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Identification
Name
Eshkol Tower
Alternative name
Haifa University Main Building
Emporis Building ID
104770
Location
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ZIP
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Complex
Neighborhood
District
City
State
Country
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
102.00 m
Height (roof)
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Length
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Width
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Floors (above ground)
30
Construction start
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Construction end
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Gross floor area
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]
Structural material
composite structure
Facade material
concrete
glass
aluminum
Architectural style
international style
Usages
Main usages
university office
Features and Amenities
Observation floor is available
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
Tallest building in Israel outside Tel Aviv - Yaffo when completed.
Similar to Bu>104855 in Tel Aviv, the transmission equipment atop the tower is an integral part of the tower.
Main building of Haifa University.
Haifa's tallest observation deck operates on the top floor. Nevertheless, it is not open to the general public.
During extremely high winds the main entrance to the tower may be closed off.
The tower may sway up to 40 centimeters to cope with extremely high winds from both sides of Haifa Bay.
Tallest university building in Asia until 1989, when Kogakuin University, Shinjuku Building was completed. The tower is now Asia's 5th tallest university building with only Tokyo university towers taller. ( Moscow State University is situated in Europe).
Constructed in a similar way to Bu>104855 in Tel Aviv, with the two cores on the narrow edges running before the rest of the building.
Named after Levi Eshkol (1895-1969), the 4th prime minister of the State of Israel.
Tallest skyscraper in Haifa from 1978 to 2002; surpassed by The Sail Tower.
First tower in Israel to use a curtain wall system.
The only building in Israel by the famous architect Oscar Niemeyer.
The tip of the tower is 575 meters above sea level.
The tower has unique, slender proportions - 15 by 41 meters with each floor 540 square meters.
Initially intended by Niemeyer to be entirely of exposed concrete, the materials were changed by Prof. Gilad to steel constuction and curtain walls.
Companies involved in this building

architect: Oscar Niemeyer, Prof. Shlomo Gilad

Other companies:
D. Hahn Consulting Engineers Ltd., Miller Shnabel Tzahar Engineers
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