Warsaw Trade Tower

The Warsaw Trade Tower (WTT) is a skyscraper in Warsaw, Poland. Along with Varso Tower, Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw Spire and Warsaw Unit, it is one of the five buildings in Warsaw with a spire height greater than 200 metres (660 ft). The tower is the seventh tallest building in Warsaw and the ninth tallest in Poland.

Warsaw Trade Tower
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office
Location	Warsaw, Poland
Coordinates	52°14′08″N 20°58′59″E
Construction started	June 1997
Completed	November 1999
Owner	Globalworth
Height
Architectural	184 m (604 ft)
Antenna spire	208 m (682 ft)
Top floor	176 m (577 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	43
Floor area	71,567 m2 (770,340 sq ft)[1]
Design and construction
Developer	Daewoo
Main contractor	Mostostal Warszawa S.A. Warbud

Overview

Warsaw Trade Tower as seen from Towarowa Street

The Warsaw Trade Tower is located in the Wola district, at Chłodna and Towarowa streets, two blocks from the Warsaw Uprising Museum. The 43-storey skyscraper has a height of 208 metres (682 ft), with its roof height being 184 metres (604 ft). The 85 metres (279 ft) spire attached to the building starts on the 32nd floor and rises up to 24 m (79 ft) above the roof.^[2]

The tower includes offices, a two-storey shopping centre and three floors of underground parking for 300 cars. It has one of Europe's fastest elevators, travelling at a speed of 7 metres per second (23 ft/s).^[3]

Construction took place from June 1997 to November 1999 by the Korean company Daewoo. In 2002, Daewoo sold the property to the American firm Apollo-Rida. Since 2009 the owner and manager of the building has been the real estate company Globalworth.^[4]

Between 2015 and 2016, the WTT underwent a thorough modernisation. As a result of the implemented changes, the facility gained a number of amenities that set the standards of modern office buildings. Further renovations in 2023 included a new lobby for the tower designed by the MIXD architectural studio.^[5][6]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Poland