85 Sky Tower
85 Sky Tower | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Mixed Use (Office building, Hotel, Shopping mall) |
Location | Lingya, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Coordinates | 22°36′42″N 120°18′00″E / 22.61167°N 120.30000°E |
Construction started | 1994 |
Completed | 1997 |
Cost | NT$ 5 billion |
Height | |
Architectural | 347.5 m (1,140 ft)[1] |
Tip | 378.0 m (1,240 ft) |
Antenna spire | 378.0 m (1,240 ft) |
Roof | 347.5 m (1,140 ft) |
Top floor | 341.0 m (1,119 ft)[1] |
Observatory | 341.0 m (1,119 ft)[1] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 85 (+5 basement floors)[1] |
Floor area | 306,337 m2 (3,297,384 sq ft)[1] |
Lifts/elevators | 54[1] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | C.Y. Lee[1] |
Structural engineer | Evergreen Consulting Engineering[1] |
Website | |
http://www.85sky-tower.com/ | |
References | |
[1][2] |
85 Sky Tower (Chinese:
As of 2023, the building is almost entirely unoccupied except for a few condominiums (some subleased as short-term rentals) and offices between the 12th to 35th floors. Many floors have not been used in decades, and their conditions have become dirty and run-down.[3] When the building first opened, it once housed a department store, indoor amusement park, five-star hotel, observatory, steakhouse and disco, VIP club and spa, and other amenities.
The building was designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners and Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, and has an unusual 'prong' design with two separate 39-floor sections, which merge into a single central tower rising to a spire. This unique design leaves a substantial space below the central part of the tower. The design was inspired by the Chinese character KAO (
There is no 44th floor in the building due to Tetraphobia), so the 43rd floor connects directly to the 45th floor; the 57th floor, a mechanical floor, is numbered 57A. The pyramid shaped crown is the equivalent of three stories high and is hence marketed as 83–85 to arrive at a round number. There is no elevator access to floors above 80.
Occupancy[edit]
Floor 34 and 35 are currently leased by Look Hotel Group (Chinese:
Atrium[edit]
There is an Atrium that extends from Level 45's Shimmer Ballroom (as of 2015 the entire floor is dark and unoccupied) to Level 83; it is one of the highest continuous atriums in the world.
Floor Directory[edit]
- 83-85: Mechanical
- 81: Radio Broadcasting Facility
- 77-79: Palace VIP Private Club & Spa (ceased operations)
- 76: Sexy Disco Bar (ceased operations)
- 75: Teppanyaki restaurant (ceased operations)
- 74: Observatory (ceased operations)
- 71-73: unoccupied
- 46-70: Guest Rooms (ceased operations)
- 43-45: Meeting Rooms and Ballrooms (no 44th floor) (ceased operations)
- 38-42: Hotel Facilities (ceased operations)
- 36-37: M/E/P
- 13-35: Offices & Residential condominiums(School of Banking and Finance, NSYSU)
- 12: Nikko Plaza (sky lobby for offices & condos)
- 8-11: Chien-Tai Indoor Amusement Park (ceased operations)
- B1, 2-7: Chien-Tai Daimaru Department Store (ceased operations)
- 1: Lobby
- B5-B3: Parking garage
Transportation[edit]
The building is accessible within five blocks walking distance west of Sanduo Shopping District Station of the Kaohsiung MRT.
See also[edit]
- List of tallest buildings in Taiwan
- List of tallest buildings in Kaohsiung
- List of tallest buildings
- List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
- List of tallest freestanding steel structures
Gallery[edit]
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85 Sky Tower viewed at night.
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85 Sky Tower dominating Kaohsiung's skyline.
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85 Sky Tower illuminated at night
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View of Kaohsiung's streets from 85 Sky Tower's observation deck
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85 Sky Tower viewed from below
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85 Sky Tower viewed from below
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85 Sky Tower Observation Deck
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85 Sky Tower at sunset
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tuntex Sky Tower - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 122136". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "
高 雄 85大 樓 關 鍵 字 曝「外 約 」網 驚 賣 屋 倒 貨潮:超 高城 中城 鬼才 買 ". 8 November 2022. - ^ DeAeth, Duncan (26 December 2018). "Kaohsiung's 85 Sky Tower Hotel to go up for auction in January". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
External links[edit]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Tuntex Sky Tower on CTBUH Skyscraper Center
- Emporis
- Tuntex & Chien-Tai Tower at Structurae
Geographic data related to 85 Sky Tower at OpenStreetMap