Millennium Business Center

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Millennium Business Center
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Millennium Business Center in 2008
Millennium Business Center
General information
StatusCompleted
Location Bucharest, Romania
Coordinates 44°26′14″N26°06′36″E / 44.43733°N 26.11013°E / 44.43733; 26.11013
Construction started2001
Opening2006
Renovated2009
Cost$35.000.000
Height
Roof72 m (236 ft)
Technical details
Floor count19
Floor area26,600 m2 (286,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
DeveloperMillennium Estate
References
[1] [2] [3]

Millennium Business Center is a class A office building located in the city of Bucharest, Romania. It stands at a height of 72 meters (approx. 236 feet) and has 19 floors, with a total surface of 26,600 m2.

Fire on June 27, 2009

Damage to tower following 2009 fire Millenniumtowerafterfire.jpg
Damage to tower following 2009 fire

Around 11:00 PM on June 26, 2009, the building was engulfed in flames after a large billboard near the building exploded, [4] most likely because it was struck by lightning. [5] Two hours later, at 1:10 AM on June 27, around 150 firefighters from Sector 2 (Bucharest) were still trying to stop the fire, although the main source of the fire had already been taken care of.

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References

  1. "Millenium Business Center". The Skyscraper Center . Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  2. "Millenium Business Center". Emporis.com . Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Millenium Business Center". SkyscraperPage.com . Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  4. Zamfir, Razvan (August 13, 2018). "A ghost story: The deserted office buildings of Bucharest". Business Review. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  5. Test (June 30, 2009). "Criminal file in the case of Millennium Business Center fire". Nine O' Clock. Retrieved June 26, 2019.