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Wisma 46 is a 261.9-meter tall (architectural height) skyscraper located in the BNI City complex at Jalan Jenderal Sudirman in Jakarta,
This building has a modern design and also a unique appearance, which is curved shaped like a pen and fully covered by square patterned glass facade. On either side of the tower, the glass facade is covered by a hollow concrete wall that is also square shaped. Because of its uniqueness, this skyscraper is one of the icons of Jakarta after
This building also appears on the front cover of the book ''Indonesia Etc: Exploring the Improbable Nation'' by Elizabeth Pisani.
SkyscraperPage.com's entryEmporis.com
– Building ID 104696 *Google 3D Warehouse â€
Wisma 46, Kota BNI, Jakarta
Towers in Indonesia Buildings and structures in Jakarta Skyscraper office buildings in Indonesia Post-independence architecture of Indonesia Office buildings completed in 1995
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. The 46-floor office tower features an antenna spire, and was completed in 1996 under the design by Zeidler Roberts Partnership (Zeidler Partnership Architects) and DP Architects Private Ltd.
The tower is located on a 15 hectares lot in the city centre. It has a floor area of 140,028 m2. The tower has 46 floors above ground which consist of offices only. There are 2 underground floors used for car parking. The tower contains 23 elevator
An elevator or lift is a cable-assisted, hydraulic cylinder-assisted, or roller-track assisted machine that vertically transports people or freight between floors, levels, or decks of a building, vessel, or other structure. They a ...
s which can reach speeds of 360 mpm in the super high speed models.
Wisma 46 is the 358th tallest existing building in the world. When measured up to the roof, the tower is 261.9 m tall and when measured up to the lower roof, it is only 202.9 m tall.
Design
This building has a modern design and also a unique appearance, which is curved shaped like a pen and fully covered by square patterned glass facade. On either side of the tower, the glass facade is covered by a hollow concrete wall that is also square shaped. Because of its uniqueness, this skyscraper is one of the icons of Jakarta after Monas
The National Monument ( id, Monumen Nasional, abbreviated Monas) is a 132 m (433 ft) obelisk in the centre of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta, symbolizing the fight for Indonesia. It is the national monument of the Republic of Indones ...
.
In popular culture
This building appears in the 2004 video game '' Need For Speed: Underground 2'', located in Bayview City Centre.
This building also appears on the front cover of the book ''Indonesia Etc: Exploring the Improbable Nation'' by Elizabeth Pisani.
See also
*List of skyscrapers
This list of tallest buildings includes skyscrapers with continuously occupiable floors and a height of at least . Non-building structures, such as towers, are not included in this list (for these, see '' List of tallest buildings and structu ...
* Bank Negara Indonesia
* List of tallest buildings in Jakarta
References
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SkyscraperPage.com's entry
– Building ID 104696 *Google 3D Warehouse â€
Wisma 46, Kota BNI, Jakarta
Towers in Indonesia Buildings and structures in Jakarta Skyscraper office buildings in Indonesia Post-independence architecture of Indonesia Office buildings completed in 1995