Macau Tower

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Macau Tower 澳門旅遊塔
View underneath Macau Tower showing the outer rim.
Location	Macau, China
Coordinates	22°10′46.88″N 113°32′12.05″E / 22.1796889, 113.5366806Coordinates: 22°10′46.88″N 113°32′12.05″E / 22.1796889, 113.5366806
Status	Complete
Groundbreaking	1998
Constructed	1998 - 2001
Opening	December 19, 2001
Use	Communications, mixed use
Height
Antenna/Spire	338 m (1,108.9 ft)
Top floor	223 m (731.6 ft)
Companies
Architect	Craig Craig Moller Ltd.
Structural Engineer	Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd.
Owner	Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau, S.A.R.L. (STDM)
Management	Shun Tak Holdings

Macau Tower (traditional Chinese: 澳門旅遊塔), also known as Macau Sky Tower, is a tower located in the former Portuguese colony of Macau, now a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The tower measures 338 m (1,109 ft) in height from ground level to the highest point. An observation deck with panoramic views, restaurants, theaters, shopping malls and the Skywalk X, a thrilling 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, the Macau Tower's tethered "skyjump" and Bungy jump by world renowned AJ Hackett [1] from the tower's outer rim, is the highest in the world. The tower was created by the architecture firm of Craig Craig Moller.

The tower is one of the members of the World Federation of Great Towers. Besides being used for observation and entertainment, the tower is also used for telecommunications and broadcasting.

1 History
2 Events
3 In popular culture
4 Gallery
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

On a visit to Auckland, New Zealand, Macau casino billionaire Stanley Ho Hung-Sun was so impressed by the Sky Tower in Auckland that he commissioned a similar one to be built in Macau. The tower was designed by New Zealand engineering firm Beca Group and Gordon Moller of Craig Craig Moller architects for Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau, SARL. Construction work of the tower started in 1998, and the tower was officially opened on December 19, 2001.

[edit] Events

On December 17, 2006, the father of bungee jumping, A J Hackett, and popular artist Edison Chen broke two Guinness World Records at the Macau Tower. A J Hackett, broke his own Guinness World Record of "The Highest Bungee Jump from a Building" achieved in 1987 from the Eiffel Tower. Edison Chen represented Macau Tower in the inaugural jump to bid for "The World's Highest Bungee Jump Facility".^[1]