Macau tower - wikipedia Macau tower Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre 澳門 旅遊 塔 會展 娛樂 中心 Centro de Convenções e Entretenimento da Torre de Macau View underneath Macau Tower showing the outer rim. Wikimedia © OpenStreetMap General information Type Communications, mixed use Location Sé, Macau, China Coordinates 22 ° 10 ′ 47 '' N 113 ° 32 ′ 12 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 22.17972 ° N 113.53667 ° E ﻿ / 22.17972 ; 113.53667 Coordinates : 22 ° 10 ′ 47 '' N 113 ° 32 ′ 12 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 22.17972 ° N 113.53667 ° E ﻿ / 22.17972 ; 113.53667 Construction started 1998 Completed Opening December 19, 2001 Owner Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau, S.A.R.L. ( STDM ) Management Shun Holdings Height Antenna spire 338 m ( 1,108.9 ft ) Top floor 223 m ( 731.6 ft ) Design and construction Architect Craig Craig Moller Ltd. Structural engineer Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd. Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre Chinese name Traditional Chinese 澳門 旅遊 塔 會展 娛樂 中心 Simplified Chinese 澳门 旅游 塔 会展 娱乐 中心 show Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Àomén Lǚyóutǎ Huìzhǎn Yúlèzhōngxīn Yue : Cantonese Jyutping ou3 mun4 * 2 leoi5 jau4 taap3 wui5 zin2 jyu4 lok6 zung1 sam1 Portuguese name Portuguese Centro de Convenções e Entretenimento da Torre de Macau Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre ( Chinese : 澳門 旅遊 塔 會展 娛樂 中心 ; Portuguese : Centro de Convenções e Entretenimento da Torre de Macau ), also known as Macau Tower, is a tower located in Sé, Macau. The tower measures 338 m ( 1,109 ft ) in height from ground level to the highest point. Its observation deck features panoramic views, restaurants, theaters, shopping malls and the Skywalk X, a thrilling walking tour around the outer rim. It offers the best view of Macau and in recent years has been used for a variety of adventurous activities. At 233 metres, the Macau Tower 's tethered `` skyjump '' and Bungee jump by AJ Hackett from the tower 's outer rim, is the highest commercial skyjump in the world ( 233 metres ), and the second highest commercial decelerator descent facility in the world, after Vegas ' Stratosphere skyjump at 252 metres. The tower was created by the architecture firm of Moller Architects. The tower is one of the members of the World Federation of Great Towers. Besides being used for observation and entertainment, the tower is also used for telecommunications and broadcasting. It and the Grand Lisboa hotel are the most recognizable landmarks in the Macao skyline. Contents 1 History 1.1 Project team 2 Events 3 In popular culture 4 See also 5 References 6 External links History Macau Tower On a visit to Auckland, New Zealand, Hong Kong casino billionaire Stanley Ho Hung - Sun was so impressed by the Sky Tower in Auckland that he commissioned a similar one to be built in Macau. The tower was designed by New Zealand engineering firm Beca Group and Gordon Moller of Moller Architects for Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau. Construction work of the tower started in 1998, and the tower was officially opened on December 19, 2001. Project team Project Architect : Les Dykstra 61 ° F Outdoor Observation Deck 58 ° F Observation Deck The Macau Tower Entertainment & Convention Centre also houses several stores and a movie theatre. Events On December 17, 2006, the father of contemporary bungee jumping, AJ Hackett, and popular artist Edison Chen broke two Guinness World Records at the Macau Tower. AJ Hackett, broke his own Guinness World Record of `` The Highest Bungee Jump from a Building '' achieved in 1987 from the Eiffel Tower. Edison Chen represented Macau Tower in the inaugural jump to bid for `` The World 's Highest Bungee Jump Facility ''. In popular culture Jack Osbourne has bungee - jumped off the tower as well, as part of the third series of Jack Osbourne : Adrenaline Junkie. Anthony Bourdain bungee - jumped from the top floor of the building in an episode of Anthony Bourdain : No Reservations. It served as the venue of photoshoot of Episode 10, America 's Next Top Model Cycle 18 : British Invasion. The tower was featured in the third episode of An Idiot Abroad 3, where Karl Pilkington and Warwick Davis perform the Skywalk which involves walking around the perimeter of one of the highest floors. Davis then proceeded to take a controlled descent to the ground. It was used on the South Korean variety show Running Man for episode 133. The cast ( not including Kim Jongkook ) and their guests, Lee Dong - wook and Han Hye - jin, were given three missions - sky jump, mast climb, and sky walk - to be completed on the tower to acquire the three characters they needed to continue onto the next mission. The tower was also used as a `` roadblock '' in an episode of US version The Amazing Race : All - Stars that originally aired on April 22, 2007, on CBS as well as a roadblock in the Amazing Race Canada 2 in 2014. The tower also appeared in one roadblock each on two episodes of The Amazing Race Asia 3. It was also used on the Chinese variety show Up Idol ( season 2 ) ( zh ) for episode 1. The two team captains, Wang Han and Yuan Hong, with their members, were given a mission - sky relay - to be completed on the tower as short a time as possible. Finally, Yuan Hong 's team won the game, and Wang Han 's team was given a punishment, Karen Mok and Ming Xi were going to bungee - jump off the tover. Xie Na and Joe Chen replaced them to accept the punishment at last. See also List of towers List of tallest freestanding structures in the world Sky Tower ( Auckland ), the tower which Macau Tower was based on. References Jump up ^ `` Macau Tower bungy AJ Hackett - Official Website ''. S181386383.websitehome.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012 - 09 - 23. Retrieved 2012 - 12 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy '' ( PDF ). Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2011 - 08 - 14. Retrieved 2011 - 01 - 22. Jump up ^ Les Dykstra is now Director of Architects - ldl Jump up ^ `` Aqua House '', Editorial Review by Tony van Raat Jump up ^ `` Breaking Two Guinness World Records ''. Macau Tower - Press. Archived from the original on 2007 - 08 - 04. Retrieved 2006 - 12 - 16. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Macau Tower. 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