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  Bangkok Highrises - Baiyoke Tower II
Baiyoke 2 is the first building in Bangkok to rise taller than 300m.
Baiyoke 2 is one of the first high-rise buildings in Bangkok which utilised high strength concrete for construction, it was also at the time completion, the world's tallest reinforced concrete structure.
The proposed 140m high telecommunication tower on top of the tower would also stake B2 claim for world's tallest building title (although any such claim would be highly contested in the same light as the Sears vs Petronas case).
www.geocities.com /topsyturvy_6051/b2.html   (240 words)

  
 Bangkok Highrises - Baiyoke Tower
Baiyoke Tower is first building in Thailand to rise more than 40 storeys and once the tallest building in Bangkok.
Built at the beginning of Bangkok's construction boom, the building once the best known landmark in Bangkok is now overshadowed by its new neighbour, the Baiyoke II.
This building is perhaps best remembered for its quirky use of colours: the balcony painted in hues of rainbows which dissolves into different colours as it ascends the building.
www.geocities.com /topsyturvy_6051/baiyoke.html   (108 words)

  
 Sears Tower Summary
The Sears Tower Skydeck observation deck on the 103rd floor of the tower is 1,353 feet (412 m) above ground and is a famous tourist attraction.
The Sears Tower is the tallest office building in the United States, and it retains the world record when measuring the height from the sidewalk level of the main entrance to the top of the antenna.
The Sears Tower's ZIP Code, 60606, was a catalyst of various apocalypse-related rumors surrounding the date June 6, 2006 (also 06/06/06) - a play on 666, the Number of the Beast.
www.bookrags.com /Sears_Tower   (1926 words)

  
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The Freedom Tower is intended to be taller than Chicago's Sears Tower and become the tallest building in the United States, and among the tallest buildings in the world when completed.
As the tower itself rises from this cubic base, its square edges are chamfered back, transforming the square into eight tall isosceles triangles in elevation, or an elongated square antiprism.
Emaar, the builders of the Burj Dubai tower, are keeping the final height of their building a secret, but speculation is that it will have height of over 2,600 feet (800 m) when it is finished in 2008, three to four years before Freedom Tower.
www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Freedom_Tower   (2491 words)

  
 Borj-e Milad information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Borj-e Milad (Persian: برج میلاد) is Iran's tallest tower.
Milad Tower is also claimed to be the fourth tallest free standing structure in the world, and the first considering the vast functional structure on its top and the only tower with an octagonal base, symbolizing traditional Persian architecture.
The Milad Tower is predicted to replace the long-time symbol of Tehran, the Azadi Tower.
c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Borj-e_Milad   (339 words)

  
 World's tallest structures information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The CN Tower in Toronto stands at 553.33 m (1,815 ft) tall, and it is the tallest freestanding structure above ground.
The tallest tower built of wood is currently the transmission tower of the transmitter Gliwice in Poland at 118 meters.
The Ostankino Tower and the CN Tower are excluded from these categories because they are not "habitable buildings", which are defined as frame structures made with floors and walls throughout.
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 WTC - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The complex towers were designed by Japanese American architect Minoru Yamasaki with Antonio Brittiochi in one of the most striking American implementations of the architectural ethic of Le Corbusier, as well as the seminal expression of Yamasaki's gothic modernist tendencies.
The difference in height between the two towers was because of a Port Authority request to have two floors, the 43rd and the 67th, in 1 WTC raised, the lower of the taller floors being a cafeteria for PANY workers.
As a memorial to the victims of the bombing of the tower, a reflecting pool was installed with the names of those who had been killed in the blast.
www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=WTC   (4188 words)

  
 Jin Mao Building   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Along with the Oriental Pearl Tower, it is a centerpiece of the renowned Pudong skyline.
The tower is built around an octagon-shaped concrete shear wall core surrounded by 8 exterior composite supercolumns and 8 exterior steel columns.
Lined with 28 annular corridors and staircases arrayed in a spiral, it is 27m in diameter with a clear height of approximately 115m.(1) It is one of the tallest atriums in the world, the tallest being Burj Al Arab's.
www.tocatch.info /en/Shanghai_Grand_Hyatt.htm   (1358 words)

  
 Tallest Hotel in the World - 2Bangkok.com Forum
Pity Baiyoke did not complete the top of their building with the lovely blue cupola that was first shown.
The official height of Baiyoke II is 304m, as antennas are not counted in the structural height.
Yes, The Stamford in Singapore (226m) was the tallest before Baiyoke II was finished and shortly held the record.
www.angkor.com /2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showthread.php?t=248   (1227 words)

  
 Eiffel Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Eiffel Tower (pronounced /'aifəl'taʊɚ/; French: La Tour Eiffel, pronounced /'tur,e'fel/) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine in Paris.
The Eiffel Tower is the highest structure in Paris, with the second-highest being the Tour Montparnasse.
The Eiffel Tower served as a billboard for Citroën from 1925 to 1934.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eiffel_tower   (2677 words)

  
 New York Architecture Images- "Tallest building in the world!!"
The new tower's unique, three-sided design will ascend in a series of stages, around a supportive central core and boast a total of 160 floors, accessible via a series of double-decker elevators.
Besides beating the Taipei Tower, which stands at 508 metres tall, Burj Dubai will also be considerably taller than the CN tower in Toronto, Canada, which stands at 553 metres tall though is without a multiple floor structure.
The tower will be used for offices, residential apartments, hotels and shops and will be surrounded at its base by a man-made lake.
www.nyc-architecture.com /ARCH/Notes-Tallest.htm   (972 words)

  
 World's Tallest Buildings
The Sears Tower remained the tallest building in the world until February 13, 1996.
The Sears Tower continues to be the tallest building in North America.
The height to the top of the roof is 1,450 feet and the height to the highest occupied floor is 1,431.
www.buildings.com /Articles/detail.asp?ArticleID=379   (356 words)

  
 Factacular : Towers
Built in 2000, at 1,102 ft it is the 22nd highest tower in the world and the 7th highest in Asia
Germany's highest building is roughly equal in height to that of the Eiffel tower
The thrill ride at the top of the tower, The Big Shot, is the highest in the world at 1,081 feet (329 m)
www.factacular.com /subjects/Towers   (453 words)

  
 Siam Century : World Thailand Shopping Mall - Shopping mall for products from Thailand such as thai gifts, thai ...
Baiyoke Tower II is well worth a visit if you have the time – and of course if you are OK with heights!
This 90-storey tower went straight into the record books as the tallest building in Thailand and the world’s tallest hotel.
Details: Baiyoke Tower II is open Monday to Friday from 10:30 to 22:00 during the week and 09:30-22:00 at weekends and on holidays.
www.siamcentury.com /baiyoke.html   (397 words)

  
 Baiyoke Tower- Bangkok, Thailand - VirtualTourist.com
The Baiyoke Tower was opened in 1998 and the building is 309 metres high.
Baiyoke II Tower have 304 meter high and 85 floors.
Less you worry about earthquakes, the piling of the tower runs 65m deep underground (~22 storey building) and the inside of the building occupies an area of 179400 square meters (or about 80 soccer fields).
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Thailand/Central_Eastern_Thailand/Bangkok-1445238/Things_To_Do-Bangkok-Baiyoke_Tower-BR-1.html   (1393 words)

  
 The Center - Encyclopedia - Fansub TV
The Center (traditional Chinese: 中環中心) is the fourth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after Two International Finance Centre (88 storeys), Central Plaza and Bank of China Tower.
The Cullinan North and South Towers Â· Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Â· Sorrento Towers 1-3 and 5-6 Â· Langham Place Office Tower Â· The HarbourSide Â· The Harbourfront Landmark Â· The Arch Â· Victoria Towers 1-3 Â· Banyan Garden Towers 1-3 and 5-8 Â· Liberte Towers 1-3 and 5-8 Â· Enterprise Square III Â· Queen's Garden Block A-C Â· Metro Harbourview Tower 1-10 Â· Langham Place Hotel
Metro Plaza Towers 1-2 Â· Cable TV Tower Â· Ocean Pointe Towers 1-3 Â· Oscar By The Sea Towers 5-8 Â· Ocean Shores Towers 1-3, 5-13 and 15-17 Â· Caribbean Coast Towers 6-12 and 15-16
www.fansub.tv /encyclopedia.php?title=The_Center&redirect=no   (503 words)

  
 2Bangkok.com - Vertigo Restaurant
On top of the Thai Wah II Tower on Sathorn Road is the amazing Vertigo Restaurant.
A neat ad from a restaurant on the Thai Wah II Tower is here.
Thai Wah II is Bangkok's seventh tallest building and was completed in 1996.
www.2bangkok.com /2bangkok/buildings/thaiwah2/vertigorestaurant.shtml   (345 words)

  
 The Tallest Buildings in the World
Hopefully, this is the site where you can find the information you need about those wonderful tall buildings all around our planet.
Television and Communication Tower will have a different colour from lets say Skyscraper or Office buildings.
Nobody was injured but the tower was closed for some days.
hem.passagen.se /alphaz2/towers.htm   (424 words)

  
 Skyscrapers/Wolkenkratzer/Wolkenkrabbers/Gratte-ciel/Hochhauser/high-rise buildings Bangkok, Thailand
Baiyoke Tower II (304m/997f, 85 stories, 1998), Thailand's tallest building.
In the first picture you see can Baiyoke Tower II on the right and Baiyoke Tower I on the far left.
The tower is an office and residential one with retail facilities and lies very close to the Chao-Phraya River.
www.skyscraperpicture.com /bangkok.htm   (945 words)

  
 Thailand Forum > What's The Tallest Building In Bangkok?
The Baiyoke Tower should probably suit your needs.
The view from the Bioke tower is almost too high for video, like shooting from an airplane.
The Sky bar and restaurant (forgotten name of it) on top of the Meritus Suites State Tower are a better location for shooting as there is more to be seen background wise in the immedtaite area.
www.thaivisa.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t44630.html   (833 words)

  
 Baiyoke Tower II : Freebase - The World's Database
Baiyoke Tower II : Freebase - The World's Database
The Baiyoke Tower II, located on 222 Rajprarop Road in the Ratchathewi district of Bangkok, Thailand, is the country's tallest building.
The Baiyoke Sky Hotel website itself lists the height without the antenna as 309 m (1,014 ft), but the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Emporis, and SkyscraperPage list it as 304 m (997 ft), with SkyscraperPage stating that this height was supplied by the structural engineering company.
www.freebase.com /view/en/baiyoke_tower_ii   (275 words)

  
 The World According To Google - satellite pictures of the most interesting places on the World, satellite maps » ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Baiyoke Tower II, situated on the Rajprarop Road in the Ratchathewi district of Bangkok, Thailand, is the country's tallest building.
Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 100.786 miles (162.2 km)
The Tower and Capricorn Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
maps.pomocnik.com /The-Baiyoke-Tower-II-Bangkok-Thailand   (386 words)

  
 Baiyoke Sky - Discounting Baiyoke Sky, Bangkok Hotels Thailand
The Baiyoke Sky Hotel - the world's tallest hotel, strategically located in the heart of downtown Bangkok-perfectly complements this exciting and energetic environment.
Rising 94 storeys above the Bangkok skyline, the Baiyoke Sky Hotel is a genuine landmark in the traditions of the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building.
The warm welcome you will receive at Baiyoke Sky Hotel will make your visit to Bangkok a treasured experience.
www.resorthotel.net /thailand/hotels/bangkok/baiyoke_sky.htm   (375 words)

  
 Baiyoke Tower II, Bangkok / Emporis.com
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Upon completion this tower became the tallest building in Thailand and Southeast Asia, and the third tallest all-hotel building in the world, surpassed by Burj Al Arab.
www.emporis.com /en/wm/bu/?id=107136   (477 words)

  
 Baiyoke Tower II - Hotel
Wenn man sich in Bangkok schnell mal einen guten Überblick über die Stadt gönnen möchte, dann sollte man den Baiyoke Tower aufsuchen.
Das alte Baiyoke-I-Gebäude ist nebenan, mit Baiyoke II entstand 1997 das höchste Hotel der Welt mit 637 Zimmern und Suiten.
Das umliegende Viertel ist der krasse Gegensatz zum hypermodernen Tower.
home.arcor.de /ka/karsten.wolf/baiyoke_tower_ii_-_hotel.htm   (278 words)

  
 Baiyoke Sky Hotel Bangkok
The Baiyoke Sky Hotel, Bangkok is centrally located in the downtown area of Partunam.
The Baiyoke Tower II was opened in 1998.
All cancellations and amendments must be made by e-mail, fax or online through the 'My Account' section of the web site.
www.bookinhotels.com /asia/thailand/bangkok/baiyoke_sky_hotel.html   (561 words)

  
 YouTube - Baiyoke Tower II in Bangkok, Thailand - 36.240 DMX channels
Baiyoke Tower II in Bangkok, Thailand - 36.240 DMX channels
It has 85 floors, with a public observatory on the 77th floor, a bar called "Roof Top Bar and Music Lounge" on the 83rd floor, and a 360-degree revolving roof deck on the 84th floor.
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youtube.com /?v=4muK8idW_M4   (343 words)

  
 Siam Future : Second tallest building debuts
CRC Tower, the 53-storey office building in All Seasons Place on Wireless Road, yesterday made its formal entry into the office space market and is expected to attract keen interest from tenants.
The new building, with 63,000 square metres of Grade-A space, is one of the three office towers at All Seasons Place and the second tallest building in Bangkok after Baiyoke Tower II, according to Samuel Mao, managing director of All Seasons Property Co.
The three office buildings _ M Thai Tower, Capital Tower and CRC Tower, have net office space of 93,000 sq m for rent.
www.siamfuture.com /ThaiNews/ThNewsTxt.asp?tid=937   (476 words)

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