Smáratorg Tower

Smáratorg Tower

Smáratorg Tower (Smáratorg 3) is an office and retail building in Iceland. It is the tallest building in Iceland, surpassing the Hallgrímskirkja in height, and is the third tallest architectural structure in the country after the Eiðar longwave transmitter and longwave radio mast Hellissandur. The building is located in Smárahverfi, Kópavogur, where the shopping mall Smáralind is also located. The building has 20 floors and is 77.6 metres (256 ft) [ [http://www.vso.is/Verkefni/valin-verkefni-Smaratorg.html VSÓ - Valin verkefni - Smáratorg 3 ] ] high. The tower's architect is Arkís.The global accounting and consulting firm, Deloitte, is located in the Tower.

The building was opened in february 11, 2008.

External links

* [http://www.ark.is/english/works/smaratorg.html Smáratorg Office Tower] - Official website
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=smaratorgofficetower-kopavogur-iceland Information and renderings of the building]
* [http://visir.is/article/20080409/FRETTIR01/80409126&SearchID=73315152277274 News article about a fire on the second floor of the building.(April/2008)]

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