10 amazing facts about The Evolution Tower in Moscow, Russia

Rajendran Nair

Interesting facts 10 amazing facts about The Evolution Tower in Moscow, Russia 10 amazing facts about the Evolution Tower, Incredible twisting Design | Trending Places to see in 2022  In 2005, a spectacular skyscraper in Malmö, Sweden, was completed, and this marked the beginning of an astonishing trend.  The "Turning Torso" is a peculiar building with a top level that twists at a 90-degree angle to the ground floor.  Of course, this unusual design yields a similarly intriguing building appearance.  This has led to imitations of this design all across the world. We'll look at one such copycat in this essay so you can discover ten amazing facts about the Evolution Tower.  The interesting skyscraper known as The Evolution Tower can be found in Moscow, Russia, in one of the main areas for commercial development.  As you can see from the image above, the Evolution Tower is not the tallest structure in the entire world. However, it is among the most recognizable because of its incredible twisting design. In that respect, it is comparable to London's Gherkin.  The tower's 246-meter architectural height and 51 stories. The top floor is situated 220 meters above sea level.

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00:00Welcome to Trending Places.

00:04Today we will showcase you about 10 amazing facts about the Evolution Tower.

00:10In 2005, a spectacular skyscraper in Malmö, Sweden, was completed, and this marked the beginning of an astonishing trend.

00:22The Turning Torso is a peculiar building with a top level that twists at a 90-degree angle to the ground floor.

00:31Of course, this unusual design yields a similarly intriguing building appearance.

00:38This has led to imitations of this design all across the world.

00:43We'll look at one such copycat in this essay so you can discover 10 amazing facts about the Evolution Tower.

00:49The interesting skyscraper known as the Evolution Tower can be found in Moscow, Russia, in one of the main areas for commercial development.

01:01As you can see from the image above, the Evolution Tower is not the tallest structure in the entire world.

01:09However, it is among the most recognizable because of its incredible twisting design.

01:15In that respect, it is comparable to London's Gherkin.

01:21The tower is 246-meter architectural height and 51 stories.

01:27The top floor is situated 220 meters above sea level.

01:33It has 17 elevators and a total floor area of 82,000 square meters.

01:39Tony Kettle, a well-known British architect who also built the tower, developed the Falkirk Wheel, one of the most spectacular boat lifts in the UK that can elevate boats 79 feet.

01:54In addition, he helped build the Scottish Parliament Building in St. Petersburg's Lacta Centre, which is the tallest building in all of Europe.

02:04The top level of the Turning Torso in Malmo had a 90-degree twist when it was completed in 2005, which was quite unusual at the time.

02:15The top 51 stories of Moscow's Evolution Tower are twisted at a 150-degree angle is a result of the building's 3-degree rotation with respect to the floor below.

02:27Construction on this spectacular building started in 2011, and it was completed on October 6, 2014.

02:36This shows that the spectacular tower was finished in just a bit over 3 years.

02:42Despite the fact that the skyscraper wasn't always meant to be an office complex, this plan includes both the City Palace and even the Wedding Palace.

02:54Due to the Great Recession in the late 2000s, these plans were shelved, and the main developer, Snegiri Development, decided to build an office tower in their place.

03:07The result of this is one of the most amazing office skyscrapers in the entire globe.

03:13You might not be aware that the tower is supported by a structure that once held up old temples.

03:19A stylobate is a particular kind of architectural component that was first utilized in ancient Greece to support the temple columns.

03:31Aside from the fact that the developers received a $345 million loan from Gazprom Bank in August 2011, not much is known about the tower's funding.

03:44However, experts determined that the tower's total cost, which ranged from $446 million to $520 million, was astounding.

03:56A deal was completed in the spring of 2016 for Transneft, a state-controlled pipeline transport company, to buy the tower for an incredible $1 billion.

04:08The company's current headquarters are in the skyscraper.

04:11If these numbers are correct, the developers got a great deal despite the tower's allegedly excessive construction expenses.

04:22This is as a result of the skyscraper being sold less than two years after it was completed for more than twice the anticipated construction cost.

04:33At the top of the tower, there are two asymmetrical arches that make up two architectural design components.

04:41The tower's two opposed facades appear to be unified thanks to the combination of these arches.

04:49The 42-meter-long arches of the Evolution Tower's structure were manufactured in Piedmont, Italy, and were trucked to Russia in sections, which is another unique aspect of the structure.

05:03With the exception of the upper arches, the tower's other components were made by a foreign company.

05:10The curved glass facade, which spans an area of 60,000 square meters and is composed of cold-mirror sun-guard high-performance glass, was made by a U.S.-based company.

05:24The twisted glass facade of the tower creates an optical illusion by displaying the Moscow skyline upside down at a 90-degree angle.

05:33This structure is one of the most intriguing additions to the city's skyline, despite being just the 11th tallest in Moscow, the 12th tallest in Russia, and the 22nd tallest in all of Europe.

05:48Even though the winding design is no longer distinctive, the lack of similar structures gives the city skyline an advantage.

05:58One of the most recognizable towers in the entire world, without a doubt.

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