Tower 115
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Tower 115, now owned by J&T Bank, formerly Pressburgcentrum and Presscentrum, is a high-rise building in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...

 located in Pribinova street.

Building height is not 115 meters, as the name suggests, it is only 104 m tall if measured to roof. If the antenna height is included, the height reaches 115 m. This is the reason that sometimes Tower 115 is incorrectly regarded as the tallest building in Bratislava; however, the tallest one is the headquarters of the National Bank of Slovakia
National Bank of Slovakia
National Bank of Slovakia , is the central bank of Slovakia, which is a member of the European Union and the European System of Central Banks. Since 1 January 2009, it has also been a member of Eurosystem.-History:...

 (111.6 m).

Location

It is situated in the Ružinov
Ružinov
Ružinov is a borough of eastern Bratislava. It is the city's second most populated borough, housing over 70,000 inhabitants.-History:In place of today's Ružinov there were originally meadows, pastures, grasslands and woodland, interspersed with islands and channels of the Danube. The people living...

 city district near the new Apollo bridge
Most Apollo
Apollo Bridge in Bratislava is a road bridge over the Danube in the capital of Slovakia.The bridge was opened to the public on September 5, 2005. It is named for the "Apollo" oil refinery which was situated on the left river bank in this area before World War II...

 on Pribinova street. In short-term future it becomes part of the new city center where more high-rise buildings with comparable height and taller will be built. In the immediate vicinity a pair of buildings 31 m taller is being constructed as a part of the Panorama City complex.

Reconstruction

In 2005 and 2006 an extensive reconstruction and modernization took place when also outer look of the building was changed.

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