Millennium Plaza

Millennium Plaza

Millennium Plaza (formerly Reform Plaza) is a skyscraper in Warsaw located at Artur Zawisza Square on the western part of Aleje Jerozolimskie. The building was designed and built by the controversial Turkish architect and businessman Vahap Toy.

The building was completed in 1999, after the expulsion of Vahap Toy from Poland and the termination of his business interests in the country. First called Reform Plaza after the Turkish firm, Reform Company Ltd., that financed the US$45 million project, the building changed owners and was renamed.

The facility is 116 meters high, has 31 floors, of which three are below ground. The two lowest levels house a car park for 436 vehicles and utility facilities, the next four floors are retail, while the fifth is occupied by restaurants. The sixth floor contains conference facilities and can be combined into one large conference room. Language exams organized by the British Council are held in this area. The remainder of the floors are Class A offices which also include the Embassy of Mexico to Poland.^[1] Two panoramic elevators serve the commercial area, and six serve the office tower. The entire building is equipped with a BMS system.

Until March 2008, the Millennium Plaza served as the headquarters of Bank Millennium, from which it derived its current name. Other well-known tenants included the Publishing and Advertising Agency On (publisher of the weekly Wprost), Dell, and ABG S.A., a publicly listed IT company.

Residents of Warsaw sometimes nickname the building "Toi-Toi", after a brand of portable toilets. Most likely, this term is a combination of the names of the first owner, the peculiar design of the skyscraper, and its similar coloration.

References

↑ Embassy of Mexico in Warsaw, Poland

Skyscrapers in Warsaw

Current	Palace of Culture and Science (231 m) Złota 44 (192 m) Warsaw Trade Tower (184 m) InterContinental Warsaw (164 m) Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4 (160 m) Rondo 1 (159 m) Warsaw Financial Center (143 m) Intraco I (138 m) Spektrum (128 m) Łucka City (120 m) Błękitny Wieżowiec (120 m) Millennium Plaza (116 m) Central Tower (115 m) National Stadium (113 m) Novotel Warszawa Centrum (111 m) Złote Tarasy (105 m) Babka Tower (105 m) Ilmet (103 m)

Under construction	Warsaw Spire (220 m) Skyliner (195 m) Q22 (195 m) Generation Park (180 m)

Proposed	Chmielna Business Center (222 m) Wieżowiec Gminy Żydowskiej (207 m) Warsaw One (188 m) UBS Tower (188 m) BBI Development Tower (180 m) Porta Varsovia (180 m) Spinnaker (180 m) Autrium South II (175 m) Roma Tower (170 m) HPO Tower (167 m) PHN Tower (150 m) Liberty Tower (140 m) Mennica Tower (130 m) Sienna Towers (130 m) B4 Office Center (120 m) Grupo Prasa Grzybowska Towers (120 m) Impexmetal Towers (102 m) Jewish Community Tower (100 m)

Cancelled	Lilium (235 m)

See also: Tallest buildings in Poland

Coordinates: 52°13′28″N 20°59′30″E / 52.2244°N 20.9917°E / 52.2244; 20.9917

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