Macau Tower ( Chinese 澳門 旅遊 塔 會展 娛樂 中心 , port of Torre de Macau , full name of the port of Centro de Convenções e Entretenimento da Torre de Macau ) is a high-rise building in Macau , a tourist attraction . It is used mainly as an , performs communication functions, operates a , a cafe and a 3D cinema, retail outlets [1] . With a height of 338 meters, it is the tallest building in Macau and the 18th tallest building in China; and also ranks 19th on the list of the tallest television towers in the world.
| Macau tower 澳門 旅遊 塔 會展 娛樂 中心 Torre de macau | |
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| Location |  Macau ,  China |
| Building | 1998-2001 |
| Using | observation tower, television and radio communications, restaurant |
| Height | |
| Antenna / Spire | 338 m |
| Weight | ≈58 000 t |
| Top floor | 223 m |
| Technical specifications | |
| Number of floors | 63 |
| Number of elevators | 3 |
| Architect | Craig Craig Moller Ltd. |
| Owner | |
| On the map | |
Information and photos on Emporis | |
SkyscraperPage Page | |
Description
The tower is equipped with high-speed elevators: their maximum speed reaches 540 meters per minute (32.4 km / h; lifting from 0 to 235 meters takes 40 seconds) [1] . For visitors with strong nerves, the Skywalk X attraction is available - an open-air walk along the outer rim of the tower, as well as the highest bungee and sky-jumping sites in the world [3] (the cost of the first jump is 3588 sticks and the second jump is 1288 patak; sky-jump - 3188 patak; a walk with insurance on the outer surface of the head - 888 patak; climbing to the top of the tower spire - 2488 patak) [4] . From the observation platform , located at an altitude of 235 meters and having an area of 734 m² [1] , a panorama with a radius of up to 55 kilometers opens. This platform has two levels, a glass floor and makes a complete revolution around its axis in one hour [1] . The structure withstands winds blowing at a speed of 300 km / h. The height of the steel spire is 90 meters.
- Main characteristics
- Construction: from 1998 to 2001
- Height: 338 m (on the spire), 235 m (observation deck), 223 m (upper floor)
- Mass: ≈58,000 tons [1]
- Storeys: 63
- Lifts: 3
- Construction Cost: $ 200 Million
- Architect: Craig Craig Moller Ltd.
- Principal Engineers: Beca Carter Hollings and Ferner Ltd.
- Owner:
History
Having once visited New Zealand Auckland , billionaire was struck by the Sky Tower there . He decided to build the same building in his homeland, in Macau.
The construction of the skyscraper began in 1998, it was officially opened on December 19, 2001 [5] . At the time the construction was completed, the Macau Tower was on the 14th line in the list of the highest free-standing telecommunication towers in the world.
December 17, 2006 from the tower, from a height of 233 meters [6] , the famous extreme made a bungee jump - he broke his own record, entered in the Guinness Book of Records , "the highest bungee jump from a building." Prior to this, since 1987, the championship belonged to the jump from the Eiffel Tower , which he himself completed [7] .
TV Tower
- A bungee jump from the tower in 2007 was made by the actor Jack Osbourne in one of the episodes of the reality show Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie .
- A bungee jump from the tower was made by chef Anthony Bourdain in one of the episodes of the television show .
- In 2012, the Tower was the venue for the photo shoot in the 10th episode of the 18th season of the American Top Model reality show.
- In 2012, in the third episode of the third season of the TV show “The ” and Warwick Davis walked on the Skywalk X attraction, after which the latter made a controlled descent to the ground from there.
- In the Tower, it was necessary to go through three missions: climb onto the spire, walk along the outer rim and jump from it in the February 17, 2013 issue of the Korean reality show " Running Man ". Assignments were performed by film actor and film actress .
- The tower served as an “obstacle” in the April 22, 2007 release of the reality show “ ”, in two 2008 episodes of the reality show “The ” and in one of the 2014 releases of reality show " ".
Macau Tower Bungee Jump
Attraction Skywalk X - an open-air walk along the outer rim of the tower.
Observation deck
In the shopping area
At night
See also
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
- List of tallest buildings in Asia
- List of tallest buildings in China ;
- List of tallest buildings in Asia
- List of tallest television towers
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Macau Tower (Russian) on the site chinatrips.ru
- ↑ Hope Sagittarius. Jump from a skyscraper: bungee jumping in Macau (Russian) on elle.ru , April 3, 2015
- ↑ Macau Tower Sky Jump (unreachable link) (English) (Chinese) at macau.com
- ↑ Book Now »AJ Hackett Macau Tower . www.ajhackett.com. Circulation date May 12, 2019.
- ↑ Macau Tower (English) (German) (French) on structurae.net
- ↑ History 1986 Today ( ) at
- ↑ Macau Tower Launched the World's Highest Commercial Bungy Jump Breaking Two Guinness World Records on the Tower's official website, December 17, 2006 Archived from the original on August 4, 2007
Links
- Tower Official Website (English) (Chinese)
- Facebook profile (China)
- Macau Tower - Theme video selection on youtube.com
- Macau Tower at travelchinaguide.com
- Macau Tower on great-towers.com