At 262 metres height with 68 stories, the Bitexco Financial Tower was named Ho Chi Minh City’s tallest building at the opening ceremony on Sunday night.
The US$270-million building is also the first in Vietnam to have a helicopter pad located on the 50th floor, investor Bitexco Group said, adding the elevator system is the world’s third fastest running at a speed of seven meters per second.
Reported by Quang Thuan