Istanbul Sapphire
Istanbul Sapphire rises as a turning point in Istanbul’s skyline, distinguished by its 54 floors of mixed-use space and a 238-meter roof height, with a total structural height of 261 meters including its spire. Designed by Tabanlıoğlu Architects, this high-tech tower blends a shopping mall, luxury residences, and extensive parking into a single vertical district first completed in 2010. At its core, the project is noted as Turkey’s first ecological skyscraper, signaling a shift toward sustainable, dense urban development. Construction began in 2006 and reached completion in 2010, with the foundation pit reaching a depth of 42.5 meters—the deepest excavated foundation pit for any structure in Turkey. …
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