City Centre Dhaka
 | This article contains promotional content. (April 2013) |
| City Centre | |
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| Record height | |
| Tallest in Bangladesh since 2012[I] | |
| Preceded by | Bangladesh Bank Building |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Address | Motijheel |
| Town or city | Dhaka |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 23°43′46″N 90°25′3″E / 23.72944°N 90.41750°E |
| Construction started | 21 September 2004 |
| Completed | 31 December 2012 |
| Opened | 14 April 2013 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 171 m (561 ft)[1] |
| Tip | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 37 (10 for parking) |
| Floor area | 482,413 sq ft (44,817.6 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Orion Group |
City Centre is the tallest building ever built in Bangladesh.[2] It is at the heart of Motijheel, in the commercial centre of Dhaka and is in close proximity to the city's kilometre zero. Completed, this office complex is expected to serve as a "city within a city" and will offer several features, more than any other building in Dhaka.[3]
Facilities
City Centre Bangladesh is the first building in Bangladesh to offer multistory car parking. Considering the acute shortage of parking space in the city, the building will offer ten floors exclusively for parking. It is earthquake resistant and fully equipped with fire fighting equipment. It is the first building in Bangladesh to have considered natural disasters as an issue in construction.
Other features of City Centre include room for a small indoor convention centre and recreational area, as well as a wide atrium filled with greenery. The building is constructed for commercial use but is open to the public. It is made with the public in mind. For example, City Centre features 'Glasshouse', a premier restaurant open to the city.
City Centre Bangladesh has 37 floors with ten devoted to parking.
Location
City Centre has been placed at a spot where it is easy for financial institutions to access banking services. Bangladesh Bank is the most significant financial institution in the country, and its proximity to City Centre highlights the convenience for the everyday office worker.[4]
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Dhaka
- List of tallest buildings in Bangladesh
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the Indian subcontinent
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the world by country
- Bangladesh Bank Building
References
- ^ "City Centre". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Time to go vertical as land shrinks". The Daily Star. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ City Centre Bangladesh
- ^ "City Centre". Orion Group. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014.