Gulliver, Mixed-use skyscraper in central Kyiv, Ukraine
Gulliver is a 141.8-metre, 35-storey office tower on Sportyvna Square, the tallest office skyscraper in Ukraine. Its glass curtain wall has a curved upper section with horizontal floor bands and a projecting spine of stacked light-coloured ledges on the left corner; a green circular logo sits near the top. A 10-storey entertainment block adjoins it, and the complex covers over 150,000 m².
The site was a tram turnaround until the tracks were removed in 2001. First designs appeared in 2002, construction began in August 2003, and by July 2006 only the underground parking was finished; all 35 floors were topped out in April 2008. The concrete-and-glass facade was changed to an all-glass one, work ended in August 2012 and the complex opened on 4 October 2013.
The developer Tri O first planned to call the complex Continental, then held a public contest; in August 2011 it was named Gulliver after Jonathan Swift's fictional traveller. Since 2015 a nearby square with stars honours Ukrainian celebrities.
The complex sits on Sportyvna Square beside Palats Sportu metro station. Its three-level underground car park holds 450 spaces, with a further 150 surface spaces; the office block has eight Thyssenkrupp lifts running at 4 m/s, and the mall adds panoramic lifts and escalators in the atrium. Ceilings in the offices are 3.6 m high.
The facade was originally designed in concrete and glass but was changed to an all-glass curtain wall during construction. The tower reached its full 35 floors in April 2008, yet the complex was finished only in August 2012 and opened on 4 October 2013. Its height of 141.8 m makes it Ukraine's tallest office skyscraper.
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