When was the Devon tower built?
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When was the Devon tower built?
2009
Devon Tower/Construction started
Devon tower was constructed over a period of three years starting in 2009. By the end of 2010, work was progressing on the 22nd floor and by July 2011, 45 floors were constructed. September 2011 marked the completion of the final 50th floor. By March 2012, employees started moving into the lower levels of the tower.
How many floors are in the Devon Tower?
52
Devon Tower/Floors
How many rooms does the Devon Tower have?
Devon Energy Center facts Includes 1.8 million square feet of space, equivalent to 31 football fields. Each tower floor has 144 exterior glass panels. Includes 805,000 square feet of glass, equal to almost 17 football fields. The center has 50 elevators and 117 rest rooms.
How much did it cost to build Devon Tower?
It is the tallest building in the city and state, though it has fewer floors than the 52-story BOK Tower in Tulsa….
| Devon Energy Center | |
|---|---|
| Construction started | October 6, 2009 |
| Completed | October 2012 |
| Cost | $750 million (est.) (c. $845 million today) |
| Owner | Devon Energy Corporation |
How high can you build?
But according to Baker, it’s entirely possible. “You could conceivably go higher than the highest mountain, as long as you kept spreading a wider and wider base,” Baker says. Theoretically, then, a building could be built at least as tall as 8,849 meters, one meter taller than Mount Everest.
How much does the Devon Tower weigh?
Main figures
| Current height | 1063 feet |
|---|---|
| Weight of the metal frame | 7,300 tons |
| Total weight | 10,100 tons |
| Number of rivets used | 2,500,000 |
| Number of iron parts | 18,038 |