The Prime Tower, also named "Maag-Tower" in an earlier stage of planning, is a

skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ri ...

in Zurich, Switzerland. At a height of , it was the highest skyscraper in Switzerland from 2011 until 2015, when the

Roche Tower Roche Tower (german: Roche-Turm) is a skyscraper in the Swiss city of Basel. At 178 metres, it is the second tallest building in the country. The building, also known as "Building 1" (german: Bau 1), was financed by pharmaceutical company Hoffman ...

in Basel (standing at ) was finished. The building is located near the

Hardbrücke railway station The Hardbrücke (Swiss German: ''Hardbrugg'') is a long road bridge and important north–south connection in the Swiss city of Zürich. As of 2009, 70,000 vehicles use the bridge daily. From north to south, the bridge crosses ''Wipkingerplatz'' ...

. The tower replaces an industrial facility that has been demolished. 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. The tower and its two companion buildings, ''Cubus'' and ''Diagonal'', are used primarily as office buildings. As of its opening in December 2011, the tower hosts the "Clouds" restaurant on its top floor, a conference center, the Hotel Rivington & Sons on the ground floor, as well as the offices of

Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank AG (), sometimes referred to simply as Deutsche, is a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and dual-listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York St ...

Schweiz, Homburger AG,

Transammonia Trammo, Inc., (formerly known as Transammonia, Inc., also known as Trammo Group), engages in the international commerce, trade, transportation, distribution, and marketing of fertilizer, chemicals, methanol, crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas, and ...

, Korn/Ferry International,

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Switzerland,

Infosys Infosys Limited is an Indian multinational information technology company that provides business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. The company was founded in Pune and is headquartered in Bangalore. Infosys is ...

, Repower AG,

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Zürcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonal Bank (german: Zürcher Kantonalbank, or ZKB) is the largest cantonal bank and fourth largest bank in Switzerland, as well as the leading financial services provider in the Greater Zurich area, with total assets of over CHF 150 bi ...

, Nexxiot AG and consulting companies.

Gallery

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References

External links

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Prime Tower website

Webcam summary from April 2008 to October 2011
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prime Tower (Zurich) Skyscrapers in Switzerland Office buildings completed in 2011 Buildings and structures in Zürich Skyscraper office buildings