Height: 262
meters
Cost to
build: US$220 million
Completion
date: October 31, 2010
Fast fact:
With speeds of seven meters per second, the elevators in the building are the
third-fastest in the world.
The Bitexco
Financial Tower may no longer be the tallest building in Vietnam, but it still
defines Ho Chi Minh City’s skyline.
Designed to
represent Vietnam’s national flower, the lotus, this 262-meter skyscraper is
meant to characterize the beauty and growth of the city below.
It's
ambitious, and it's in your face, much like its host city.
There's an
observation deck on the 47th floor, where visitors get a 360-degree view of
HCMC, and a helipad on the 50th level, creating one of the structures most
salient features.
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