Saigon Trade Center

Saigon Trade Center
Saigon Trade Center
Cao ốc Trung tâm Thương mại Sài Gòn
	Saigon Trade Center in 2013, looked from place of Cộng Hòa Barracks
Record height
	Tallest in Vietnam from 1997 to 2010[I]
Preceded by	Saigon Centre Tower 1
Surpassed by	Bitexco Financial Tower
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office, retail, restaurant
Architectural style	Post-modern
Location	37 Tôn Đức Thắng Boulevard, Bến Nghé ward, District 1, 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	33 (and 2 underground)
Floor area	55,792 m2 (600,540 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	12
Design and construction
Architect	WMKY Architects Engineer Ltd.
Developer	LUKS Industrial Ltd.
Other information
Public transit	L1 Ba Son station; L3 Hoa Lư station (proposed);
Website
	saigontradecenter.info
References

Saigon Trade Center (Vietnamese: Trung tâm Thương mại Sài Gòn) 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), the tower 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 GFA of over 54,000 sqm, built by reinforced concrete and glass cladding for exterior. There are 10 elevators used for customers, 2 elevators used for service purpose only. The building has three spires, which make the total height of the building increase to 160 meters. On the roof of the building, there was a coffee shop called Panorama 33 then a beer club named One Plus, where visitors can observe the city view. However, both were no longer operated and the top floors are also not opened for visitors.