The Bitexco Financial Tower, shaped as a lotus bud, is situated in a prime location in the center of Ho Chi Minh City, just a few steps from the Saigon River bank in District 1. Besides the 68 floors above ground, the structure will include three basements for parking.
Bitexco CEO Vu Quang Hoi said at a press briefing in the city Thursday that construction has reached to the 56th floor, and work on the last floor would be finished in June for October’s grand opening.
Work on the 270-meter-high high-rise started five years ago. The structured was designed by American architect Carlos Zapata, who said he had been inspired by lotus, Vietnam’s typical flower, for his work.
The 68-floor skyscraper currently under construction in Ho Chi Minh City will be inaugurated in October 2010 as the Vietnam highest building.
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