Moshe Aviv Tower
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Moshe Aviv Tower (Template:Langx) is a Script error: No such module "convert". skyscraper located in the demarcated area of the Diamond Exchange District (Israel Diamond Exchange) on Jabotinsky Road (No. 7) in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. The 68-story building is commonly known as City Gate (Template:Langx), its original name.[1][2] It is the fourth tallest building in Israel, following Tel Aviv's Script error: No such module "convert". Azrieli Sarona Tower.
Background
The building was designed by architects Amnon Niv and Amnon Schwartz.[3] It was named after Moshe Aviv, the owner of the construction company, who died in an accident in October 2001, before its completion.
Construction
The design for City Gate was inspired by the famous Westend Tower in Frankfurt. Construction on the tower began in 1998 and was completed in 2003 when the tower became occupied. The construction period was extremely short, achieving a growth rate of five stories per month with only a single shift of 40 workers. The rate of concrete placement per month was Script error: No such module "convert". and on a typical floor there are 42 windows. Total cost of construction was US$133 million. The tower has a total of Script error: No such module "convert". of space. The building appeared in a TV advertisement for the Mifal HaPayis national lottery before it was completed, in December 2002. When completed it was the most expensive single building in Israel.
There is now an approved plan for a similar tower of the same height, the Elite Tower, across Jabotinsky Road, on the current site of the Elite Factory.Template:Needs update
Use
The Moshe Aviv Tower is a multi-use structure. The top 11 floors consist of Script error: No such module "convert". of residential space divided among 98 apartments. Below that, the bulk of the tower contains Script error: No such module "convert". of office space. Separate lobbies and elevators serve the residential and office sections. Script error: No such module "convert". of commercial space occupies the lower floors. There is a synagogue on the third floor for residents, office tenants and visitors. The rooftop of the cylinder part serves as an emergency helipad. The tower also boasts an exclusive fitness club and swimming pool situated on the tower's carpark annex roof.
On September 27, 2004, as part of the annual global City in Pink lighting campaign for breast cancer, the building was lit completely in bright pink light.
Gallery
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The Tower as seen from the west
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Ramat Gan with the tower to the right
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The Tower at night
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Moshe Aviv Tower
See also
References
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External links
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