http://www.lera.com/pimg/bitexcolandtower/9676539_large.jpg
This project consists of a 68 story office tower and podium with a gross construction area of approximately 1,230,000 sf (114,000 sm) and three levels of parking below grade.
from www.lera.com/projects/hir/bitexcolandtower.htm

very good news!

One of my favourite towers !

a new supertall :banana:

Nice supertall, love this project, it's so futuristic looking design

Very impressed!!

yea i know but some of the vietnamese member dont think fit in the ciity but i think it fit perfectly i think it one of the most futurist tower out there

It does look out of place in its neighbourhood, but a really good-looking render.

BTW Emporis has it @ 292m/958ft but only 61 floors (maybe needs updating): Financial Tower (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bitexcotower-hochiminhcity-vietnam)

kinda cool to see Saigon and Vietnam starting to rise out of the ashes

It does look out of place in its neighbourhood, but a really good-looking render.

BTW Emporis has it @ 292m/958ft but only 61 floors (maybe needs updating): Financial Tower (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bitexcotower-hochiminhcity-vietnam)

ahah yea but if i gonna rated this i would igve it a 8 or 9 do u agree

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ahah yea but if i gonna rated this i would igve it a 8 or 9 do u agreeWell, dunno yet. It hasn't been built.

Hasn't this one already had a thread elsewhere? :?

Awesome tower. And very impressive that something like this gets build in Saigon. :applause:

For the last time, it is called Ho Chi Minh City. Deal with it.

I love the design!

For the last time, it is called Ho Chi Minh City. Deal with it.

Hey Bob, names are not important. ;)


The tower looks very strange, in a negativ way. But i woudn`t rate this building until it is build.

nice !!! an altitude of +- 300 meter is a considerable height. Besides, i like the design.....

For the last time, it is called Ho Chi Minh City. Deal with it.Actually the central area (comprised of districts 1, 3, and 5) is still called Saigon and many of the residents still call the whole metropolis Saigon too. :)

very nice design!.

For the last time, it is called Ho Chi Minh City. Deal with it.

95% OF VIETMESE PAOPLE STILL CALL IT SAIGON CITY no one call it ho chi minh city i think only 5 %

unconventional design (not in a clearly positive way). im sceptical but we'l see how it turns out. Its not among the "bad" category though.

Wonder if they will use a green or blue facade.

hopefully blue

hopefully blue

i think it blue it dont look right with green

For the last time, it is called Ho Chi Minh City. Deal with it.

Do you realy think I care? :lol:

very nice project. love the design..

only communists and its leaders call it ho chih minh city... it will always be saigon to the people on the street

I like the design. It reminds me alot of the third tallest building in Malaysia.

^^ i was thinking the same thing..
Menara Telekom

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not gonna flame it IS a very nice and unique building...

but the assumption that so many people still call it Saigon is just funny. My best friend is from HCMC and he calls it HCMC no matter what... in fact of all the Vietnamese I know only the ones who are anti-communist are nostalgic enough to call it Saigon :-( (or when it's convenient since afterall Saigon IS much easier to say than Ho Chi Minh City) but not everyone's as anti-communist as you think, and sometimes opinions we get from Vietnamese Americans can be quite biased...

It's just like calling New York as New Amsterdam, or Tokyo as Edo, or Beijing as Beiping...

but I do apologize for saying "Deal with it"... it's too flamey :-p

Could you just cut that debate? Go to Emporis, could you even find a high rise in Saigon that has 'HCMC' on its name?

Mmmmmmh... so interesting skyscraper, wow!

^^ i was thinking the same thing..
Menara Telekom

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yea it kinda similar but with one u guy think look better????

Hmmm. Good news for the Vietnamneze to have a skyscraper in its economical capital city. it realy boosts their power to have prestige projects even tho it isnt high for todays standards. still nice for them to have it.
:cheers: cheers Vietnam!

Could you just cut that debate? Go to Emporis, could you even find a high rise in Saigon that has 'HCMC' on its name?

I guess by your logic every city must have at least one building naming after the city it's in to justify the city's name... hmm...

^^ i was thinking the same thing..
Menara Telekom

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^^ actually I think it look like Sailing tower ( u/c ) in Saigon

^^ actually I think it look like Sailing tower ( u/c ) in Saigon

no milky,in that angle it may looks like the sailing tower but actually it's not.U go to rate skycrapper sub-forum and find it.

not gonna flame it IS a very nice and unique building...

but the assumption that so many people still call it Saigon is just funny. My best friend is from HCMC and he calls it HCMC no matter what... in fact of all the Vietnamese I know only the ones who are anti-communist are nostalgic enough to call it Saigon :-( (or when it's convenient since afterall Saigon IS much easier to say than Ho Chi Minh City) but not everyone's as anti-communist as you think, and sometimes opinions we get from Vietnamese Americans can be quite biased...

It's just like calling New York as New Amsterdam, or Tokyo as Edo, or Beijing as Beiping...

but I do apologize for saying "Deal with it"... it's too flamey :-p

9 out of 10 of ur VN friends will call it HCMC to their foreign friends becoz most of foreign youngsters will nv recognize the name saigon.

this one took one and half a year for the construction to actually begin (after the clearance). firstly scheduled to be finished in late 07,now i think i wont b finished before 2009. And let's pray that the authorities wont cut down its height.

A very futuristic tower for Saigon. This is a good start for Saigon to become
a city that full of skyscraper. I believe that this is only the beginning.

yea i think so too i think this building is a good start for vietnam to build something reconizeable if u know wat i mean so people could look at it on a web and say ohh that building from vietnam u know like the empirestate building or taipei 101 something like that

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The Financial Tower is a skyscraper under construction in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Its location is in district 1 of the city. The construction addicated in September 2005 and due to be completed after 30 months. The owner is a Vietnamese company - Bitexco. The tower is located on an area of 6,000 m² with the floor area of over 100,000 m². Total cost reaches more than $120 million. Once completion, this will be the tallest building in Vietnam. The tower consists of 74 stories, 300 m in height, 7 basement of 30 m and a ground floor, all made of steel and glass structure. The tower will be shaped in a lotus petal. Lotus is a symbolic of Vietnamese culture. The Financial Tower will be the symbolic of Saigon's dynamic economy and will be for office and trade leasing.

[edit] Office demand in Ho Chi Minh City

Due to the rapid 2-digit growth of Ho Chi Minh City in particular and dynamic development of Vietnam in general, the construction for office in this city has seen a boom. The financial tower will help ease the fever of demand of office for rent in this city. The unit price of A grade office now in Ho Chi Minh City is around $25 to $30 monthly, depends to the location. Foreign and domestic enterprises have invested significantly in many building construction here.

Are you sure this one is 300m? If so, it needs to be moved to the Supertall forum. But Emporis lists this one at 292m and 61 floors.

Why there's no update for FT?

Any pics?

I made a drawing of it already a few years ago. It is also called Bitexco Tower.
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=36811

I don't think that Financial Tower is also called Bitexco Tower, because there's been already a Bitexco Tower in Saigon. :nono:

not gonna flame it IS a very nice and unique building...

but the assumption that so many people still call it Saigon is just funny. My best friend is from HCMC and he calls it HCMC no matter what... in fact of all the Vietnamese I know only the ones who are anti-communist are nostalgic enough to call it Saigon :-( (or when it's convenient since afterall Saigon IS much easier to say than Ho Chi Minh City) but not everyone's as anti-communist as you think, and sometimes opinions we get from Vietnamese Americans can be quite biased...

It's just like calling New York as New Amsterdam, or Tokyo as Edo, or Beijing as Beiping...

but I do apologize for saying "Deal with it"... it's too flamey :-p

Well. I have several Vietnamese friends, and not one of them call 'HCMC' Everyone calls it Saigon. I have a friend from somewhere between Nha Trang and Ninh Hoa and even that guy calls it 'Saigon'

I know that it you don't put 'tphcm' on the mail it will not get there, though.

I can still call 'Saigon River' 'Saigon Port' etc!!!
Didn't French occupiers call the city Sai Gon?
Should call it Gia Ðịnh.???? Original Name for the area??

If I ever fly there, I need to fly from LAX TO SGN!!!!

HCM would get me to Eil, Somalia!!!

BTW Beijing = Peking. Guangzhou = Canton (We still call 'Cantonese')
Bombay=Mumbai. Byzantium=Constantinople=Istanbul.


It is good that we don't say 'Leningrad' instead of 'St, Petersburg' anymore.

Wow I see the resemblance to Menara Telekom, except the Financial Tower is curveyer.

Wow, awesome tower for Saigon. I like the design of it, very futuristic. Also it gives Saigon a great addition to its skyline.

Until now, when Financial Tower is u/c, we still haven't known what its height is(260, 270, 290 or 300m), or how many floors it has(61,62,72,74,...) :ohno:

SAIGON , Do u have Map of Vietnam??

amazing :eek:.. i bet it's 300m+ ;)

nice

SAIGON , Do u have Map of Vietnam??
You not only see Vietnam's map, you also see world's map at following address:
www.wikimapia.com
Address of website of Vietnam map: http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=13902076&x=107863770&z=6&l=0&m=a&v=2
Ha Noi: http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=21014209&x=105780165&z=16&l=0&m=a&v=2
Hochiminh City:
http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=10776714&x=106695893&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2
Fianancial Tower is under construction:
http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=10771802&x=106704471&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

3/6/2007
going on at a decent speed. Hope it can rise by the end of this year.

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3/6/2007
going on at a decent speed. Hope it can rise by the end of this year.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z297/Fredi1978/CIMG0560.jpg

Isn't that a little bit small?

Wow, it's very futuristic, which is a quality I am fond of.

yes the tower will be a good thinck for all of us :yes:

yes the tower will be a good thinck for all of us :yes:

yes indeed it would be the simple of viet nam like the empire state building in new york city:banana:
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(Originally Posted by yippie)

Could the mod please move this thread to Supertall section: this tower has been re-designed with height of 300m and has 69 floors. Thanks!

it looks so beautiful but the location is off. i just wish they placed it in a location that would compliment the sophistication. a new business district perhaps.. but yeah we're judging the bldg here, and it's hot

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I'd love to see this tower raise fast man, and then build more of towers like this or even higher.to make Saigon really an energetic city , that would be great for VN

nevermind about location , because people make locations , if it is not on the right location then try to buy all the land a round it and build a bunch of supertall,ofcourse it's easy to say then do , but if there is a plan there will be result... besides who says skyscraper close to the river is off location ? they must be lacking the artisitic side in them

Mod plz adjust the title of this building:

Saigon Bitexco Financial Tower

68 floors, 262.5m
$220m

(cost increased, height decreased :( )
update as of 4 Nov 2008:


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Thanks for the great photos.

Can we move this to the new Skyscrapers section?

great! Hope it will rise soon.

Ya, this is not Saigon Financial Tower, it's Saigon Bitexco Financial Tower. There soon comes the real Saigon financial Tower, wait n' see.

Rất tốt
, mà là một nhà chọc trời mới
này giúp cải thiện mịn skyline của Sài Gòn

^^ well, dude, it's ok to speak english if u cannot speak VNmese well enough, and plz dont use google translator.

My father work on this tower, she's born in AREP offices in Paris .

^^ oh that's great SpaceInvader. Could u plz help us obtain some official info about this building like the official height, storeys, cost and such, coz every time this building is mentioned in the media, the details changed.

great updates, the construction site looks very modern and clean!

I've Been to Vietnam and i should say, this site looks clean. Compared to other buildings U/C.

I WAITED LONG ENOUGH TO SEEE THIS DAY
finnally it rising

I think it is a copycat of/highly inspired from Kuala Lumpur's Telekom Tower, don't you think so?

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o10/9MMAR/Skyscrapercity/2906228250_09f68f5b1a.jpg

Nevertheless, this building should be the landmark of Ho Chi Minh City. Congratulation!

Very interesting design... I don't know what to think of it quite yet. Not bad, though.

I think it is a copycat of/highly inspired from Kuala Lumpur's Telekom Tower, don't you think so?

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o10/9MMAR/Skyscrapercity/2906228250_09f68f5b1a.jpg

Nevertheless, this building should be the landmark of Ho Chi Minh City. Congratulation!

hmm, i prefer saigon centre 2 to be the landmark building of saigon.:)

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This is a very iconic tower for any city. Fab!

The project is no more 300 m high. Why don't Mod still let it be here in Supertall. It can join the Skyscraper Box for the God shake :cheers:

great up date by saigonily...thx

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this project is having good progress:cheers:

Just only one week passed and it's come to 2nd floor already :banana:

Pic as of 04 Jan 2009

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if they are going to built that skyscraper near those little houses, i'm sure that zone will be a financial district very soon!! good job!!

That area IS the financial area of saigon, with all the big banks has been for nearly 100 years already.

great up date also rendering...very glad that the construction still progress..

The second tallest tower in Vietnam? After Hanoi Landmark Tower, huh?

Jezz... a massive helipad on thats rendering.

no,saigon still have other supertall,that's saigon centre,88floors,386m,will be the tallest tower in vietnam in future:)^^:)

Financial Tower - good progress
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lol at the Vietname Business Center


btw, amazing tower! Very beautiful, if only it wasn't for that damn gigantic useless helipad. :bash:

But even with, it is iconic. It isn't a common looking supertall

^^ Agree, those tubehouses are such pain in the @ss. But they all will be cleared for new supertalls in 5-10 years time.

This is a better view of Saigon's CBD:

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how
many
floors?

wow!!!!a supertall starting.

how
many
floors?

67 floors, 3 underground floors, cost $220m

Quite fast for growing up!

:banana::banana:

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lovely to see the construction still continue....

lovely to see the construction still continue....

YEAH :cheers:

But unlucky that the high is no longer 300m. It's only 262.5m as the final modified render since Oct 2008. :ohno:

http://www.sggp.org.vn/moitruongdothi/2008/10/168819/

http://www.a360.vn/kien-truc/cong-trinh-kien-truc/bitexco-financial-tower.html

http://vnexpress.net/GL/Kinh-doanh/2008/10/3BA07835/

Yup, please move this to Highrise section.

what a pity :(

đây là lần thứ hai mày nhắc cái chuyện này rồi wuli à. Kg cần thiết phải như vậy!!!

Yup, please move this to Highrise section.

Now, we have the new Skyscraper Box for 200m - 299.99m ^^^^^^

It will be nice to join :cheers:

265.5 meters is still a great height! :cheers:

at least saigon will have tower more then +250m ...its good lah...i wounder if we are standing at roof top that tower...hows the panorama of Saigon will looks like....

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too bad it's not 300m anymore. :( the height is perfect for the design.

oh well, at least the construction is still ongoing not like other projects that are on hold. :yes:

financial, great!
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http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=43

I actually think that 262.5m is pretty much the perfect height. With 300m it would have been a bit too dominant in Saigon's still relatively low-rise skyline.

beautiful design! and wow its u/c now!

Didn't expeceted something like this. . in Saigon?? but good for Saigon! amazing

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from Vietnam Forum :cheers:

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Day la duong gi? Co phai la duong Nguyen Hue khong?

Yup. The first picture was taken from Nguyen Hue street.

I see. Thanks.
So, at one end is "Ben Bach Dang", and at the other end is "nha tho duc ba" if I remember correctly.:)
There should be many little boothes (shops) in the middle of the street of "Nguyen Hue". I wonder those are still existed.

Greenmonk how long have u not been in saigon?

Well, it has been 15 yrs ago. It's a long time. :ohno:

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17.06

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GMR

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7 July the cladding is on the way! The core has reached 20th floor - appx. 70m.

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The red crane on the lower site on the 1st pic belongs to this tower being u/c:

MC Tower 45f 175m

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Does anyone has the picture of "Du'o'`ng Hoa`ng Die^.u" located at qua^.n tu'?

Does anyone has the picture of "Du'o'`ng Hoa`ng Die^.u" located at qua^.n tu'?

This is Hoang Dieu street, Dist 4. You used to live there?

http://www.canhochothue.vn/upload/bds/935_1.jpg

This is Hoang Dieu street, Dist 4. You used to live there?

http://www.canhochothue.vn/upload/bds/935_1.jpg

Bejesus! I couldn't recognize a thing there.
I used to live at 107 Hoang Dieu st. at Dist 4. Absolutely, no recognition at all. :nuts:

^^ 107 Hoang Dieu now hosts 'Xôi gà Hòang Diệu' (glutinous rice with chicken), quite well-known :D

7/9/2009

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7/9/2009

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pic originally posted by Danieldong (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=813506&page=27)

In the first picture, it uses to have a small channel of river running along toward Ben Bach Dang. It seems like that one is land filled now. :ohno:

^^ 107 Hoang Dieu now hosts 'Xôi gà Hòang Diệu' (glutinous rice with chicken), quite well-known :D

Man, what a change! Maybe I come back and order a dish for myself at my own place.
Do you happen to have a picture of that place? I would appreciate that a lot!
:):cheers::)

^^ I'll try to go there once I got freetime.

7/10/2009

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7/12/2009

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Pics originally posted by BelovedSaigon (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=61)

Blue cladding?

nope! its just the protective cover. i think the cladding is greyish

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Chao em lacailacai,
Are you living in Bien Hoa, or Saigon? It seems to me you constantly updating Saigon pictures. :)

I live in Bien Hoa. Most of the pics here are from Vietnam Forum, I just re-post other people's pics. :)

Chao em lacailacai,
Are you living in Bien Hoa, or Saigon? It seems to me you constantly updating Saigon pictures. :)

you should go to Vietnam forum to see updates. But beware though: there are a lot of trolls (mostly from hanoi) who usually show their pathetic jelousity by posting disgusting pics and comments on every saigon's threads.

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Original pic posted by blue_milkyway88 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=67)

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Pics originally posted by purespring (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=67)

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Source: AREP (http://www.arep.fr)

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Source: AREP (http://www.arep.fr/arep.php?langue=2&id_type_menu=2&id_menu=3#2-3-15)

nice:)

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From Vietnam Forum

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Pics orginally posted by dactrung (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=69)

Sleek modern...but needless to say this is going to REALLY dominate the skyline.

The tower will have 68 floors. Lots of info on the project, foundation and structural challenges here-

http://www.structuremag.org/Archives/2009-6/Bitexco-Financial-Tower-June-09-.pdf

wow ! i can't wait to see when it complete. this tower will change Saigon.

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From Vietnam forum

The Financial Tower is starting to dominate the skyline. :cheers:

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Closer
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Pics orginally posted by nangsaigon (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=70)

I am not too thrilled with the rendering but I hope it turns out beautiful in the end!




:horse:

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Pics originally posted by mtj73 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=70)

There is always the first tall building to start. The next thing you know will be jungle of tall buildings following suit.:)

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Pic originally posted by BelovedSaigon (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=813506&page=35)

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Pic orginally posted by Danieldong (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=71)

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Pics originally posted by Saigoneseguy (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=73)

One of my favourites!

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Pic originally posted by nangsaigon (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=74)

GMR

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Keep building !
Cladding being settled.
Junction to commercial center apparent.

Good progress.

(BTW, this tower now can be seen from quite a few places... Contributors, to your cameras !)

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The financial tower at night (Aug 12)

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The cladding looks terrible so far. I'll wait till its completed.

The cladding looks terrible so far. I'll wait till its completed.

The plastic was not removed from the glass yet and no one have time to clean them

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Original pics posted by yeutoidi (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=41388258#post41388258)

:lol:

More pics by yeutoidi (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=77)

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Look very sleek at the corner angle! Good job!:cheers:

Chao anh chinatown .
Toi rat thich nhung tam hinh ma ban chup.Chac la chinatown yeu thanh pho nhieu lam phai khong. Ah,chinatown co the thay cai avatar khac duoc khong nhin rat phan cam.
do la ten cua thanh pho minh do.

Chao anh chinatown .
Toi rat thich nhung tam hinh ma ban chup.Chac la chinatown yeu thanh pho nhieu lam phai khong. Ah,chinatown co the thay cai avatar khac duoc khong nhin rat phan cam.
do la ten cua thanh pho minh do.

Hello Chinatown,
I like photos which are taken by yourself. Maybe you love Hochiminh city very much.
Ah, can chinatown changes your avatar? It's not very good.
His name is name of our city.

ROFL, can't stop laughing looking at your avatar, chinatown.:rofl:

Chao anh chinatown .
Toi rat thich nhung tam hinh ma ban chup.Chac la chinatown yeu thanh pho nhieu lam phai khong. Ah,chinatown co the thay cai avatar khac duoc khong nhin rat phan cam.
do la ten cua thanh pho minh do.

chào bạn,
mình chỉ biết thành phố quê nhà mình tên là saigon, mà cái avatar đó ko fải là saigon.

Thân.
Chinatown.

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Photos by Saigoneseguy (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=80)

đừng post hình cũ lên đây chứ.

ROFL, can't stop laughing looking at your avatar, chinatown.:rofl:

His avatar means "Ho Chi Minh looks like a fox".:ohno:

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Pics originally posted by BelovedSaigon (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=80)

His avatar means "Ho Chi Minh looks like a fox".:ohno:

I know what he meant. However, it reminds me of a western fairy tale (the one that has a wolf disguide as grandma of a little girl that has either red head scarf or red neckerchief.) I hope you know the rest of the story. Anyway, in Vietnam there are bunch of posters of Ho Chi Minh suround by little kids with red neckerchiefs. So, do you see the story imply there? :banana:

^^ greenmonk you're da man. Please do not mind nguoidoi, since he's a troll, a multi-nicked troll in Vietnam forum, but a harmless one, since what he's doing is showing how funny a retard he is.

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Original pics posted by phuonghoang (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=80)

Yeah! Go on!:nuts:

Great tower!!

The FT at night
Pics by SaigonCitizen (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=81)

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^^ hình post rồi post nữa chi vậy?

I think you look like your avatar, chinatown.

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Pics by chinatown (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=82)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/elvisbin/IMG_0524.jpg

http://www.structuremag.org/article.aspx?articleID=922

Here is a great article about the tower and in depth details about the tower.

Nice progress!

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Pics by blue_milkyway88 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=83)

The cladding looks great!

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wow, there 'z a thread out of Vietnam forum mentioning about BTF that i don't know LOL
Wat's up bro Chinatown :)).
Unless i didn't acess your acc, i would not know about it ;)). What a pleasure :))

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Pic by DanielDong (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=813506&page=48)

More pics by Danieldong (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=85)

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I think they should put all those electricity poles and cables underground. It is safer and is making city more attractive.

the city authority says all those stuff around downtown Saigon will be put underground, but i don't have a clue when they will start that interesting process.

^^No doubt they can do it, but what hold them back? budget?

^^ haha isn't that ironic? Saigon generates 30% of GNP for VN but can only retain 26% of that 30%, the rest is donated to hanoi.

Besides budget, the lousy authorities with their incompetency has been holding back this project til now (they initiated back in 2006)

^^Gee, I thought being a communist state it should be fairy fast on making decisions and moving things (spare the bureaucracy.) Just hope they don't end up in some deep pockets.

Update

Update

Where?:nuts:

Nice photos. I like the one with the crappy crane/barge. :lol:
Going to be a great addition to the Saigon skyline upon completion.

Pics by nangsaigon (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=89)

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These are lovely night life pictures.
Good job, em lacailacai.:cheers:

the render of this building is one of my favorites! can't wait to see the final result! hope it don't disapoint me:bash:

exellents buildings

Great, love to see it's Rising

Pics by nangsaigon (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=89)

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Wow. Wish I had a digital lens camera T_T

^^ Awesome night updates!

This are three - rather mediocre - pics I took on September 9th (the pics weren't intended as update pics, because I didn't know what this building was nor that it had a topic on SSC):

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^^ Awesome night updates!

This are three - rather mediocre - pics I took on September 9th (the pics weren't intended as update pics, because I didn't know what this building was nor that it had a topic on SSC):

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Real Life

thank you for the pics Judaz (LOL)
Were you on a boat/ferry while taking those pics?

Here are some new pics:

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thank you for the pics Judaz (LOL)
Were you on a boat/ferry while taking those pics?
We (me and 2 friends - I was on a holiday trip) rented a little motorboat for a few dollars to show us around the backwaters when I took those pics.

Few inside the building pics:


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pics by saigonily
(http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=99)

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pics by saigonily (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=100)

WOW! I saw this post awhile ago and thought to myself, "Yeah right", but i was clearly wrong. Congrats Saigon! Welcome to the highrise club of cities.

11 OCt;

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More pics by saigonily (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214920&page=105)

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pic by saigon2020 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=813506&page=74)

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Have a look at the official rendering

http://newsaigon.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/200810163989e2008101695je6.jpg

BFT vision

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it has reached 1/2 of its total height (34/68 floors)

taking shape and looking good

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2574/4094190651_6e46762881_b.jpg Holy Crap is this lady riding her BIKE on the freeway??? WTF!

Oh and nice progress on this building too,:lol:

such an impressive icon for modern saigon....but i prefer if without the helipad...

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Bigger pics :)

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