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Chang-Gu World Trade Center

Sanmin District, Taiwan

The 385th tallest building in the world

222 m · 728 ft

The Chang-Gu World Trade Center (; pinyin: Chánggǔ Shìmào Liánhéguó Dàlóu), also known as Grand 50 Tower, is a 222-metre (728 ft) tall skyscraper in Sanmin District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It was completed in 1992 and was designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners, who also designed the 85 Sky tower, and the Taipei 101. It was the first building in Taiwan to reach a height of 50 floors, as is highlighted by its alternative name.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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