Prime Tower (Zürich)
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The Prime Tower, also named "Maag-Tower" in an earlier stage of planning, is a skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

 in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

, Switzerland. It is under construction as of 2009. Upon completion, which is scheduled for 2011, it will be the highest skyscraper in Switzerland at a height of 126 metres (413.4 ft).

The building is located near the Hardbrücke
Zürich Hardbrücke
Zürich Hardbrücke is a railway station in the central part of the Swiss city of Zürich. The station was opened in 1982 and expanded in 1990 in line with the introduction of the S-Bahn scheme....

railway station. One seldom-used freight railway line is situated a few meters away from the building. The tower replaces an industrial facility that has been demolished.

The tower and its two companion buildings, Cubus and Diagonal, are intended to be used primarily as office buildings for law firms, banks and other clients.

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