Folkart Towers are 47-floor twin
skyscraper
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s in the
Bayraklı
Bayraklı is a metropolitan district of İzmir and a district of İzmir Province in Turkey. Bayraklı was turned into a district by a decree of the Government of Turkey on March 6, 2008. Previously, it was a quarter within İzmir's Karşıyaka dis ...
district of the
Turkish
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* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
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city of
Ä°zmir. Reaching a structural height of above ground level, they were the tallest buildings in Ä°zmir between 2014 and 2017, until the completion of the 48-floor ()
Mistral Office Tower.
The construction of the towers began in 2011
[ and in April 2013, they surpassed Hilton Ä°zmir to become the tallest buildings in the city.][ The construction works were completed in 2014.][ During their construction, 1000 people were employed, and upon completion, they were expected to be the place of residence or work for 4000 people.][ In February 2015, the largest art gallery in Turkey was opened in the towers. The gallery has an area of 800 m2.]
Images
File:Folkart Towers.JPG, Folkart Towers
File:Folkart.jpg, Folkart Towers
File:Folkart towers.jpg, Folkart Towers
File:Skyscrapers in Izmir - Turkey.jpg, Folkart Towers in Ä°zmir
See also
* List of tallest buildings in Turkey
References
Buildings and structures in Ä°zmir
Residential skyscrapers in Turkey
Skyscraper office buildings in Turkey
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