Maakri 19/21
{{Short description|Skyscraper in Tallinn}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Maakri Kvartal
| native_name =
| status = Completed
| image = Maakri tower.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{Coord|59.433|24.760|region:EE|display=inline,title}}
| start_date = March 2016
| architect = Rasmus Tamme{{cite web |title=Maakri Kvartal business complex |url=https://group.merko.ee/en/project/maakri-kvartal-business-complex/ |website=Merko Ehitus}}
| owner = Olav Miil
| cost = €50 million
| floor_area = {{convert|36000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ehitusuudised.ee/uudised/2016/10/07/maakri-kvartali-korhoone-ehitusel-kasutatakse-uuenduslikku-elementfassaadi|title = Maakri kvartali kõrghoone ehitusel kasutatakse uuenduslikku elementfassaadi|date = 7 October 2016}}
| roof = {{convert|110|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| main_contractor = Merko Ehitus
| developer =
| completion_date = 2018 {{cite web |title=Maakri Torn |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/maakri-torn/25644 |website=The Skyscraper Center |publisher=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |access-date=29 November 2021}}
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Maakri Kvartal, also known as Maakri Torn, is a skyscraper in Estonia. It is located in the Maakri district of Estonia's capital, Tallinn.{{cite web |title=Maakri Torn |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/maakri-torn/25644 |website=The Skyscraper Center |publisher=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |access-date=29 November 2021}}
The complex consists of seven buildings: a 30-story and 110-metre office tower, two new 10- and 4-story buildings and four architectural monuments dating back to the beginning of the 20th century.{{Cite web |date=31 May 2018 |title=Maakri kvartalis valmib 50 miljonit maksev Tallinna kõrguselt kolmas pilvelõhkuja |url=https://arileht.delfi.ee/artikkel/82245241/maakri-kvartalis-valmib-50-miljonit-maksev-tallinna-korguselt-kolmas-pilvelohkuja |access-date= |website=Ärileht |language=et}} The project was developed by Estonian businessman Olav Miil and cost 50 million euros.{{Cite web |date=6 September 2019 |title=Miljonär Olav Miil - Eesti ärisõdade veteran |url=https://ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/84041642/miljonar-olav-miil-eesti-arisodade-veteran |access-date= |website=Eesti Ekspress |language=et}}
Architecture
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Maakri Kvartal's 110-metre tower is built between four over 100-year-old Art Nouveau style buildings that are also official cultural heritage monuments. During the 20th century, the historic buildings housed Theodor Grünwald's leather and footwear factory, later named "Union".{{Cite web |date=29 April 2017 |title=Mitu pilvelõhkujat mahub Tallinna? |url=https://www.aripaev.ee/uudised/2017/04/29/mitu-pilvelohkujat-mahub-tallinna |access-date= |website=Äripäev |language=et}}
The street space is dominated by the renovated or restored Art Nouveau buildings, including the longest Art Nouveau façade in Tallinn designed by Baltic German architect Jacques Rosenbaum. Viewed from a distance, the combination of the 'new and old' gives an impression that the modern glass facade of the office tower is growing out of the historic sections.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Maakri Quarter |url=https://arhitektuuripreemiad.ee/en/object/maakri-quarter/ |access-date= |website=Estonian Architecture Awards |language=en-US}}
Gallery
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File:Maakri Kvartal under Construction Tallinn 2 July 2016.jpg
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File:Maakri Torn.jpg
File:Maakri 2024.jpg
References
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Category:Commercial buildings in Estonia
Category:Skyscrapers in Estonia
Category:Skyscraper office buildings
Category:Buildings and structures in Tallinn
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