOC JW Marriott Panama, which stands tall.
For several years, Panama City's sk ...
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Arts Tower
The Arts Tower is a building at 12 Bolsover Street in Sheffield, England belonging to the University of Sheffield and opened in 1966. A spokesperson for English Heritage described it as "the most elegant university tower block in Britain of its ...
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Skyscrapers in Panama City
Skyscraper office buildings
Residential skyscrapers in Panama City
Residential buildings completed in 2013
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