Baiyoke Tower II

Baiyoke Tower II (Thai: ใบหยก 2; RTGS: Bai Yok Song) is an 88-story, 309 m (1,014 ft) skyscraper hotel at 222 Ratchaprarop Road in the Ratchathewi District of Bangkok, Thailand. It is the third tallest building in the city, after MahaNakhon and Magnolias Waterfront Residences at ICONSIAM. The building comprises the Baiyoke Sky Hotel, the tallest hotel in Southeast Asia and the seventh-tallest all-hotel structure in the world.[5]

Baiyoke Tower II
General information
StatusComplete
TypeHotel
Location222 Ratchaprarop Road, Ratchathewi
Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates13.754167°N 100.540556°E / 13.754167; 100.540556
Construction started1990
Completed1997
Cost฿3.6 billion
OwnerLand Development Co. Ltd.
Height
Architectural309 m (1,014 ft)
Tip328.4 m (1,077 ft)
Technical details
Floor count88
Floor area179,400 m2 (1,931,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectPlan Architects
DeveloperLand Development Corporation
Structural engineerArun Chaiseri Group
Main contractorConcrete Constructions
Other information
Number of rooms673
Website
www.baiyokehotel.com
References
[1][2][3][4]

With the antenna included, the building's height is 328.4 m (1,077 ft), and features a public observatory on the 77th floor, a bar called "Roof Top Bar & Music Lounge" on the 83rd floor, a 360-degree revolving roof deck on the 84th floor and the hotel offers 673 guest rooms.[1] Construction on the building ended in 1997, with the antenna being added two years later. The Baiyoke Sky Hotel website notes the height without the antenna as 309 m (1,014 ft), but the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Emporis and SkyscraperPage note it as 304 m (997 ft).

Baiyoke Tower II pass

Sources
  • Engineering News Record Magazine (June '96) International Construction Magazine (Nov '94)
  • Civil Engineering International (May '96)
  • Engineers Australia Magazine (Oct '96)
  • VSL News (1994)
  • Bangkok Post Archive
  • Looking up at the top of the building from the 360-degree revolving roof deck on the 84th floor.
  • The observation platform of the Baiyoke II tower.
  • The view north from Bangkok's Baiyoke Tower II with the Victory Monument visible left of centre
  • A view east from the observation platform of Bangkok's Bayoke tower showing the new rail link to the airport
  • Bangkok skyline from Baiyoke Tower II
  • View of the tower and its surroundings
  • The Baiyoke Tower II in Bangkok
  • contrast

See also

References
  1. "Baiyoke Tower II". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. Baiyoke Tower II at Emporis
  3. "Baiyoke Tower II". SkyscraperPage.
  4. Baiyoke Tower II at Structurae
  5. "100 Tallest Hotels". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
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