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{{Short description|Skyscraper in Lingya, Kaohsiung, Taiwan}}
{{Infobox building
| name             = 85 Sky Tower
| image            = Kaohsiung Taiwan Kaohsiung-85-Building-01.jpg
| website          = 
| status           = Complete
| location         = [[Lingya District|Lingya]], [[Kaohsiung]], [[Taiwan]]
| coordinates      = {{coord|22|36|42|N|120|18|00|E|type:landmark_region:TW|display=inline,title}}
| building_type    = Mixed Use ([[Office building]], [[Hotel]], [[Shopping mall]])
| start_date       = 1994
| completion_date  = 1997
| cost             = [[NT$]] 5 billion
| references       = <ref name=skyscraperCenter>{{cite web |url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/tuntex-sky-tower/338 |title=Tuntex Sky Tower - The Skyscraper Center |work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/122136 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131139/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/122136 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |title=Emporis building ID 122136 |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref>
| roof             = {{convert|347.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| tip              = {{convert|378.0|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| top_floor        = {{convert|341.0|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| antenna_spire    = {{convert|378.0|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| architectural    = {{convert|347.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| observatory      = {{convert|341.0|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| floor_count      = 85 <small>(+5 basement floors)</small><ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| floor_area       = {{convert|306337|m2|sqft|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| elevator_count   = 54<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| architect        = [[C.Y. Lee & Partners|C.Y. Lee]]<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| structural_engineer = [[Evergreen Consulting Engineering]]<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| main_contractor  = 
}}

'''85 Sky Tower''' ({{zh|t=高雄85大樓|p=Gāoxióng 85 Dàlóu|poj=Ko-hiông 85 Tōa-lâu}}), formerly known as the '''T & C Tower''' or '''Tuntex Sky Tower''', is an 85-story [[skyscraper]] in [[Lingya District]], [[Kaohsiung]], [[Taiwan]]. The structure is {{convert|347.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} [[structural height|high]]. An antenna increases the pinnacle height to {{convert|378|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. Constructed from 1994 to 1997 by the now-defunct Tuntex Group, it is the tallest building in Kaohsiung, and the 2nd [[list of tallest buildings in Taiwan|tallest in Taiwan]] after the [[Taipei 101]].

As of 2023, the building is almost entirely unoccupied except for a few condominiums (some subleased as short-term rentals) and offices from the 12th to 35th floors. Many floors have not been used in decades, and their conditions have become dirty and run-down.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://city.gvm.com.tw/article/96160 | title=高雄85大樓關鍵字曝「外約」網驚賣屋倒貨潮：超高城中城鬼才買 | date=8 November 2022 }}</ref> When the building first opened, it once housed a department store, indoor amusement park, five-star hotel, observatory, steakhouse and disco, VIP club and spa, and other amenities.

The building was designed by [[C.Y. Lee & Partners]] and [[Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum]], and has an unusual 'prong' design with two separate 39-floor sections, which merge into a single central tower rising to a spire. This unique design leaves a substantial space below the central part of the tower. The design was inspired by the [[Chinese character]] Gāo ({{lang|zh|[[wikt:高|高]]}}), which means "tall" and is part of the city's Chinese name. John W. Milton was Project Director on behalf of Turner International Inc. (New York), a subsidiary of [[Turner Construction]].

There is no 44th floor in the building due to [[tetraphobia]], so the 43rd floor connects directly to the 45th floor; the 57th floor, a [[mechanical floor]], is numbered 57A. The [[pyramid]] shaped crown is the equivalent of three stories high and is hence marketed as 83–85 to arrive at a round number. There is no elevator access to floors above 80.

== Occupancy ==
Floor 34 and 35 are currently leased by Look Hotel Group ({{zh|t=樂活商旅租}}). The '''85 Sky Tower Hotel''' (ceased operations) ({{zh|t=君鴻國際酒店}}) occupied floors 37 to 85, and it owned the observation deck. Office space and studio apartments occupy each side of the lower floors.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3604851|first1=Duncan|last1=DeAeth|date=26 December 2018|title=Kaohsiung's 85 Sky Tower Hotel to go up for auction in January|publisher=Taiwan News|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref>

== Atrium ==
There is an [[Atrium (architecture)|atrium]] that extends from Level 45's Shimmer Ballroom (as of 2015 the entire floor is dark and unoccupied) to Level 83; it is one of the highest continuous atriums in the world.

== Floor directory ==
*83–85: Mechanical
*81: Radio Broadcasting Facility
*77–79: Palace VIP Private Club and Spa (ceased operations)
*76: Sexy Disco Bar (ceased operations)
*75: Teppanyaki restaurant (ceased operations)
*74: Observatory (ceased operations)
*71–73: unoccupied
*46–70: Guest Rooms (ceased operations)
*43–45: Meeting Rooms and Ballrooms (no 44th floor) (ceased operations)
*38–42: Hotel Facilities (ceased operations)
*36–37: Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (M/E/P)
*13–35: Offices and Residential condominiums (School of Banking and Finance, [[National Sun Yat-sen University|NSYSU]])
*12: Nikko Plaza ([[sky lobby]] for offices and condominiums)
*8–11: Chien-Tai Indoor Amusement Park (ceased operations)
*B1, 2–7: Chien-Tai Daimaru Department Store (ceased operations)
*1: Lobby
*B5–B3: Parking garage

==Transportation==
The building is accessible within five blocks' walking distance west of [[Sanduo Shopping District metro station|Sanduo Shopping District Station]] of the [[Kaohsiung MRT]], and within two blocks' walking distance east of the [[Kaohsiung Exhibition Center light rail station]].

==See also==
* [[List of tallest buildings in Taiwan]]
* [[List of tallest buildings in Kaohsiung]]
* [[List of tallest buildings]]
* [[List of tallest freestanding structures in the world]]
* [[List of tallest freestanding steel structures]]

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="130">
File:Kaohsiung Skyline 2020.jpg|85 Sky Tower viewed at night
File:Asian Pacific Finacial Plaza and Tuntex Sky Tower 20130723.jpg|85 Sky Tower dominating [[Kaohsiung]]'s skyline
File:Tuntex Sky Tower night.JPG|85 Sky Tower illuminated at night
File:Kaohsiung Tuntex Sky Tower Blick von der Aussichtsplattform 19.jpg|View of Kaohsiung's streets from 85 Sky Tower's observation deck
File:85大樓.JPG|85 Sky Tower viewed from below
File:Kaohsiung Tuntex Sky Tower 21.jpg|85 Sky Tower viewed from below
File:Kaohsiung Tuntex Sky Tower Innen Aussichtsplattform.jpg|85 Sky Tower Observation Deck (ceased operations)
File:Kaohsiung sunset.jpg|85 Sky Tower at sunset
</gallery>

== References ==
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==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/tuntex-sky-tower/338 Tuntex Sky Tower] on [[CTBUH]] Skyscraper Center
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040415124714/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=122136 Emporis]
*{{Structurae|id=20006953|title=Tuntex & Chien-Tai Tower}}
*{{Osmway|34170948}}

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