Saigon Centre is a mixed-use complex in
Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam
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, invested by
Keppel Land
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Watco I. The complex is located on Le Loi Boulevard in
District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
District 1 () is the central urban district of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), the largest city in Vietnam. With a total area of the district has a population of 204,899 people as of 2010. The district is divided into 10 small subsets which are called ...
.
History
![Saigon centre - Tết 2009](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Saigon_centre_-_T%E1%BA%BFt_2009.jpg)
Phase 1 of the complex was completed in 1996.
The phase consisted of a 25-storey building, which set a new record for the highest building in Vietnam then at .
In December 2011, construction on phase two started, which comprises a 5-story retail podium and a new 43-story building. The new addition prompted a temporary closure of the existing tower from 2015 to 2016.
On July 30, 2016,
Takashimaya
is a Japanese multinational corporation operating a department store chain carrying a wide array of products, ranging from wedding dresses and other apparel to electronics and flatware. It has more than 12 branches strategically located in 2 ...
opened their first department store in Vietnam at the retail podium of Saigon Centre.
Tower 2 completed in 2017 reaching the height of . It becomes the fourth tallest building in Ho Chi Minh City and the tenth tallest building in Vietnam overall.
Features
Saigon Centre provides over of office space across 10 floors in Tower 1 and 18 floors in Tower 2.
Sedona Hotels operates all 284 residential units at the complex.
See also
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Saigon Trade Center
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Sunwah Tower
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List of tallest buildings in Vietnam
This list of tallest buildings in Vietnam ranks skyscrapers in Vietnam by height. The tallest building in Vietnam is the 81-storey Landmark 81 in Ho Chi Minh City, which was completed in 2018 at the height of . It is the seventeenth tallest buil ...
References
External links
Official site of Saigon Centre
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Skyscrapers in Ho Chi Minh City
Shopping malls in Ho Chi Minh City
Skyscraper office buildings in Vietnam