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Encyclopedia > Tuntex Sky Tower

Tuntex Sky Tower at night
Tuntex Sky Tower at night
Lantern Festival at Tuntex Sky Tower, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Lantern Festival at Tuntex Sky Tower, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Tuntex Sky Tower, or the T & C Tower , 85 SKYTOWER (the Tuntex & Chien-Tai Tower), is a 85-floor skyscraper located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Situated in the downtown Ling Ya district the structure is 347 m (1140 feet) high. An antenna pushes the building height to 378 m. The building was constructed from 1994 to 1996 and opened in 1997. It is the tallest in Kaohsiung, and was the tallest in Taiwan until the completion of Taipei 101. It replaced the Shin-Kong Life Tower as the tallest building in Taiwan when it was completed. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 66 KB) 台灣高雄85大樓夜景。由Joe. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 66 KB) 台灣高雄85大樓夜景。由Joe. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Taipei 101, the worlds tallest building since its completion in 2004, is located in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). ... Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ... Structural height in technical usage is the height to the highest architectual detail on building from street-level. ... M is the thirteenth letter of the Latin alphabet. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated like the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Taipei 101 (Traditional Chinese: 臺北101 or 台北101; Simplified Chinese: 台北101; Pinyin: TáibÄ›i YÄ«língyÄ«; Wade-Giles: Tai-pei I-ling I) is a 101-floor skyscraper located in Taipei, Taiwan. ...


The tower has an unusual 'prong' design with two separate 35-floor sections, these merge into a single central tower rising to a spire. This unique design leaves a substantial space below the central part of the tower. The design was inspired by the Chinese character Kao (or Gao 高), meaning "tall," and also the first character in the city's name.


The building is owned by the Tuntex Group (Chien-Tai is a subsidiary) and is mainly offices, but includes residential space, a department store and the Splendor Kaohsiung hotel occupies the 37th to 70th floors. The observation deck is fed by high speed elevators, capable of speeds of 10 meters per second (22 miles per hour).


The building was designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners and Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum. C.Y. Lee (born 1938 in Guangdong) is a Taiwanese architect. ... Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum or HOK is a major, international architecture, interiors, engineering, planning and consulting firm established in 1955. ...


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Taipei 101 (Traditional Chinese: 臺北101 or 台北101; Simplified Chinese: 台北101; Pinyin: TáibÄ›i YÄ«língyÄ«; Wade-Giles: Tai-pei I-ling I) is a 101-floor skyscraper located in Taipei, Taiwan. ... Taipei 101, the worlds tallest building since its completion in 2004, is located in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). ... The CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world. ... Taipei 101, the worlds tallest building since its completion in 2004, is located in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). ... Motto: None Anthem: National Anthem of the ROC Capital Taipei City (de facto) Nanjing (de jure) 1 Largest city Taipei City Official language(s) Mandarin (Guoyü) Government • President • Vice President • Premier Multiparty democracy Chen Shui-bian Annette Lu Su Tseng-chang Establishment • Xinhai Revolution Declared  October 10, 1911 Established  January... City map from Multimap Aerial view from GlobalGuide City nickname: the City of Azaleas Government Official Website City of Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou Capital District Xinyi Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ...

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