Golden Angel
The Golden Angel (Czech: Zlatý Anděl) is an administrative complex situated in Prague. The designer was French architect Jean Nouvel.
| Golden Angel | |
|---|---|
Zlatý Anděl | |
Front view | |
| General information | |
| Type | office complex |
| Location | Anděl crossroad |
| Address | Plzeňská 344/1, Praha 5 - Smíchov |
| Town or city | Prague |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Coordinates | 50°04′18.606″N 14°24′13.763″E |
| Construction started | 1999 |
| Completed | 2000 |
| Cost | 1 billion CZK |
| Client | ING Real Estate |
| Owner | ING Real Estate |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
| Floor area | 20,700 m2 (222,800 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Jean Nouvel |
| Architecture firm | Ateliér 8000 |
The structure is located in the immediate vicinity of The Angel Crossroad (Křižovatka Anděl) which was named after The Golden Angel's Pharmacy (Lékárna U Zlatého Anděla). The pharmacy as well as its symbol - gilded statue of an angel - was demolished in 1980 to make a room for new subway station.
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