Cost 240 million CHF Inaugurated 29 May 2007 Architect Tilla Theus | Owner FIFA Construction started 2004 | |
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Similar St Peter - Zürich, Grossmünster, Fraumünster, Lindenhof, Swiss National Museum | ||
The headquarters of FIFA (German: FIFA-Hauptquartier) is a distinctive complex in Zürich. The complex has served as the official headquarters of FIFA since its completion in 2006. It is located on the Zürichberg, a wooded hill in District 7.
Map of FIFA headquarters, Forrenweidstrasse, 8044 Z%C3%BCrich, Switzerland
As well as offices, the complex includes a fitness centre, a meditation room, geographically themed parks and a full-size international football pitch.
The main building has only two upper levels, but five underground levels, resulting in two thirds of the headquarters lying underground. "Places where people make decisions should only contain indirect light," said Sepp Blatter, "because the light should come from the people themselves who are assembled there."
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