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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