Tuntex Sky Tower
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| Basic data | |
| Place: | Kaohsiung , Taiwan |
| Construction time : | 1994-1997 |
| Status : | Built |
| Architect : |
CY Lee & Partners Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | Offices, hotels, apartments |
| Owner : | Tuntex Group |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 378 m |
| Height to the top: | 378 m |
| Height to the roof: | 347.5 m |
| Top floor: | 341 m |
| Rank (height) : | 23rd place (World) 2nd place (Taiwan) 1st place (Kaohsiung) |
| Floors : | 85 (+5 basement floors) |
| Elevators : | 54 |
| Building material : | Structure: steel , reinforced concrete ; Facade: glass |
The Tuntex Sky Tower , also T&C Tower ( Tuntex & Chien-Tai Tower , Chinese 高雄 85 大樓 ), is an 85-story skyscraper in Kaohsiung , Taiwan . With a structural height of 348 meters, the Tuntex Sky Tower is one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world. With its antenna, it even measures a height of 378 meters.
The building was designed in the postmodern style by the architects CY Lee & Partners and Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum . The Tuntex Sky Tower was completed in 1997 and was the tallest building in Taiwan until the opening of the 508-meter-high Taipei 101 in 2004. The building is owned by the Tuntex Group . The lower floors are primarily used as office space. The Splendor Kaohsiung Hotel is located on floors 37-80. On the 74th floor there is a publicly accessible viewing platform that can be reached using an express lift.
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Coordinates: 22 ° 36 ′ 42 ″ N , 120 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E