| Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza | |
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宏總亞太財經廣場
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | skyscraper |
| Classification | Commercial |
| Location | Lingya, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 22°36′42″N 120°18′07″E / 22.61167°N 120.30194°E / 22.61167; 120.30194 |
| Completed | 1992 (1992) |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 169.8 metres (557 ft) |
| Tip | 169.8 metres (557 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 47 (42 above and 5 below) |
| Lifts/elevators | 15 |
| Grounds | 72,331.82 square metres (778,573.2 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Hoy Architects & Associates |
The Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza (Chinese: 宏總亞太財經廣場; pinyin: Hóng zǒng yàtài cáijīng guǎngchǎng) is a 169.8 metres (557 ft) tall skyscraperinLingya DistrictofKaohsiung, Taiwan. It was completed in 1992 and was designed by Hoy Architects & Associates. It was the first building in Taiwan to reach a height of 150 m.[1]
After its completion in April 1992, the Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza became the tallest building in Taiwan surpassing the 143.4 meters high Tuntex TowerinTaipei. However, it only kept this title for 3 months when the Chang-Gu World Trade Center in Kaohsiung was completed on 9 July 1992.[2][3]
| Preceded by | Tallest building in Taiwan April 1992 – July 1992 |
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