Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre | |
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澳門旅遊塔會展娛樂中心 Centro de Convenções e Entretenimento da Torre de Macau |
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View underneath Macau Tower showing the outer rim.
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General information | |
Type | Communications, mixed use |
Location | Sé, Macau, China |
Coordinates | 22°10′47″N 113°32′12″E / 22.17972°N 113.53667°ECoordinates: 22°10′47″N 113°32′12″E / 22.17972°N 113.53667°E |
Construction started | 1998 |
Completed | 2001 |
Opening | December 19, 2001 |
Owner | Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau, S.A.R.L. (STDM) |
Management | Shun Holdings |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 338 m (1,108.9 ft) |
Top floor | 223 m (731.6 ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Craig Craig Moller Ltd. |
Structural engineer | Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd. |
Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre (Chinese: 澳門旅遊塔會展娛樂中心; Portuguese: Centro de Convenções e Entretenimento da Torre de Macau), also known as Macau Tower, is a tower located in Sé, Macau, China. The tower measures 338 m (1,109 ft) in height from ground level to the highest point. An observation deck with panoramic views, restaurants, theaters, shopping malls and the Skywalk X, a thrilling walking tour around the outer rim. It offers the best view of Macau and in recent years has been used for a variety of adventurous activities. At 233 meters, the Macau Tower's tethered "skyjump" and Bungee jump by AJ Hackett from the tower's outer rim, is the highest commercial skyjump in the world (233 meters), and the second highest commercial decelerator descent facility in the world, after Vegas' Stratosphere skyjump at 252 meters. The tower was created by the architecture firm of Craig Craig Moller.
The tower is one of the members of the World Federation of Great Towers. Besides being used for observation and entertainment, the tower is also used for telecommunications and broadcasting.
On a visit to Auckland, New Zealand, Hong Kong casino billionaire Stanley Ho Hung-Sun was so impressed by the Sky Tower in Auckland that he commissioned a similar one to be built in Macau. The tower was designed by New Zealand engineering firm Beca Group and Gordon Moller of Craig Craig Moller architects for Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau. Construction work of the tower started in 1998, and the tower was officially opened on December 19, 2001.
Project Architect: Les Dykstra
On December 17, 2006, the father of contemporary bungee jumping, A J Hackett, and popular artist Edison Chen broke two Guinness World Records at the Macau Tower. A J Hackett, broke his own Guinness World Record of "The Highest Bungee Jump from a Building" achieved in 1987 from the Eiffel Tower. Edison Chen represented Macau Tower in the inaugural jump to bid for "The World's Highest Bungee Jump Facility".