Bitexco Financial Tower

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Bitexco Financial Tower
Tòa nhà Bitexco Financial, Tháp Tài chính Bitexco
Alternative names	Tháp Tài Chính, Tháp Bitexco, Tháp Financial Tower, Tòa nhà Bitexco Financial
Record height
Tallest in Vietnam from 2010 to 2011[I]
Preceded by	Saigon Trade Center
Surpassed by	Landmark 72
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Shopping mall Office Restaurant
Architectural style	Futuristic
Location	District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Coordinates	10°46′18″N 106°42′16″E / 10.77167°N 106.70444°E / 10.77167; 106.70444
Groundbreaking	September 2005; 18 years ago (2005-09)
Construction started	June 2007; 16 years ago (2007-06)
Topped-out	2010; 14 years ago (2010)
Opening	31 October 2010; 13 years ago (2010-10-31)
Owner	Bitexco Group
Management	Turner International, DLS
Height
Roof	262.5 meters (861 ft)
Top floor	258.5 meters (848 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	68 (and 3 basement floors)
Floor area	114,000 square metres (1,230,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	16
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Carlos Zapata Studio, Jean-Marie Duthilleul and Etienne Tricaud AREP[1]
Developer	Bitexco Group
Engineer	DSA Engineering (M&E)
Structural engineer	Leslie E. Robertson Associates RLLP and VNCC
Main contractor	Hyundai Engineering and Construction
References
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Bitexco Financial Tower (Vietnamese: Tháp Tài chính Bitexco) is a skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. At its completion in 2010, it became the tallest building in Vietnam and kept this status until January 2011, when it was surpassed by Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower. With 68 floors above ground and three basements, the building has a height of 262.5 metres (861 ft), making it the second tallest building in the city, fourth tallest in Vietnam, and the 412th tallest in the world, as of May 2022.^[3]

The tower is owned by Bitexco Group, a Vietnamese multi-industry corporation, with a focus on real estate development. The building also houses the Ho Chi Minh City office of Bitexco Group, while its headquarters are in Hanoi.^[4]

The tower was designed by Carlos Zapata, Design Principal and Founder of Carlos Zapata Studio, with French company AREP as architect of record. Designer Zapata, who was born in Venezuela but is based in New York City, drew inspiration for this skyscraper's unique shape from Vietnam's national flower, the Lotus.^[5]

The tower was officially inaugurated on 31 October 2010. In 2013, CNN named the Bitexco Financial Tower one of the 25 Great Skyscraper Icons of Construction.^[5] In 2015, Thrillist named the Bitexco Financial Tower the #2 Coolest Skyscraper in the World.^[6]