Portomaso casino malta

Commercial offices in St. Julian's, Malta

Portomaso Business Tower
Portomaso Business Tower
Status	Completed
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	Modernist
Location	St. Julian's, Malta
Completed
Top floor	&#;m (&#;ft)
Floor count	23
Floor area	floors = &#;m2 (5,&#;sq&#;ft) &#;m2 (3,&#;sq&#;ft)
Architect(s)	Edward Bencini & Associates
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The Portomaso Business Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' Portomaso, often referred to by locals as simply "Portomaso") is a high-rise office building in Malta. The tower stands in the Portomaso section of St. Julian's, a town just north of Malta's capital city, Valletta. Opened in , the Tower is metres (&#;ft) tall, with 23 floors of mixed commercial office space. It became Malta's tallest building upon its completion, and remained so until when it was surpassed by the Mercury Tower, also in St. Julian's.^[1][2][3]

The first six floors of the Tower have square metres (5,&#;sq&#;ft) of floor space, while the remaining floors have &#;m² (3,&#;sq&#;ft) each. The main floor is occupied by a shopping centre while the top floor of the building is a nightclub with balconies affording views of the island nation.^[4]

The tower is located close to Paceville, and it overlooks the Portomaso Marina.^[5] The surrounding area has many hotels, apartments, bars and restaurants, shops and a tree-lined promenade.^[6]

Portomaso Casino[edit]

The Portomaso Casino, located in the Tower, was the venue for the and Battle of Malta Poker Tournament.^[7]

See also[edit]

List of tallest buildings in Malta

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