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85 Sky Tower

Skyscraper in Lingya, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Field	Value
name	85 Sky Tower
image	Kaohsiung Taiwan Kaohsiung-85-Building-01.jpg
status	Complete
location	Lingya, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
coordinates
building_type	Mixed Use (Office building, Hotel, Shopping mall)
start_date	1994
completion_date	1997
cost	NT$ 5 billion
references
roof	347.5 m
tip	378.0 m
top_floor	341.0 m
antenna_spire	378.0 m
architectural	347.5 m
observatory	341.0 m
floor_count	85 (+5 basement floors)
floor_area	306337 m2
elevator_count	54
architect	C.Y. Lee
structural_engineer	Evergreen Consulting Engineering

85 Sky Tower (), formerly known as the T & C Tower or Tuntex Sky Tower, is an 85-story skyscraper in Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The structure is 347.5 m high. An antenna increases the pinnacle height to 378 m. Constructed from 1994 to 1997 by the now-defunct Tuntex Group, it is the tallest building in Kaohsiung, and the 2nd tallest in Taiwan after the Taipei 101.

As of 2023, the building is almost entirely unoccupied except for a few condominiums (some subleased as short-term rentals) and offices from the 12th to 35th floors. Many floors have not been used in decades, and their conditions have become dirty and run-down. 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 Gāo (高), which means "tall" and is part of the city's Chinese name. John W. Milton was Project Director on behalf of Turner International Inc. (New York), a subsidiary of Turner Construction.

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

Floor 34 and 35 are currently leased by Look Hotel Group (). The 85 Sky Tower Hotel (ceased operations) () occupied floors 37 to 85, and it owned the observation deck. Office space and studio apartments occupy each side of the lower floors.

Atrium

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

83–85: Mechanical
81: Radio Broadcasting Facility
77–79: Palace VIP Private Club and 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: Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (M/E/P)
13–35: Offices and Residential condominiums (School of Banking and Finance, NSYSU)
12: Nikko Plaza (sky lobby for offices and condominiums)
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

The building is accessible within five blocks' walking distance west of Sanduo Shopping District Station of the Kaohsiung MRT, and within two blocks' walking distance east of the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center light rail station.

Gallery

File:Kaohsiung Skyline 2020.jpg|85 Sky Tower viewed at night File:Asian Pacific Finacial Plaza and Tuntex Sky Tower 20130723.jpg|85 Sky Tower dominating Kaohsiung's skyline File:Tuntex Sky Tower night.JPG|85 Sky Tower illuminated at night File:Kaohsiung Tuntex Sky Tower Blick von der Aussichtsplattform 19.jpg|View of Kaohsiung's streets from 85 Sky Tower's observation deck File:85大樓.JPG|85 Sky Tower viewed from below File:Kaohsiung Tuntex Sky Tower 21.jpg|85 Sky Tower viewed from below File:Kaohsiung Tuntex Sky Tower Innen Aussichtsplattform.jpg|85 Sky Tower Observation Deck (ceased operations) File:Kaohsiung sunset.jpg|85 Sky Tower at sunset

References

"Tuntex Sky Tower - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
"Emporis building ID 122136". [[Emporis]].
(8 November 2022). "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".
(26 December 2018). "Kaohsiung's 85 Sky Tower Hotel to go up for auction in January". Taiwan News.

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