V Tower (Prague)
high-rise building in Prague, Czech Republic
V Tower is a skyscraper in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the tallest residential building in the Czech Republic with 104 meters in height and 30 floors. Construction started in 2016 and ended in 2018. It was designed by Czech architect Radan Hubička and the main investor was Aceur Investment.
Location
The building is located in an area above the Vltava river with views of the city centre, as well as the Prague Castle and the residential neighbourhoods Vysehrad and Vinohrady. The apartment complex is also to be situated close to a number of leisure facilities or schools. The site is approximately the same distance from the downtown shops on Pařížská street, and the State Opera, as it is to the Hodkovicky Golf Resort and the Velka Chuchle horse racing facility.
Pankrác Plain is the only suitable location within the center of Prague which is suitable for the construction of high-rise flats. This was verified using a number of widely accepted architectural tests which date back many years. The tower is to be situated on Pankrác Plain and will be near three other pre-existing buildings.
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