Unity Tower


For Unity Tower in Missouri see Unity Village, Missouri
Unity Tower is a 102.5 metre high-rise building under construction located in Kraków, Poland. Originally, it was intended to become the regional office of the Main Technical Organization and be named the NOT Tower. The construction of the building was started in 1975, but stopped permanently in 1981 because of economic constraints and political unrest associated with the imposition of martial law in Poland in that year.
Unity Tower is located near the Mogilskie Roundabout and Cracow University of Economics. It is the second tallest building in Kraków after K1 and excluding antennas. The building is still under construction.

Name

Due to the unfinished building's resemblance to a skeleton, it was nicknamed after Skeletor, the arch-villain in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, which was popular in Poland at the time construction began.

Legal status

Investors have expressed interest in renovating the building, but they have been discouraged by the complicated legal status of the land on which it stands and the high cost of its demolition or adaptation. The building is partially owned by TreiMorfa Project. The long debate about its possible future use based on brand new plans was cut short by the courts in December 2011 because of legal improprieties by its new design team.

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