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{{Short description|Skyscraper in Szczecin, Poland}}
{{Infobox building
| name                = Pazim
| status              =
| image               = File:Szczecin Pazim dron (1).jpg
| caption             = Pazim in 2021, as seen from Wyzwolenia Avenue.
| building_type       = Skyscraper
| location            = [[Szczecin]], [[Poland]]
| address             = 8 [[Rodło Square]]
| coordinates         = {{coord|53|25|56.12|N|14|33|21.77|E|format=dms|type:landmark_region:PL|display=inline,title}}
| start_date          = 12 December 1990
| completion_date     = 9 November 1992
| architectural       = 128 m
| tip                 =
| roof                = 92 m
| floor_count         = 22
| floor_area          = 22,000 m²
| architect           = [[Miljenko Dumenčić]]
| architectural_style =
| architecture_firm   = Studio A4
| developer           = Pazim
| main_contractor = Ilbau Polska
| website =
| references          =
| demolition_date     =
}}
'''Pazim''', also known as '''Pazim Center''', is a skyscraper in [[Szczecin]], [[Poland]]. The building is located in the neighbourhood of [[Centrum, Szczecin|Centrum]], at 8 [[Rodło Square]], at the intersection of [[Wyzwolenia Avenue, Szczecin|Wyzwolenia Avenue]] and [[Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego Street, Warsaw|Piłsudskiego Street]]. It has the height to the roof of 92 m, and total height, including its radio mast, of 128 m, making it respectively the third tallest, and the tallest building in the city, depending on definition. It was designed by [[Miljenko Dumenčić]], and constructed between 1990 and 1992.
== History ==
Before the [[World War II]], in the location of the current building were located tenement buildings. During the conflict the area was heavily bombarded, leveling the buildings. It remained undeveloped.<ref name=wyb/>
The office building was originally proposed in the 1970s, under the name ''Centrum Zarządzania Flotą'' (''Fleet Management Centre''), as a conjoined investment of maritime-related corporations of [[Polsteam]], C. Hartwig, Agencja Morska, [[Baltona]], and Transocean. However, most of them left the project, leaving only Polsteam, which then partnered with Ilbau, which was contracted with its construction. On 16 May 1990, they formed the joined venture company Pazim, to manage it. The former had 74% of shares, while the latter, the remaining 26%. Its name, which also became the name of the building, came from the abbreviation PŻM, which comes from the alternative name of Polsteam, that is ''Polska Żegluga Morska'' (''Polish Maritime Shipping'').<ref name=wyb>{{cite web|url=https://szczecin.wyborcza.pl/szczecin/56,34939,12827884,20__urodziny_Pazimu__Jak_powstal__Co_tam_bylo_wczesniej_.html|title=20. urodziny Pazimu. Jak powstał? Co tam było wcześniej? [ZDJĘCIA]|date=9 November 2012|language=pl|author=Andrzej Kraśnicki Jr.|website=szczecin.wyborcza.pl}}</ref><ref name=gs>{{cite web|url=https://gs24.pl/pazim-w-szczecinie-12-grudnia-1990-roku-wmurowano-kamien-wegielny-zobacz-jak-powstawal-kompleks-zdjecia-wideo/ar/c3-5417868|website=gs24.pl|language=pl|title=Pazim w Szczecinie. 12 grudnia 1990 roku wmurowano kamień węgielny. Zobacz, jak powstawał kompleks - zdjęcia, wideo|author=Marek Rudnicki|date=12 December 2010}}</ref>
Pazim was designed by the Studio A4 architecture firm, by team led by [[Miljenko Dumenčić]], and including Miro Geng, Stanisław Kondarewicz, and Josip Rukavin. It was constructed by Ilbau Polska between 12 December 1990 and 9 November 1992.<ref name=wyb/><ref name=gs/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gs24.pl/pazim-ma-juz-dwadziescia-lat-zobacz-jak-budowano-wiezowiec-pzm-wideo/ar/c3-5393186|website=gs24.pl|language=pl|title=Pazim ma już dwadzieścia lat. Zobacz jak budowano wieżowiec PŻM [wideo]|author=Piotr Jasina |date=13 May 2010}}</ref>
Pazim was the first skyscraper and the tallest building in the city, with the height to the roof of 92 m, and total height, including its radio mast, of 128 m.<ref name=gs/> It partially lost its title in 2008, when [[Szczecin Cathedral|St. James the Apostle Archcathedral Basilica]] was remodelled to the height of 110.18 m.<ref>Paweł Knap, Andrzej Kraśnicki, Artur Rasmus: ''Katedra: historia kościoła św. Jakuba w Szczecinie''. Szczecin: Walkowska Wydawnictwo Jeż, 2008, p. 53. {{ISBN|978-83-924983-5-3}}. (in Polish)</ref>
== Characteristics ==
The building is located in the neighbourhood of [[Centrum, Szczecin|Centrum]], at 8 [[Rodło Square]], at the intersection of [[Wyzwolenia Avenue, Szczecin|Wyzwolenia Avenue]] and [[Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego Street, Warsaw|Piłsudskiego Street]].<ref name=urbanity>{{cite web|url=https://www.urbanity.pl/zachodniopomorskie/szczecin/pazim,b535|title=PAZIM, Szczecin, Rodła 8|language=pl|website=urbanity.pl}}</ref> It forms a complex of several conjoined buildings, with the tallest of them being a 22-storey-tall skyscraper.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://culture.pl/pl/artykul/budowac-wysoko-polskie-wiezowce|title=Budować wysoko: polskie wieżowce|date=4 February 2019|author=Anna Cymer|language=pl|website=culture.pl}}</ref> It induces office, shopping, banking and hotel spaces. On its roof is installed a large [[Radio masts and towers|radio mast]], used by numerous radio stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://szczecin.wyborcza.pl/szczecin/7,137466,26514456,nowe-niezalezne-radio-w-szczecinie-super-fm-nadaje-prosto-z.html|website=szczecin.wyborcza.pl|title=Nowe niezależne radio w Szczecinie. Super FM nadaje prosto z Pazimu|date=16 November 2020|language=pl}}</ref> The building also has an underground two-storey car park.<ref name=urbanity/> On the top floor operates the Café 22 coffeehouse.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wszczecinie.pl/te-panorame-od-22-lat-mozna-podziwiac-przy-filizance-dobrej-kawy-to-beda-wyjatkowe-urodziny-cafe-22/44651|title=Tę panoramę od 22 lat można podziwiać przy filiżance dobrej kawy. To będą wyjątkowe urodziny Café 22|date=12 June 2023|language=pl|website=wszczecinie.pl}}</ref> The complex has the total area of 22,000 m², of which 15,000 m² is dedicated office spaces. Its architectural height to the roof is 92 m. When, and its total height, including its radio mast, is 128 m.{{efn|Some sources list its heights as 83 m and 113 m respectively.<ref name=wyb/>}} When accounting for the latter, it would be the tallest building in the city, and when former the former, the third tallest building.<ref name=urbanity/><ref name=sp>{{Cite web|url=https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?buildingID=1668|website=skyscraperpage.com|language=pl|title=Drawings of PAZIM Centre}}</ref>
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Pazim in Szczecin|Pazim}}
[[Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Poland]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Szczecin]]
[[Category:Office buildings completed in 1992]]
[[Category:1992 establishments in Poland]]
[[Category:Centrum, Szczecin]]