The Far Eastern Plaza (Chinese: 遠企中心辦公大樓; pinyin: Yuǎn qǐ zhōngxīn bàngōng dàlóu) is a set of twin skyscrapers located in Daan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The buildings are each 165 m (541 ft) in height 41 floors above the ground. The towers, designed by the Taiwanese architect Chu-Yuan Lee and the P&T Group, were completed in 1994 and were among the earliest skyscrapers in Taipei.[1]

Far Eastern Plaza
遠企中心辦公大樓
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice building, Shopping mall
LocationDaan District, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°1′35″N 121°32′56″E / 25.02639°N 121.54889°E / 25.02639; 121.54889
Construction started1990
Completed1994
Height
Roof165 m (541 ft)
Technical details
Floor count41
Design and construction
Architect(s)Chu-Yuan Lee

The south tower mainly contains offices whilst the north tower houses Shangri-La Far Eastern, Taipei.[2] It is managed by the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts and has a total of 420 rooms. This is Shangri-La's second base in Taiwan, along with Shangri-La's Far Eastern International Hotel, Tainan. In recent years, it has won a medal from the Environmental Protection Administration for energy conservation and environmental protection. The Mall at Far Eastern Plaza opened in 1994 and currently houses the citysuper retail chain as well as Muji.[3]

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  1. ^ "Far Eastern Plaza 1 - The Skyscraper Center". Skyscrapercenter.com.
  2. ^ "Far Eastern Plaza 1 - The SkyscraperPage". Skyscraperpage.com.
  3. ^ "Far Eastern Plaza 1 - Emporis". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)