Tuntex Sky Tower
Identification
Tuntex Sky Tower
T & C Tower, Tuntex & Chien-Tai Tower, Kaohsiung Sky Tower
122136
Map
Structure in general
skyscraper
steel
concrete
concrete
granite
curtain wall
dark green
oriental revivalism
Usage
commercial office
hotel
department store
Facts
- This building is owned by the Tuntex Group (Chien-Tai is a company under the Tuntex Group).
- The building serves 5 major uses: the Chien-Tai Department Store; offices; private residential apartments; the Grand Formosa Hotel; and an observation deck.
- The building's shape is based on the Chinese character of 高 (Kao), which is the first word in the city's name.
- Contains the highest hotels rooms in Taiwan ROC, and the 2nd highest hotels rooms in the world, after Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai.
- Replaced Grand 50 Tower as the tallest building in Kaohsiung.
- Replaced Shin Kong Life Tower as the tallest building in Taiwan.
- Tallest building in Taiwan from 1997 through 2003 when Taipei 101 took the crown of tallest.
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More InformationTechnical Data
1,240.16 ft
1,140.09 ft
1,140.09 ft
1,118.76 ft
85
5
1994
1997
54
Involved Companies
Architect:
Also recorded for this building:
General contractor, Elevator supplier, Facade designer, Structural engineering, MEP engineering, Elevator engineering, Construction company, Owner, Developer, Wind surveyor, Facade engineering
Features & Amenities
- One of the city's famous buildings