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Macau Tower


Height: 338m
Location: Sé, Macau
Year: 2001
Macau Tower

Carlton Centre


Height: 223m
Location: Johannesburg
Year: 1973
Carlton Centre

Carlton Centre vs Macau Tower


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Carlton Centre

Carlton Centre

Height

223m
Floors50
Year1973
CityJohannesburg

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The Carlton Centre is a 50 story skyscraper and shopping centre situated in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa. In 223 metres (732 feet ), it is the second tallest building in Africa following The Leonardo and the tallest office building. The foundations of both buildings in the complex are 5 m (16 feet ) in diameter and extend 15 m (49 feet ) down to the bedrock, 35 m (115 feet ) below street level.



The building houses both offices and shops, and has over 46 percent of the floor area below ground level. The Carlton Centre is linked to the Carlton Hotel by a below-ground shopping centre with over 180 shops.

Source: Wikipedia
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Macau Tower

Macau Tower

Height

338m
Floors63
Year2001
CitySé, Macau

Informations

Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre (Chinese: ???????????; Portuguese: Centro de Convenções e Entretenimento da Torre de Macau), also called Macau Tower (Chinese: ???; Jyutping: ou3 mun4*two taap3; Portuguese: Torre de Macau), is a tower located in Sé, Macau. The tower measures 338 m (1,109 ft) in height from ground level to the maximum point. Its observation deck includes views, restaurants, theatres, shopping malls and the Skywalk X, a walking tour around the outer rim. It offers the best view of Macau and lately has been used for a variety of adventurous activities. At 233 metres, the Macau Tower's tethered'skyjump' and Bungee jump by AJ Hackett in the tower's outer rim, is the highest commercial skyjump on earth (233 metres), and the second highest commercial decelerator descent facility in the world, after Vegas' Stratosphere skyjump at 252 metres.The tower was created by Moller Architects and is one of the members of the World Federation of Great Towers. Beyond observation and amusement, the tower can also be used for telecommunications and broadcasting. The Grand Lisboa hotel are the most recognizable landmarks in the Macau skyline.

Source: Wikipedia

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