The Saigon Trade Center is a high-rise building in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was constructed from April 1994 and completed in July 1997 and with a height of 145 metres (476 ft), it was the tallest building in Vietnam from 1997 until 2010, when it was surpassed by the Bitexco Financial Tower.

Saigon Trade Center
Tòa nhà Trung tâm Thương mại Sài Gòn
Map
Record height
Tallest in Vietnam from 1997 to 2010[I]
Preceded bySaigon Centre Tower 1
Surpassed byBitexco Financial Tower
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice, retail, restaurant
Location37 Ton Duc Thang Boulevard, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Construction startedApril 1994
Completed1997
OpeningJuly 1997
Height
Antenna spire160 m (520 ft)
Roof145 m (476 ft)
Top floor137 m (449 ft)
Technical details
Floor count33 (and 2 underground)
Floor area55,792 m2 (600,540 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators12
Design and construction
Architect(s)WMKY Architects Engineer Ltd. (Hong Kong)
DeveloperLUKS Industrial Ltd. (Hong Kong)
References
[1]

The building has 33 floors with a total floor area of over 54,000 square meters. There are 10 elevators used for customers, 2 elevators used for service purpose only. The building has three antennas, which make the total height of the building increase to 160 meters. On the roof of the building, there is a coffee shop called "Panorama", visitors can see the city view and skyline from their seat.

Saigon Trade Center is built by reinforced concrete and glass cladding for exterior.

Floor plan[2]

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Floors Purpose
Basement 1-2 Parking
Floor 1 Office
Floor 2-5 Retail
Floor 6-30 Office
Floor 30-33 Bar, restaurant

References

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  1. ^ "Saigon Trade Center". SkyscraperPage.
  2. ^ "Trung tâm Thương mại Saigon Trade Center - ĐC 1: 65 Lê Lợi, Phường Bến Nghé - Trung tam Thuong mai Saigon Trade Center - DC 1: 65 le Loi, Phuong Ben Nghe | Ciao.vn". Archived from the original on 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
Records
Preceded by Tallest Building in Vietnam
1997—2010
145 m
Succeeded by
Preceded by Tallest Building in Ho Chi Minh City
1997—2010
145 m
Succeeded by

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