Arag-Tower
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The Arag-Tower or ARAG-Tower is a skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

 office tower, which houses the headquarters of the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

an insurance
Insurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...

 group Arag
ARAG Group
The ARAG Group is an insurance group. ARAG stands for “Allgemeine Rechtsschutz-Versicherungs-AG.” The headquarters of the ARAG Group are located in the ARAG-Tower in Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich. The ARAG Group employs nearly 3500 people worldwide. The Group reported premium income and revenues of over...

. It is located in Mörsenbroich
Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich
Mörsenbroich is an urban borough of Düsseldorf. It borders on Unterrath, Rath, Derendorf, Grafenberg and Düsselthal.Mörsenbroich has about 14,000 inhabitants....

, the northern district of Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...

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Two architect offices — Foster and Partners
Foster and Partners
Foster + Partners is an architectural firm based in London. The practice is led by its founder and Chairman, Norman Foster, and has constructed many high-profile glass-and-steel buildings....

 and Rhode Kellermann Wawrowsky — collaborated on the project, and project management was entrusted to Hochtief AG. The construction took place between 1998 and 2001 with the final cost of the building being 46 million euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...

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At 125 m (410.1 ft), the tower is the highest building in Duesseldorf except for the Rheintower
Rheinturm Düsseldorf
The Rheinturm is a 240.5 metre high concrete telecommunications tower in Düsseldorf, capital of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Construction commenced in 1979 and finished in 1981. The Rheinturm carries aerials for directional radio, FM and TV transmitters...

telecommunication tower.

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