Sail Tower

Sail Tower

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name= Sail Tower
בית המפרש


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location= Flagicon|ISR Haifa, Israel
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groundbreaking= 1999
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opening= 28 February, 2002
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use= Government offices
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The Sail Tower ( _he. בית המפרש, "Beit HaMifras"), officially District Government Center - Building B ( _he. קרית הממשלה המחוזית חיפה - בניין ב) is a skyscraper and government building in Haifa, Israel. It is part of Haifa's District Government Center (responsible for the Haifa District), named after Yitzhak Rabin.

Its construction began in 1999 and was completed on February 28, 2002. It has 29 floors and stands at 137 m (405 ft). As such, it was the tallest skyscraper in Haifa until 2003, surpassed by the IEC Tower. Counting antennas, it is still the tallest building in Haifa. Without the antennas, the sails of the Sail Tower reach 113 m, and its main roof is at 95 m.

ee also

*List of skyscrapers in Israel

External links

* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=133757 Information at Emporis]


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