Fosters picked for Greece’s tallest building

By 2021-07-08T10:25:00

Foster and Partners_Marina Tower Ellinikon Greece (2)

Source: DBox / Foster & Partners

Previous height record has stood for 50 years

Foster & Partners has revealed its designs for what will be the tallest building in Greece.

The practice claimed the 200m Marina Tower would also be the first green high-rise in the country.

The 45-storey residential building will be built in a southern coastal suburb of Athens, part of a wider 300ha masterplan for the area that was once home to Ellinikon International Airport before it closed in 2001.

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