The final phase of the building's demolition has begun Zagreb's "Vjesnik". The top two floors of this sixteen-story building will be removed using the open flame cutting method, which is used to cut through thick steel plates. The rest of the building will be finished floor by floor, with an excavator that has a 52 meter second hand.
The building of the former daily newspaper "Vjesnik" burned down in a fire in mid-November last year. There were no casualties in the fire, but the building was completely destroyed.
Danger to life and health of people
Government of Croatia, which is also the majority owner of the building, made the decision to demolish it a week after the fire. As they stated, the expert assessments of the structural engineer showed that the structure of the building is permanently damaged and represents a danger to people's lives and health, as well as to traffic and communal infrastructure. Complete removal is planned for approximately 90 days.
The "Journal" building was designed by the architect Anutun Ulrich in the late sixties, and was completed in 1972. It was completely designed and equipped exclusively for newspaper and publishing activities. It housed the editorial office of the daily newspaper "Vjesnik" until 2012, when the newspaper was shut down. "Vjesnik" along with "Politika" was the leading newspaper in Yugoslavia.
The people of Zagreb gave it the name "chocolate skyscraper". Due to its position at the entrance to the city center, it has served as a landmark and a meeting place for decades.
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