Metropol Istanbul

{{Short description|Complex of mixed-use skyscrapers in the Ataşehir neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey}} {{more citations needed|date=February 2017}} {{Infobox building | name = Metropol Istanbul Tower | image = File:Metropol Istanbul A.jpg | caption = Metropol Istanbul Tower A | image_size = 250px | location = Ataşehir, Istanbul, Turkey | coordinates = {{coord|40.9945|29.1219|type:landmark_region:TR|display=inline,title}} | status = Completed | tip = {{convert|301|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="GAP_Insaat"/> | roof = {{convert|280|m|ft|abbr=on}} | floor_count = 70<ref name="aremas"/><ref name="residenceindex-1"/><ref name="residenceindex-2"/><ref name="emlakkonut"/> | public_transit = {{rint|Istanbul|metro}} {{rint|istanbul|m4}} Kozyatağı | floor_area = | construction_start_date = 2013 | est_completion = | opening_date = 2018<ref name="GAP_Insaat"/> | building_type = Hotel, Residential, Office | cost = US$800,000,000 | architect = RMJM | developer = Kadva Corporation | references = |website = {{URL|https://www.metropolistanbul.com}} }}

'''Metropol İstanbul''' is a mixed-use skyscraper complex in Ertuğrul in the Ataşehir district on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. The complex consists of three towers, a residential tower (150 m), an office tower (150 m) and a main tower (280 m at roof level, 301 m including its twin spires),<ref name="GAP_Insaat"/> a hotel, and one of the largest shopping centers in Turkey with a 16 screen cinema. The project was proposed in 2011. The first phase of the building complex was opened in 2018 while the shopping mall portion opened in 2019. The residential and office blocks measure more than 800 thousand m². The complex cost $800 million to construct and is now the second tallest building in Istanbul and Turkey.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://architizer.com/projects/metropol-istanbul/ | title=Metropol Istanbul by RMJM | date=31 August 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kadvacorp.com/design/metropol-tower-istanbul/ | title=One of Tallest European Tower - the Metropol Tower Istanbul | date=5 July 2014 }}</ref>

==Tower== The tower was opened in 2018,<ref name="GAP_Insaat"/> designed by Architectural Firm RMJM.<ref name=avmm>{{cite web |title=Metropol İstanbul AVM |url=https://www.avmgezgini.com/avmler/istanbul/metropol-istanbul-avm-334.html | website = avmgezgini.com | access-date = 19 July 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200918133027/https://www.avmgezgini.com/avmler/istanbul/metropol-istanbul-avm-334.html | archive-date = 18 September 2020}}</ref> Its height reaches {{convert|301|m|ftin|abbr=on}} including the twin spires at top,<ref name="GAP_Insaat">{{cite web|url=https://www.gapinsaat.com/en/superstructure/metropol-istanbul.html|title=Metropol İstanbul|website=gapinsaat.com|access-date=16 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.hizliresim.com/4M6Y4A.jpg|title=Image of the Metropol Istanbul Towers}}</ref> while its height at the roof level is {{convert|280|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. It has 70 floors above ground level.<ref name="aremas">{{cite web|url=https://aremas.net/assets/img/ProjectHeader/metropol%20eren.png|title=Image of Metropol Istanbul Towers|website=aremas.net|access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="residenceindex-1">{{cite web|url=https://residenceindex.com/media/images/project/project_image_e6b22f592b54348df40d6ec8bdc76a70.jpg|title=Metropol Istanbul|website=residenceindex.com|access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="residenceindex-2">{{cite web|url=https://residenceindex.com/media/images/project/project_image_8f49d86661a22a8fb384bd42359f8535.jpg|title=Metropol Istanbul|website=residenceindex.com|access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="emlakkonut">{{cite web|url=https://www.emlakkonut.com.tr/_Assets/Upload/Slider/65/emredortermetropolistanbuldji0799-jpg05022021040127.jpg|title=Metropol Istanbul|website=emlakkonut.com.tr|access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref>

{{wide image|Istanbul Financial Center and the skyline of the Atasehir district on the Asian side of Istanbul.jpg|600px|align-cap=left|Skyline of Ataşehir district on the Asian side of Istanbul, with the Metropol Istanbul Towers at left and Istanbul Financial Center (with the CBRT Tower at its core) at the center of the frame.}}

==Shopping center== The shopping center was designed by Roy Higgs International.<ref name=avmm/> It contains 104,146 m² of gross leasable area. The major tenants include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Metropol İstanbul |url=https://icsc.secure-platform.com/a/gallery/rounds/102/details/20949 |website=ICSC |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref> *Hupalupa amusement center,&nbsp;8,960&nbsp;m² *Boyner department store, 6,600 m² *Cinematica multicinema 5,297 m² *John Reed Fitness gym, 4,385 m² *Das Das theater, 3,843 m² *Carrefour SA hypermarket, 3,273 m² *LC Waikiki clothing store, 2,455 m² *Media Markt electronics, 2,335 m² *Beymen department store, 1,865 m² *FDR amusement center, 1,741² *Evidea homewares, 1,448 m² *Marks & Spencer, 1,323 m² *Paşabahçe homewares, 1,055 m²

==Exhibitions== * ''Body Worlds: Animal Inside Out''<ref>https://bodyworlds.com/about/animals/</ref>

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== See also == *List of tallest buildings in Istanbul *List of tallest buildings in Turkey *List of tallest buildings in Europe

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Category:Skyscrapers in Istanbul Category:Buildings and structures in Istanbul Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2018 Category:Residential buildings completed in 2018 Category:Residential skyscrapers in Istanbul Category:Office buildings completed in 2018 Category:Office buildings in Turkey Category:Hotel buildings completed in 2018 Category:Hotels in Istanbul Category:Hotels established in 2018 Category:Skyscraper hotels Category:2019 establishments in Turkey Category:Mixed-use developments in Turkey Category:21st-century architecture in Turkey Category:Shopping malls in Istanbul Category:Ataşehir

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