Sathorn Unique Tower
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| Place: | Charoen Krung Road, Sathorn |
| Architect : | Rangsan Torsuwan |
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| Height : | 184.98 m |
| Floors : | 49 |
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| City: | Bangkok |
| Country: | Thailand |
The Sathorn Unique Tower , now mainly known as the Ghost Tower , is a ruined skyscraper in Bangkok , Thailand .
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In the course of the economic boom in Thailand, construction of the high-rise began in 1990. The architect and real estate developer Rangsan Torsuwan , who also had the sister high-rise State Tower built at the same time, was in charge . The skyscraper was primarily intended to house residential and office units. Due to the Asian crisis and several legal proceedings, construction was stopped in 1997 because the client ran out of funds. All 49 floors had been completed by then in the shell. With a height of about 185 m, the building is one of the tallest unfinished buildings in the world.
The building is 200 meters from the Bangkok Skytrain Taksin Station.
sightseeing
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Under the name of Ghost Tower , the building became very popular among backpackers and urban explorers . As an unofficial attraction, you could visit it at your own risk; for a little money you were allowed into the stairwell. However, due to the lack of backups, the risk of falling is high. In 2014, a Swedish visitor hanged himself inside the building, which sparked a discussion about the security of the building. In the meantime, however, it is locked and can no longer be climbed, which is checked by a security officer.
See also
Web links
- Entry above Sathorn Unique Tower at Emporis
- Bangkok's Ghost Tower: The Sathorn Unique. Retrieved May 29, 2015 .
- Ascent of the Ghost Tower. blecher.info, accessed on May 29, 2015 .
- Overview and history of the Ghost Tower. Retrieved October 7, 2016 .
literature
- Dan Waites: CultureShock! Bangkok . Marshall Cavendish International Asia, 2014, ISBN 978-981-4516-93-8 (English, full text in the Google book search).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Man's death puts spotlight on access to 'ghost tower'. The Nation , December 8, 2014, accessed May 30, 2015 .
- ↑ Desolate tourist attraction: The ghost tower of Bangkok. (No longer available online.) In: bluewin.ch. September 13, 2012, archived from the original on January 10, 2018 ; accessed on January 9, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 13 ° 43 '2 " N , 100 ° 30' 55" E