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, Switzerland, used mainly as office space. At a height of , it was the tallest building in Switzerland from 2011 until 2015, when the

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of the ''

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''. The tower replaced an industrial facility. According to its developers, the tower's construction, which took 15 years to plan and execute, was a financial success, with its valuation based on lease rates exceeding the construction cost by CHF 110 million. A

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on top of the building offers a 360° view of Zürich.

Residents

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, and Zürcher Kantonalbank.

Gallery

File:Prime Tower Night Zürich Zurich.jpg, alt=Prime Tower at night., Prime Tower at night. File:Prime Tower Nacht.jpg, alt=Prime Tower from the ground at night., Prime Tower from the ground at night. File:Prime Tower Night Entrance.jpg, alt=Main entrance of the Prime Tower at night., Main entrance of the Prime Tower at night. File:Prime Tower Zürich..jpg, alt=Prime Tower on daylight., Prime Tower in daylight. File:Zürich vom Prime Tower.jpg, View from ''Clouds'' restaurant at the top of Prime Tower. File:Prime Tower Construction Night.png, alt=Prime Tower Construction Site at night., Prime Tower construction site at night, showing Marti's wind barrier system.

References

External links

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Prime Tower website

Webcam summary from April 2008 to October 2011
* Skyscrapers in Switzerland Office buildings completed in 2011 Buildings and structures completed in 2011 Commercial buildings in Zurich Skyscraper office buildings 21st-century architecture in Switzerland 2011 establishments in Switzerland {{Switzerland-struct-stub