The Złote Tarasy, also known by its

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name Golden Terraces, is a commercial, office, and entertainment complex in the

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. It is located at 59 Złota Street, between Jana Pawła II and Emilii Plater. It was opened on 7 February 2007. The complex consists of Złote Tarasy

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, Lumen office building, and the Skylight office

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building, which is among top 30 tallest buildings in the city. The complex is owned by

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. It is located within the district of Śródmieście (''Downtown''), in the municipal neighbourhood of Żelazna Brama, and the City Information System area of Śródmieście Północne. Next to it area located the Warszawa Centralna (Warsaw Central) railway station, the

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, and Złota 44.

History

The building investor was ING Real Estate (part of

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), and the main contractor was Skanska construction company. The complex was mainly designed by

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-based architectural firm of Jerde Partnership. The building construction was designed by Polish branch of engineer company Ove Arup & Partners, and its electrical installations, by Tebodin. The Złote Tarasy

portion was designed by Poland-based architectural firm of Hrynkiewicz i Synowie Pracownia Architektoniczna, and its glass diagrid roof was designed and built by

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. The entire investment cost 1.5 billion

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. The construction of the complex began in October 2002. Złote Tarasy

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was established to oversea the investment. The city government of Warsaw had donated the plot of land on which the complex had been built, as apportionment, in exchange for portion of

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in the company. The construction was finished in February 2007. The Złote Tarasy shopping centre portion of the complex was opened on 7 February 2007. The complex is owned by

. For its design, Jerde Partnership had received the 2006 ''

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in the Retail and Leisure category. For the design of the glass diagrid roof Waagner Biro had won the 2007 European Steel Design Award. The city of Warsaw had sold its shares in Złote Tarasy company in 2002, and in 2013. In 2002, 23.15 percent of shares were sold for 66.2 million

, and in 2013, its remaining 23.15 percent of shares were sold for 217.6 million Polish złoty. In 2007, in Złote Tarasy was opened the first

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bar in Poland. Since 2009, the Skylight building of the complex houses the embassy of the

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Building complex

Złote Tarasy complex is located at 59 Złota Street, and its total area amounts to 205 000 m² (2 206 602 sq ft.). It consists of three portions, which are: Złote Tarasy

, Lumen office building, and the Skylight office

building. The Złote Tarasy

has an area of 65 000 m² (699 654 sq ft.). In 2020, in the building operated 200 stores, and 30 restaurants, coffeehouses and bars, and a cinema. Among them is the first

bar in Poland. The shopping centre has 5

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s. The building was designed in blobitecture movement, with big portion of its roof consisting of glass and steel diagrid. The Lumen office building has an area of 23 500 m² (252 952 sq ft.), of which 21 000 m² (226 042 sq ft.) is designated for office spaces. It has 5 storeys, and is 59 m (193.6 ft.) tall. The Skylight office

building, located near the Emilii Plater Street, has 26 storeys, and is 105 m (344.5 ft.) tall. As of April 2023, it is the 28th tallest buildings in the city. It has an area of 45 000 m² (484 376 sq ft.), of which 18 335 m² (197 356 sq ft.) is dedicated to the office spaces. Skylight houses the embassy of the

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Building complex

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