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27-495: The tower was designed by Greek architect Alexandros Anastasiadis and was completed in 1965, with the first black and white broadcasts on a Greek television network taking place from the tower in 1971. The tower was also used in the 1970s to support the antennas of an experimental VHF analogue mobile telephone network. Today it is used by the Cosmote cellular mobile telephone network. The tower today, other than its status as

54-649: A call from Radek. Radek believes the agency blew his cover because he couldn't complete one of their assignments. That's why he started blackmailing the CIA. Before Vail can catch him, Radek kills Melas and drives away. Kate fears that Radek’s list of active targets will antagonize the agency. Vail suspects that O'Malley is the mole. Vail finds it difficult to trust the agency, and his accusations anger Kate. He visits Tye and reignites their old spark. Kate finds two burner phones in Vail's bag and begins to suspect him too. Vail admits he

81-532: A fight with his security. Having placed a tracker on him earlier, Kate arrives in time to help him get away. Vail explains that he had been the one assigned to kill Radek. The CIA receives a threat and ransom message from a person who wants to punish them for their wrongdoings, demanding a huge payment in Bitcoin. Vail knew about Kate's tracker and had transferred it to Sten. They break into Sten's house and look for evidence. Using his expertise Vail notices something in

108-602: A jaded CIA field agent, has become a bricklayer. When three international journalists have been murdered within a month, the CIA needs him again. The victims included an outspoken critic of U.S. intelligence activities across the world, and the CIA is being framed as being responsible. Kate, a highly trained expert agent, scours surveillance footage and discovers former asset Victor Radek is alive and likely responsible. Vail had been his handler and friend. Kate and CIA Director O'Malley fly to Philadelphia to recruit Vail but he declines. They tell him that Radek, who had aligned himself with

135-411: A main spire containing the elevators and emergency staircase. Surrounding this structure are several large discs of varying diameter which include the tower's usable spaces: In between the floors are small balconies which provide fire escape routes for the emergency staircase. These are only accessible from the main entrance (off limits for the public since the 2005 renovation), except for the one between

162-552: A modern monument of the city and its use by Cosmote , opens up for events and exhibitions during the Thessaloniki International Fair , while the Skyline Café-Bar , a revolving restaurant operates year-round on the top floor. The OTE Tower was designed by the architect Alexandros Anastasiadis in 1966, and its construction was completed in two phases. In the first phase (from 1966 to 1969)

189-410: A more glamorous one and equipment from his old friend Patricio. Vail then ditches Kate at their hotel and sneaks away. Vail enters a fancy party and meets his old flame and local CIA station chief, Tye. He tells her his mission to find Radek, she warns him Kostas is a target, and that former informant turned gangster Sten might have information about Radek. Vail confronts Sten at a pool party and gets into

216-499: A recording studio on the third floor, and the fifth floor housed a TIF-OTE joint television station used to broadcast Palais-De-Sport events and sports games. The second floor was used as an art gallery, with the OTE-ordered electronic music piece "Communications 1970" composed by Theodore Antoniou accompanying a painting exhibition. In 2000, the original 1969 TIF-OTE leasing contract was expired and TIF regained full ownership of

243-500: A year after the Tower's completion. For a time, the tower was only being used as a television and radio broadcasting tower, being open to the public only during the TIF as an observatory platform, with the original 1971 rotation mechanism still in use. In the 1970s, during the first attempt to complete a state funded analogue mobile telephone network, the tower was used to mount the antennae for

270-480: Is a 2023 American action thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Hanna Weg and Matt Johnson, based on the 2010 novel of the same name by Paul Lindsay under his pen name Noah Boyd, and starring Aaron Eckhart , Nina Dobrev , Tim Blake Nelson , Ilfenesh Hadera , and Clifton Collins Jr. The film was released on January 5, 2024 in the United States by Vertical Entertainment . Steve Vail,

297-430: Is in contact with Radek but does not disclose why. They reach Patricio's storehouse but he has been tracked and killed by Sten's men. Vail starts shooting them. However, they find Kate and blackmail him to act as per their needs. He offers himself in exchange for her safety. Moments after, a bomb goes off leaving all of Sten’s crew dead, whereas Vail walks out safely. O'Malley decides to remove Vail from their mission after

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324-563: The CIA to gain asylum, had had his cover blown and his family killed by the Russians. He faked his death and has been on a vengeance-fueled rampage since. Vail has to determine who the traitor in the CIA is, stop Radek's killing spree, and salvage the CIA's reputation. Returning to his bricklaying, Vail is shot at and attacked. Discovering the men were sent by Radek, he reluctantly takes on the job. Arriving in Greece, Vail ditches their cover for

351-491: The Thessaloniki International Fair, and leased to OTE based on the 24 year long expansion of the original 30-year long 1969 leasing agreement. While the original contract specified that OTE could use the tower rent-free, the 1999-2024 expansion specified an undisclosed price for the ongoing leasing of the tower. The OTE tower is a mix of modernist and futuristic architectures. It is designed around

378-548: The Thessaloniki network. In 1983, the observatory's rotation mechanism was jammed, forcing the observatory to remain closed until the 2005 renovation and causing the lasting urban legend that the platform does not rotate (as of 2022 the renovated mechanism does operate normally). From 1988 and until at least 2010 the first floor used to house the main office of the Thessaloniki Radio (94.5) which also maintained

405-626: The antenna mast was erected. The tower was formerly opened to the public for the first time in its current form in the 35th TIF in September 1970, featuring a state of the art rotating observatory platform designed and built by the Rohr company , which allowed tourists to admire a panoramic view of the city while seated. The first black and white broadcasts of the Greek State Television (EPT) were transmitted from this building in 1971,

432-400: The brickwork and discovers hidden documents. Kate finds Greta Becker's phone. Sten's bodyguard enters the house unexpected. Despite her training Kate fails to shoot the man, but ultimately Vail is able to kill him. Analyzing the phone Patricio tells them where they can find the next target, Alekos Melas. They reach the location and see a peaceful march turning into a fight. Vail suddenly receives

459-466: The building contract in the TIF contest. Within the year the foundations were laid and the basement, floor level and first floor were also constructed for the yet unfinished 8.4-meter tall tower to serve as the OTE pavilion in the 34th Thessaloniki International Fair in September 1969. In the second phase (from March to August 1970) the second, third, main observatory (4th) and fifth floors were constructed and

486-416: The difficulties he has caused with local police. O'Malley sends Kate to make the ransom drop. Vail refuses to end the mission and tracks Kate, taking her place at the money transfer. Vail enters a café backroom and finds a laptop to transfer the money and speaks with Radek. Radek plans to assassinate Kostas and reveal what the CIA has done. The room is booby trapped with a bomb but Vail barely manages to survive

513-497: The explosion. Vail goes to where Kostas is making a speech, and spots Radek on a platform disguised as a cameraman. Finding a sledgehammer, Vail knocks the platform causing Radek to miss. Vail apologizes to Radek for failing to protect his family then shoots Radek dead. O’Malley covers for Vail with the local police, saying he was working for the agency. The CIA finds Radek's manifesto with all his targets. Vail meets Tye in her hotel and learns she worked against him and helped Radek with

540-488: The general architectural and static stability study took place. Following extensive research, HELEXPO selected a 435 square meter area next to the TIF South Gate for the tower -initial studies designated it as a single floor technology demonstration pavilion- to be built. During this stage, engineer A. Aggelidis prepared the first draft of the plans, which were approved immediately and Apostolos Alexandropoulos secured

567-453: The list. Tye leaves while men come to kill Vail. Kate arrives and doesn't hesitate to shoot and kill Tye who is driving straight at her and Vail. The case fully resolved, O'Malley offers Kate a promotion, but instead she decides to find another way to serve her county outside of the agency. Vail returns to his work as a bricklayer. Vail says that a brick's form gives him purpose. O'Malley considers that to be just an incoherent rambling. The film

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594-404: The old entrance gate. The tower remains one of the most recognizable landmarks of the Thessaloniki skyline and has been featured in a number of promotional campaigns such as the 2018 Coca-Cola Thessaloniki collectable bottle and poster combo as well as foreign films set in Thessaloniki such as the 2022 production of The Bricklayer . The OTE tower is owned by TIF- HELEXPO , the company managing

621-587: The third and fourth floors which is also accessible through the Skyline restaurant. Black and white Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 553813989 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:48:46 GMT The Bricklayer The Bricklayer

648-410: The tower and its facilities. However, TIF re-leased the tower to OTE with a new contract which specified stricter leasing terms and was set to last until 2024. Following this new development it was deemed necessary to proceed with a full tower-wide renovation and modernisation project. The renovation study was completed in 2003 and work was completed in 2005. The rotation mechanism on the observatory floor

675-772: Was announced in August 2011, with Gerard Butler set to star and produce. In January 2022, it was announced that Eckhart would replace Butler as the lead. In February 2022, it was announced that Dobrev joined the cast. Later that same month, it was announced that Tim Blake Nelson and Clifton Collins Jr. joined the cast. In May 2022, it was reported that Hadera was also cast. Principal photography began in Thessaloniki , Greece, in March 2022. Filming took place at Nu Boyana Film Studios in Bulgaria and Greece. In May 2022, it

702-788: Was reported that Screen Media acquired the North American distribution rights to the film. However, Vertical Entertainment was reported in October 2023 to have picked up the rights and set a January 5, 2024 day-and-date release in the United States. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 50% of 24 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10. Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote: "There may be nothing memorable enough here to stir great enthusiasm for another Steve Vail outing, given basic genre components sufficiently generic to seem more MacGruber than 007 . But while you're watching, Harlin and company provide

729-581: Was upgraded to modern standards, and the top floor was re-opened to the public year-round as the seat of the SKYLINE luxury cafe-bar. The broadcasting towers for the Cosmote cellular network were mounted on the main antenna mast and a new lift system was designed, effectively restricting visitor access to the deteriorated mechanical levels, the abandoned second floor art gallery and the first and fifth floor radio-television stations which are now only accessible by

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