| Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Center (Macau Tower) | |
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澳門旅遊塔會展娛樂中心 Centro de Convenções e Entretenimento da Torre de Macau | |
 View underneath Macau Tower showing the outer rim. | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Communications, mixed use |
| Location | Sé, Macau |
| Coordinates | 22°10′47″N 113°32′12″E / 22.17972°N 113.53667°E |
| Construction started | 1998 |
| Completed | 2001 |
| Opening | December 19, 2001 |
| Cost | 1.2 billion patacas |
| Owner | Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau, S.A.R.L. (STDM) |
| Management | Shun Holdings |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 338 m (1,108.9 ft) |
| Roof | 248 m (813.6 ft) |
| Top floor | 223 m (731.6 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 63 Equivalent |
| Lifts/elevators | 4 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Craig Craig Moller Ltd. |
| Structural engineer | Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd. |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 澳門旅遊塔會展娛樂中心 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 澳门旅游塔会展娱乐中心 | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese name | |||||||||||
| Portuguese | Centro de Convenções e Entretenimento da Torre de Macau | ||||||||||
The Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Center (Chinese: 澳門旅遊塔會展娛樂中心; Portuguese: Centro de Convenções e Entretenimento da Torre de Macau), also known as Macau Tower (Chinese: 澳門塔; Jyutping: ou3 mun4*2 taap3; Portuguese: Torre de Macau) , is a tower located in Sé, Macau. The tower measures 338 m (1,109 ft) in height from ground level to the highest point. Its observation deck features views, restaurants, theaters, shopping malls and the Skywalk X, a walking tour around the outer rim. It offers the best view of Macau and in recent years has been used for a variety of adventurous activities. At 233 meters (764 ft), the Macau Tower's tethered "skyjump" and Bungee jump by AJ Hackett[1] from the tower's outer rim, is the highest commercial skyjump in the world, and is also the second highest commercial decelerator descent facility in the world, after Vegas' Stratosphere skyjump at 252 meters (827 ft).[2]
The tower was created by Moller Architects and is one of the members of the World Federation of Great Towers. In addition to observation and entertainment, the tower is also used for telecommunications and broadcasting. It and the Grand Lisboa hotel are the most recognizable landmarks of the Macau skyline.
- ^ "Macau Tower bungy AJ Hackett - Official Website". S181386383.websitehome.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
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