Baiyoke Tower II - Bangkok, Thailand - Skyscrapers on Waymarking.com

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The Baiyoke Tower II is truly a landmark in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, towering nearly 1,000 feet. It is the tallest building in the country, although plans for a taller building in the city of Pattaya may eclipse that, if the building is completed.

The unique aspect of this building is that it is a hotel rather than on office building or residential building. This makes it the tallest hotel in S.E. Asia, and one of the tallest hotels in the world.

The rooms are luxurious and there are a number of different restaurants at various levels.

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Of course the views from here are fabulous, but one has to peer through Bangkok's smog. There is a free observation deck on the 77th floor which contains many interesting displays related to the tower and the city. The observation deck on the 84th floor offers a 360-degree revolving view of the city. There is a fee of 300 baht during the day, and 400 baht in the evening.

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The immediate area surrounding this hotel is very congested with narrow streets. Even with several people directing traffic in front of the building, walking, or even standing, can be hazardous, with large tour buses negotiating the turns, a stream of taxis along with the rest of the city traffic. There is a large shopping center across the street, and an open-air market comes to life along the other street in the evening. One is immediately immersed in the life of the city.

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BORED PILE SPECIFICATIONS

306 bored piles of 1.50 m.diameter with length of65 meters.
Pile load capacity is 1,000 tons/pile. The high strength concrete
with the compressive strength of 350 kg./sq.cm.
At 28 days age is used the bored pile reinforcement. (grade sd-40)
consists of 16 db-25 mm. main bars with db-12 mm.@0.20 m. spiral reinforcement.
The average main reinforcement is approximately 0.45% of piling sectional area.

Arun Chaiseri Consulting Engineers Co.,Ltd.

Building Name: Baiyoke Tower II Structure Height: 997 Number of Stories: 85 Year Built: 1997 Architect/Design Firm: Plan Architects Co. Use: Residential Building Publicly accessible areas: Most of the hotel is publicly accessible including its restaurants and the observation deck. I fee is required for the higher floors, however. Hours: The restaurants and swimming pool and other facilities have varying hours, but the hotel itself is open 24 hours. The observation deck on the 77th floor is always open. The revolving observation deck on the 84th floor is open from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Cost: The observation deck on the 77th floor is free. The observation deck on the 84th floor charges 300 baht during the day, and 400 baht in the evening. Address: 222 Rajprarop Road Rajthevee,Bangkok Thailand Building Website: [Web Link] The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) link: [Web Link] Style: Not listed

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