The Tuntex Tower () is a

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building in Daan District,

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

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. The height of building is , with a floor area of , and it comprises 38 floors above ground, as well as four basement levels. The tower was completed in 1990 and was designed by TMA Architects & Associates. The exterior glass

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of the building forms a pattern to represent the first letter "T" of the Tuntex Group.

History

The building overtook the TWTC International Trade Building in 1990 and became the tallest building in Taiwan from 1990 to 1992, before it was overtaken by

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. However, it remained the tallest in Taipei until it was surpassed by Shin Kong Life Tower in 1993. A fire broke out on the 10th floor of the tower on 1 July 2001. Fortunately, despite seven people being treated for smoke inhalation, no one was injured or died. The fire broke out not long after the tower did not pass a safety inspection done by the

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, during which it failed in a total of five categories: smoke detectors, sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems and

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detectors.

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1990 establishments in Taiwan Office buildings completed in 1990 Skyscraper office buildings in Taipei {{Taiwan-struct-stub

History

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