Saigon Trade Center

Saigon Trade Center

Record height
Tallest in Vietnam from 1997 to 2010^[I]
Preceded by	Saigon Centre
Surpassed by	Bitexco Financial Tower
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office, retail, restaurant
Location	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Construction started	April 1994
Completed	1997
Opening	July 1997
Height
Antenna spire	160 m (520 ft)
Roof	145 m (476 ft)
Top floor	137 m (449 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	34 (and 2 underground)
Floor area	55,792 m² (600,540 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	12
Design and construction
Architect	WMKY Architects Engineer Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Developer	LUKS Industrial Ltd. (Hong Kong)
References
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The Saigon Trade Center is a high-rise building in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was constructed from April 1994 and completed in July 1997 and with a height of 145 metres (476 ft), it was the tallest building in Vietnam from 1997 until 2010, when it was surpassed by the Bitexco Financial Tower.

The building has 33 floors with a total floor area of over 54,000 square meters. There are 10 elevators used for customers, 2 elevators used for service purpose only. The building has three antennas, which make the total height of the building increase to 160 meters. On the roof of the building, there is a coffee shop called "Panorama", visitors can see the city view and skyline from their seat.

Saigon Trade Center is built by reinforced concrete and glass cladding for exterior.

Floor plan^[2]

Floors	Purpose
Basement 1-2	Parking
Floor 1	Office
Floor 2-5	Retail
Floor 6-30	Office
Floor 30-33	Bar, restaurant

References

Records
Preceded by Saigon Centre	Tallest Building in Vietnam 1997—2010 145 m	Succeeded by Bitexco Financial Tower
Preceded by Saigon Centre	Tallest Building in Ho Chi Minh City 1997—2010 145 m	Succeeded by Bitexco Financial Tower

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Saigon Trade Center

Floor plan[2]

References

Floor plan^[2]