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The 85 Sky Tower is the architectural symbol of Kaohsiung's emergence as an international oceanic, touristic and user-friendly city.

Kaohsiung Harbor is one of the main ports serving the Pacific Ocean, and the third largest port in Asia. Because of Taiwan’s location on the furthest western side of the Pacific Rim, it has ideal conditions beneficial to the economic efficiency required by shipping companies, so Taiwan is advantageously prepared to become a transshipment center. At the same time, Kaohsiung hosts 13 airlines with 18 international inbound and outbound routes, and in addition, the metropolitan area is undergoing planned development, including many national standard projects such as the KMRT, hi-speed railway, Southern Star plan, new town plan and others, which will not only advance Kaohsiung’s move towards internationalization but help Kaohsiung become the transshipment metropolis described by economic strategy experts, and even a free trade harbor management center in the future.

Kaohsiung’s 85 Sky Tower has a total of 85 floors and is 367 meters tall. Construction started in 1994 and was finished in 1997. At the time it was the tallest building in Taiwan and the eighth tallest in the world. Since construction of the Taipei 101, it is now number nine.


The main construction investors were the two consortiums Tuntex and Chien Tai Cement. C. Y. Lee Architect Co. was responsible for architectural design, and T. Y. Lin International was responsible for structural design. Other construction work was undertaken by Turner International, Cermak Peterka Petersen, Chun Yuan Steel Co. Taiwan and Evergreen Heavy Industry Corp.

Over NT$10billion was invested in the construction of the building, which used 58,000 tons of reinforced steel, making it the sturdiest steel construction ever. Furthermore, high performance concrete, which was the result of eleven years of research and development, was used for the first time in construction. The 85 Sky Tower can withstand over 8,000 pounds of pressure – after work was completed, tests applying over 10,000 pounds of pressure were conducted, making it three times more resilient to pressure than other skyscrapers. The outer wall uses high quality granite tiles with a strengthened glass curtain, which can withstand a wind pressure of 12.7Kpa at most. Furthermore, the connecting walls in the building are 1 m thick and go down 455m deep, making them unshakably founded

In terms of floor design, the building has 53 high-speed elevators and 40 escalators. Interior design includes leisure, shopping, office, hotel, club and other functional spaces. The shopping and leisure worlds are situated on the lower floors to attract the crowds, the middle floors are devoted to office space and business suites, and the hotel is on the highest floors of the building. The View Deck on the 74th floor, owned by The Splendor Kaohsiung, is served by three NT$140 million high-speed elevators, which are the third fastest in the world and can travel from the first to the 75th floor in 43 seconds at speeds of 600 meters per minute.

The 85 Sky Tower is at numbers 1, 3, 5 and 7 of Tzu-Chiang 3rd Road in Ling-Ya District of Kaohsiung, the southern side of the building stretches along 20 meters of Tzu-Chiang 3rd Road, the southern side take up 80 meters of Shing-Kuang Road, the northern side takes up 25 meters of San-Duo Road, and the western side takes up half an alleyway behind Cheng-Kong Road. The 85 Sky Tower is in the San-Duo Commercial District, which has great potential for prosperity and development, with its six department stores and three movie theatres complexes. Furthermore, the tower is conveniently situate by major land, sea and air transportation centers, including the Sea and Land Transportation Hub, Kaohsiung International Airport, Kaohsiung International Commercial Harbor, Shing-Kuang Pier, Ocean Star, Sun Yat Sen Freeway, and R8 KMRT Station.

The 85 Sky Tower is the architectural symbol of Kaohsiung's emergence as an international oceanic, touristic and user-friendly city.

Kaohsiung Harbor is one of the main ports serving the Pacific Ocean, and the third largest port in Asia. Because of Taiwan’s location on the furthest western side of the Pacific Rim, it has ideal conditions beneficial to the economic efficiency required by shipping companies, so Taiwan is advantageously prepared to become a transshipment center. At the same time, Kaohsiung hosts 13 airlines with 18 international inbound and outbound routes, and in addition, the metropolitan area is undergoing planned development, including many national standard projects such as the KMRT, hi-speed railway, Southern Star plan, new town plan and others, which will not only advance Kaohsiung’s move towards internationalization but help Kaohsiung become the transshipment metropolis described by economic strategy experts, and even a free trade harbor management center in the future.

Kaohsiung’s 85 Sky Tower has a total of 85 floors and is 367 meters tall. Construction started in 1994 and was finished in 1997. At the time it was the tallest building in Taiwan and the eighth tallest in the world. Since construction of the Taipei 101, it is now number nine.


The main construction investors were the two consortiums Tuntex and Chien Tai Cement. C. Y. Lee Architect Co. was responsible for architectural design, and T. Y. Lin International was responsible for structural design. Other construction work was undertaken by Turner International, Cermak Peterka Petersen, Chun Yuan Steel Co. Taiwan and Evergreen Heavy Industry Corp.

Over NT$10billion was invested in the construction of the building, which used 58,000 tons of reinforced steel, making it the sturdiest steel construction ever. Furthermore, high performance concrete, which was the result of eleven years of research and development, was used for the first time in construction. The 85 Sky Tower can withstand over 8,000 pounds of pressure – after work was completed, tests applying over 10,000 pounds of pressure were conducted, making it three times more resilient to pressure than other skyscrapers. The outer wall uses high quality granite tiles with a strengthened glass curtain, which can withstand a wind pressure of 12.7Kpa at most. Furthermore, the connecting walls in the building are 1 m thick and go down 455m deep, making them unshakably founded

In terms of floor design, the building has 53 high-speed elevators and 40 escalators. Interior design includes leisure, shopping, office, hotel, club and other functional spaces. The shopping and leisure worlds are situated on the lower floors to attract the crowds, the middle floors are devoted to office space and business suites, and the hotel is on the highest floors of the building. The View Deck on the 74th floor, owned by The Splendor Kaohsiung, is served by three NT$140 million high-speed elevators, which are the third fastest in the world and can travel from the first to the 75th floor in 43 seconds at speeds of 600 meters per minute.

The 85 Sky Tower is at numbers 1, 3, 5 and 7 of Tzu-Chiang 3rd Road in Ling-Ya District of Kaohsiung, the southern side of the building stretches along 20 meters of Tzu-Chiang 3rd Road, the southern side take up 80 meters of Shing-Kuang Road, the northern side takes up 25 meters of San-Duo Road, and the western side takes up half an alleyway behind Cheng-Kong Road. The 85 Sky Tower is in the San-Duo Commercial District, which has great potential for prosperity and development, with its six department stores and three movie theatres complexes. Furthermore, the tower is conveniently situate by major land, sea and air transportation centers, including the Sea and Land Transportation Hub, Kaohsiung International Airport, Kaohsiung International Commercial Harbor, Shing-Kuang Pier, Ocean Star, Sun Yat Sen Freeway, and R8 KMRT Station.