Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza Explained

Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza
Native Name:宏總亞太財經廣場
Native Name Lang:zho
Coordinates:22.6117°N 120.3019°W
Map Dot Label:Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza
Status:complete
Building Type:skyscraper
Classification:Commercial
Location:Lingya, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Destruction Date:-->
Floor Count:47 (42 above and 5 below)
Elevator Count:15
Architecture Firm:Hoy Architects & Associates

The Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza is a tall skyscraper in Lingya District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It was completed in 1992 and was designed by Hoy Architects & Associates. It was the first building in Taiwan to reach a height of 150 m.[1]

History

After its completion in April 1992, the Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza became the tallest building in Taiwan surpassing the 143.4 meters high Tuntex Tower in Taipei. However, it only kept this title for 3 months when the Chang-Gu World Trade Center in Kaohsiung was completed on 9 July 1992.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza - The Skyscraper Center. Skyscrapercenter.com.
  2. Web site: Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza - The SkyscraperPage. Skyscraperpage.com.
  3. Web site: Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza - Emporis. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221211513/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/122137/asia-pacific-financial-plaza-kaohsiung-city-taiwan. dead. February 21, 2015. Emporis.