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Above: three vertical panorama's of Kaohsiung, taken from Mount Shoushan
and Han Hsien International Hotel (last picture).
On the first picture you can see the Grand 50 Tower rising above it all.
On the middle one, the two Kaohsiung Twin Towers, the Grand Hi Lai Hotel,
the Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza and the Tuntex Sky Tower are the most prominent buildings.
On the last one: sunset in downtown Kaohsiung.


Above: Han Hsien International Hotel (formerly known as Linden Hotel):
160m/526f, 41 stories, 1994.


Above left: Bao-Cheng Enterprise Tower (135m/443f, 37 stories, 1991).
Above middle: Kaohsiung Twin Towers I & II (both: 128m/420f, 35 stories, 1996, residential).
Above right: Skytower Kaohsiung (118m/387f, 37 stories, 1998, residential).


Above middle right: Wang-Xiang Central Plaza (118m/387f, 30 stories, 2000).


Above: Sheng-Tien (116m/381f, 29 stories, 2000, residential).


Above: Shr-Hwa Financial Center (129m/423f, 30 stories, 1996).


Above left and middle left: another tall residential tower. I have no name or height info about this one,
but the building is about 100 metres tall.
Above middle right: another unknown building. This office tower is a smaller
neighbour of the Tuntex SkyTower. It is about 100 metres tall as well.
Above right: Mega'21 Far Eastern Shopping Complex (no height available, 18 stories, 2001).
The building has a free outdoor observation area on the 15th floor.
Next to this building the 431m/1,414f tall Asia Plaza was supposed to be constructed,
but at the end of 2007, construction of this supertall skyscraper had not started yet.


Above left and right: two shots taken from an aeroplane flying away from Kaohsiung.
Above middle left: the Grand Hi Lai Hotel area at night.


Above left: close-up view of the downtown area of Kaohsiung, taken from Shoushan.
Above right: view from the 38th floor of the Grand Hi Lai Hotel of downtown Kaohsiung.


Above left and right: night and day view over Love River of downtown Kaohsiung.
The two reflecting buildings in the middle are the Taiwan Leader Enterprise Towers I and II
(tower I: 108m/354f, 27 stories, 1991; tower II: 105m/344f, 30 stories, 1992).
On the right you can see Bai-Li Ocean Empire (124m/407f, 24 stories, 2001).
In the middle picture you can see these buildings
from the 38th floor of the Grand Hi Lai Hotel


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Kaohsiung's 10 tallest skyscrapers:
1. TUNTEX SKY TOWER 378m/1240f, 85 stories, 1997
2. GRAND 50 TOWER 222m/728f, 50 stories, 1992
3. GRAND HI LAI HOTEL 186m/610f, 45 stories, 1995
4. ASIA PACIFIC FINANCIAL PLAZA 170m/557f, 42 stories, 1992
5. HAN HSIEN INTERNATIONAL HOTEL 160m/526f, 41 stories, 1994
6. XIN-FU-HWA 148m/486f, 41 stories, 2000
7. BAO-CHENG ENTERPRISE TOWER 135m/443f, 37 stories, 1991
8. SHR-HWA FINANCIAL CENTER 129m/423f, 30 stories, 1996
9. KAOHSIUNG TWIN TOWER I 128m/420f, 35 stories, 1996
10. KAOHSIUNG TWIN TOWER II 128m/420f, 35 stories, 1996

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