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Rondo 1 is an office skyscraper with a total height of 192 m located in
Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is official ...
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Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
at Rondo ONZ. The building was designed by
Larry Oltmanns Larry Oltmanns (born 1951, in Rockford, Illinois, United States) is an American architect. He has achieved recognition for his work as an architect and master planner of large-scale mixed-use developments worldwide. Oltmanns is Design Director ...
during his time as the Design Director for the London office of
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning and engineering firm. It was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings in Chicago, Illinois. In 1939, they were joined by engineer John Merrill. The firm ...
. Epstein Architecture acted as Executive Architects. The general contractor was HOCHTIEF Poland. Oltmanns stated that the design was informed by three aspirations: to create 'an idealised work environment adaptable to a wide range of ways of working; to contribute to a better plan for a liveable city; and to be a symbol of Warsaw's position in a global democratic world.' Construction began in the spring of 2003; on 7 August 2004 the foundation stone was laid, and 7 March 2006 was the official opening of the building.


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List of tallest buildings in Poland Poland has 56 high-rise buildings that stand at least tall, being also one of 17 countries in the world to have a supertall skyscraper (building that rises at least ). Historically, the title of the tallest building in Poland since the Middl ...
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List of tallest buildings in Warsaw Warsaw is the largest city in Poland and its economical and business center. As of October 2021, the city is home to 13 skyscrapers (buildings at least tall) and tens of other high-rises. The city's current tallest building is the Varso Tower ...


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Skyscrapers of Warsaw
Office buildings completed in 2006 Śródmieście, Warsaw Skyscraper office buildings in Warsaw {{Warsaw-struct-stub Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings