Shangri-La Ulaanbaatar Complex
Shangri-La Centre Ulaanbaatar is a mixed-use hotel and commercial complex located in Sükhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The complex consists of three main buildings and a shopping mall, from which the Tower C completed in 2016 is the tallest building in Mongolia standing at 120 meters tall, being divided into 24 floors. Tower A stands at 91.5 meters tall and Tower B at 108 meters tall, both equally divided into 24 floors. The shopping mall is located in the middle of the tower's base floors.
History
Architecture
The entire complex was planned to be completed in two phases. The first one completed in 2014 was portraited by Tower A, the 91-meter high 275-room hotel. The second phase of the complex was planned to be completed between 2015 and 2016 and aimed to consist of Tower B, the 108-meter office building, Tower C, the 120-meter high hotel with 300 rooms and the five-storey shopping mall. The entire project is owned by the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts company, the investment rising to the costs of 500 million dollars.In September 2014, a fire broke out at Tower A while it was still under construction. The fire was successfully extinguished after two hours with no injuries or casualties reported.