Designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano - who originally compared it to a broken shard of glass - the slender tower is seen by some as like a colossal church steeple.

大厦是由意大利的设计师伦佐·皮亚诺设计的，起初，他形容这座大厦为玻璃碎片，很多人认为这座细长的塔像是一座巨大的教堂尖塔。

The new one, designed by Renzo Piano to resemble stacks of shipping containers, was expected to open in time for this year's Istanbul Biennial, an art show which began on September 17th.

由伦佐·皮亚诺 (Renzo Piano) 设计的新作品类似于一堆集装箱，预计将在今年的伊斯坦布尔双年展上及时开放，这是一场于 9 月 17 日开始的艺术展。