Bitexco Financial Tower

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. 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 representative office of Bitexco Group, while its headquarters are in Hanoi. The tower was designed by Carlos Zapata, Design Principal and Founder of Carlos Zapata Studio, with AREP as architect of record. Designed by Carlos Zapata, drew inspiration for this skyscraper's unique shape from Vietnam's national flower, the Lotus. 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. In 2015, Thrillist named the Bitexco Financial Tower the #2 Coolest Skyscraper in the World.

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