Bitexco Financial Tower
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| Alternative names | Tháp Tài Chính, Tháp Bitexco, Tháp Financial Tower, Tòa nhà Bitexco Financial |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in Vietnam from 2010 to 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Saigon Trade Center |
| Surpassed by | Landmark 72 |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Shopping mall Office Restaurant |
| Location | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City |
| Coordinates | 10°46′18″N 106°42′16″E / 10.77167°N 106.70444°ECoordinates: 10°46′18″N 106°42′16″E / 10.77167°N 106.70444°E |
| Groundbreaking | September 2005 |
| Construction started | 2007 |
| Topped-out | 2010 |
| Opening | 31 October 2010 |
| Owner | Bitexco Group |
| Management |
Turner International, DLS |
| Height | |
| Roof | 262.5 meters (861 ft) |
| Top floor | 258.5 meters (848 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 68 (and 3 basement floors) |
| Floor area | 100,000 square metres (1,100,000 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 16 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Carlos Zapata Studio, Jean-Marie Duthilleul and Etienne Tricaud AREP |
| Developer | Bitexco Group |
| Engineer | DSA Engineering (M&E) |
| Structural engineer | Leslie E. Robertson Associates RLLP and VNCC |
| Main contractor | Hyundai Engineering and Construction |
| References | |
Bitexco Financial Tower (Vietnamese: Tháp Tài chính Bitexco) is a 68-Storey, 262.5 m skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. At completion in 2010, it became the tallest building in Vietnam and kept this status until January 2011, when it was surpassed by Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower. Bitexco Financial Tower is owned by Bitexco Group, a Vietnamese company. With 68 floors above ground and three basements, the building has a height of 262.5 metres (861 ft), making it the tallest building in the city, the 3rd tallest in Vietnam, and the 124th tallest in the world, as of the beginning of 2016.
The tower is owned by Bitexco Group, a multi-industry corporation, with a focus on real estate development. The building also houses the Ho Chi Minh City office of Bitexco Group, while its headquarters are in Hanoi.
The tower was designed by Carlos Zapata, Design Principal and Founder of Carlos Zapata Studio (www.cz-studio.com), with French company AREP as architect of record. Designer Zapata, who was born in Venezuela but is based in New York City, drew inspiration for this skyscraper's unique shape from Vietnam's national flower, the Lotus.
The tower was officially inaugurated on October 31, 2010. In 2013, CNN.com named the Bitexco Financial Tower one of the 25 Great Skyscraper Icons of Construction. And in 2015, Thrillist.com named the Bitexco Financial Tower the #2 Coolest Skyscraper in the World.
The groundbreaking ceremony was held in September 2005. Two years later, in June 2007, construction of the tower started. The tower topped out in mid-2010 and had its inauguration ceremony on 31 October 2010.
Amongst other international awards and recognitions, on November 30, 2011, Bitexco Financial Tower received the “Excellence in structure engineering awards 2011” in the “International structure over $100 million” category. NCSEA.
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