Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower
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Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Pham Hung Boulevard, Cau Giay
district, Hanoi
, Vietnam. The area is reserved for big companies to set up their headquarters there such as Agribank
and VNPT. This tower is part of a complex of residences and office towers, including a 70-story office tower with the height of 336 m and two 47-story residence towers. Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower is located on an area of 46,000m2 and the total floor area is 579,000m2, ranking 5th for the floor area of a single building in the world. The investor of this complex is South Korea
-based Keangnam. The investment capital for this complex is estimated $1.05 billion USD.
According to the master plan, the complex features a 5-star hotel, offices, entertainment areas, retail spaces, clinics and convention centers. It is scheduled to be completed by 2011. Upon full completion, Hanoi Landmark Tower will be the world’s 26th highest building and the highest in Vietnam. The second highest skyscraper in Vietnam is the 68-story Bitexco Financial Tower in Ho Chi Minh City
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On June 11, 2008, an agreement was signed between the tower's management and the InterContinental Hotels Group
to operate the 383-room hotel in the tower as InterContinental Hanoi Landmark. The residences will also be serviced by the hotel and will have access to its facilities.
As of November 2010, the tower has reached approximately 300 meters, becoming the tallest structure in Vietnam. On January 24, 2011, the main tower topped out, reached the height of 336 meters, it became the tallest building in Vietnam while the other two towers had topped out months ago with the height of 212 meters.
Cau Giay
Cầu Giấy is an urban district of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. The Battle of Cầu Giấy occurred here. Many urban areas are located in Cau Giay. Among them, Trung Hoa Nhan Chinh emerges as the new city's commercial center lying partly in the Southern part of the district...
district, Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
, Vietnam. The area is reserved for big companies to set up their headquarters there such as Agribank
Agribank
The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development or Agribank is the largest commercial bank in Vietnam by total assests. It is a state-owned corporation under a special status...
and VNPT. This tower is part of a complex of residences and office towers, including a 70-story office tower with the height of 336 m and two 47-story residence towers. Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower is located on an area of 46,000m2 and the total floor area is 579,000m2, ranking 5th for the floor area of a single building in the world. The investor of this complex is South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
-based Keangnam. The investment capital for this complex is estimated $1.05 billion USD.
According to the master plan, the complex features a 5-star hotel, offices, entertainment areas, retail spaces, clinics and convention centers. It is scheduled to be completed by 2011. Upon full completion, Hanoi Landmark Tower will be the world’s 26th highest building and the highest in Vietnam. The second highest skyscraper in Vietnam is the 68-story Bitexco Financial Tower in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
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On June 11, 2008, an agreement was signed between the tower's management and the InterContinental Hotels Group
InterContinental Hotels Group
InterContinental Hotels Group plc is a global hotels company headquartered in Denham, United Kingdom. It is the largest hotels company in the world measured by rooms , and has over 4,500 hotels across over 100 countries...
to operate the 383-room hotel in the tower as InterContinental Hanoi Landmark. The residences will also be serviced by the hotel and will have access to its facilities.
As of November 2010, the tower has reached approximately 300 meters, becoming the tallest structure in Vietnam. On January 24, 2011, the main tower topped out, reached the height of 336 meters, it became the tallest building in Vietnam while the other two towers had topped out months ago with the height of 212 meters.