National Bank of Slovakia (building)
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The National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) building is a skyscraper in Bratislava, Slovakia. Opened on 23 May 2002, it is the headquarters of the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) .
The NBS building is located in Bratislava I District – the Old Town, At 111 m tall, it is one of the tallest buildings in Bratislava.
Background[edit]
Building project proposals[edit]
The public tender for the NBS building received 24 competitive proposals. A jury of 21 specialists in architecture, construction, and banking assisted NBS in choosing the winner. The project went to Martin Kusý and Pavol Paňák. Construction started in November 1996.
Architecture[edit]
The lower horizontal part of the building houses the operational facilities of the Bank. The building also includes a congress hall and exhibition premises. This part of the building is built around a central yard with a raised green area.
The building tower contains administrative offices. [1]
The design was realised exclusively by Slovak companies. The construction was carried out by the Association H – V – Z (Hydrostav, a.s., Bratislava, Váhostav, a.s., Žilina, ZIPP, s.r.o., Bratislava). Engineering activity was provided by the Association of Engineering (Keramoprojekt, a.s., Trenčín, Keraming, v.o.s., Trenčín, Chempik, a.s., Bratislava).
Statistics[edit]
- Height: 111 m
- Floors: 33
- Underground floors: 3
- Area: around 6.000 m²
- Number of lifts: 23
- Capacity: 1 005 people
- Number of underground parking places: 305
References[edit]
- ^ "Technical specifications of the building" (PDF). Národná Banka Slovenska.
External links[edit]
- About the building on the NBS site (Slovak only)