Railways Building
| Railways Building | |
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| The Railways Building (left) | |
| Basic data | |
| Place: | Nur-Sultan , Kazakhstan |
| Construction time : | 2005-2009 |
| Opening: | July 3, 2009 |
| Status : | Built |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | office |
| Owner : | Kazakhstan Temir Scholy |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 175 m |
| Floors : | 40 and 37 |
| Usable area : | 10,000 m² |
| Building material : | Steel , concrete , glass |
The Railways Building is a skyscraper in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan . It is the headquarters of the Kazakh State Railway Company Temir Scholy, Kazakhstan .
building
The Railways Building is located in Nur-Sultan's new government district on the north side of Water-Green Boulevard, where the Bayterek Tower , the city's landmark, is also located. The Railways Building consists of two towers that are connected by three bridges.
The height to the top of the building is 175 meters. In the higher of the two towers there are 40 floors, in the other tower there are 37 floors. The total usable area is 10,000 m².
history
The Railways Building was opened on July 3, 2009 after four years of construction by the incumbent Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev .
On June 10, 2009 at 4:00 a.m. UTC (10:00 a.m. local time on June 10, 2009) a fire broke out on the 9th floor of the Railways Building, as a result of which more than 100 people were evacuated from the building. On June 17, 2009 at 12:34 p.m. UTC (6:34 p.m. local time on June 17, 2009), a worker was fatally injured as a result of a fall from the sixth floor.
Web links
Railways Building as a 3D model in SketchUp's 3D warehouse
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kazakh Embassy New Delhi: Kazakhstan's Highest Skyscraper Launched in Astana ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ Kazakhstan Today: В Астане на строящемся объекте "Казахстан темир жолы", упав с высоты, погиб монтажник (Russian)
Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 51.6 ″ N , 71 ° 25 ′ 18.3 ″ E