Messeturm Basel vs New York Times Building

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The Basler Messeturm (Basel Trade Fair Tower) is the third Largest building in Basel, Switzerland.

Completed in 2003, it has 32 floors and is 105 m (344 ft) tall.



There is a bar on the top floor. The Ramada hotel chain operates a 200-room four-star hotel in the construction, which also includes offices.

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The New York Times Building is a skyscraper in 620 Eighth Avenue, on the west side of Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

Its chief tenant is The New York Times Company, publisher of The New York Times along with the International New York Times, and other papers. The building is 1,046 ft (318.8 m) tall to its pinnacle, with a roof height of 748 ft (228 m), and comprises 52 stories. The building was erected from 2003 to 2007 as the Times' headquarters at a cost of $850 million. The structure was designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop in association with FXFOWLE Architects. Construction was undertaken by a joint venture of The New York Times Company, Forest City Ratner (Forest City Enterprises's New York subsidiary), and ING Real Estate. As of 2018, The New York Times Building is connected together with the Chrysler Building as the eleventh-tallest construction in the city.

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