Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza

The Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza (Chinese: 宏總亞太財經廣場; pinyin: Hóng zǒng yàtài cáijīng guǎngchǎng) is a 169.8 metres (557 ft) tall skyscraper in Lingya District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It was completed in 1992 and was designed by Hoy Architects & Associates. It was the first building in Taiwan to reach a height of 150 m.[1]

Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza
宏總亞太財經廣場
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General information
StatusCompleted
Typeskyscraper
ClassificationCommercial
LocationLingya, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates22°36′42″N 120°18′07″E / 22.61167°N 120.30194°E / 22.61167; 120.30194
Completed1992 (1992)
Height
Architectural169.8 metres (557 ft)
Tip169.8 metres (557 ft)
Technical details
Floor count47 (42 above and 5 below)
Lifts/elevators15
Grounds72,331.82 square metres (778,573.2 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architecture firmHoy Architects & Associates

History

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After its completion in April 1992, the Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza became the tallest building in Taiwan surpassing the 143.4 meters high Tuntex Tower in Taipei. However, it only kept this title for 3 months when the Chang-Gu World Trade Center in Kaohsiung was completed on 9 July 1992.[2][3]

Preceded by Tallest building in Taiwan
April 1992 – July 1992
Succeeded by

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza - The Skyscraper Center". Skyscrapercenter.com.
  2. ^ "Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza - The SkyscraperPage". Skyscraperpage.com.
  3. ^ "Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza - Emporis". Emporis. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)