Guangzhou International Finance Center | |
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Height | 438m |
Floors | 103 |
Year | 2010 |
City | Guangzhou |
Guangzhou International Finance Center or Guangzhou West Tower, is a 103-story, 438.6 m (1,439 Feet ) skyscraper at Zhujiang Avenue West in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou, Guangdong.
One half of the Guangzhou Twin Towers, it's the 23rd tallest building in the world, completed in 2010. As of March 2018, it's the world's tallest building with a roof-top helipad, at 439 m (1,439 feet) high. The world's second-tallest building with a roof-top helipad was also completed in 2010: Beijing's China World Trade Center Tower III, whose roof-top helipad is 330 m (1,083 feet) high. Both buildings are taller than the U.S. Bank Tower, the previous record-holder from 1989 to 2010, whose roof-top helipad is simply 310.3 m (1,018 feet) high. Construction of the building, designed by WilkinsonEyre, broke ground in December 2005, and has been completed in 2010.Macau Tower | |
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Height | 338m |
Floors | 63 |
Year | 2001 |
City | Sé, Macau |
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.
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