Macau Tower, Observation tower in Macau, China.
The Macau Tower is a 338-meter concrete structure in the Macau Special Administrative Region of China, featuring an observation deck that offers views across the Pearl River Delta. The layout includes multiple floors with entertainment and dining areas as well as convention spaces in the lower section of the complex.
Stanley Ho, a Macau casino magnate, commissioned the project in 1998 with inspiration from Auckland's Sky Tower, and the facility opened in December 2001. The tower added to the leisure infrastructure in Macau following the handover to China in 1999.
The tower's name in Chinese, 澳門旅遊塔, literally means "Macau travel tower", reflecting its role as a sightseeing landmark. Its 61st-floor outdoor gallery hosts four adventure activities: bungee jump, skyjump, skywalk and mast climb. The 60th floor houses a 360-degree revolving restaurant, and the 59th floor has a lounge and grill called 180°.
Three Otis glass lifts carrying up to 84 people reach the observation levels at 223 m in about 45 to 50 seconds. Level 58 has a glass floor over the ground below; level 61 is the outdoor corridor, where the bungee jump, skyjump, Skywalk and mast climb take place. Public buses 9A, 18, 18B, 23, 26, 32, 60 and 65 stop at the tower.
The facility holds the record for the highest commercial bungee jump platform in the world at 233 meters (764 feet) above ground. The speed of free fall reaches around 200 kilometers per hour (124 miles per hour) before the cord engages.
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