State Tower

{{Short description|Skyscrapers in Bangkok, Thailand}} {{about|the building in Bangkok|the building in Syracuse|State Tower Building}} {{Infobox building |name = State Tower |image = Lebua at state tower (8468453666).jpg |image_size = 200px |caption = State Tower at night |building_type = |location = [[Bang Rak District|Bang Rak]], [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] |coordinates = {{coord|13|43|17.05|N|100|31|00.48|E|region:TH-BK_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}} |roof = {{convert|247|m|ft|abbr=on}} |top_floor = |antenna_spire = |floor_count = 68 |construction_start_date = |status = completed |completion_date = 2001 |opening_date = |floor_area = {{convert|300,000|m2|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} |architect = Rangsan Architecture |developer = |structural_engineer = |operator = Challenge Group |references = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/107198 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102318/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/107198 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |title=Emporis building ID 107198 |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref> }} '''State Tower''' is a [[skyscraper]] located on [[Si Lom Road]], [[Bang Rak district]], [[Bangkok]], Thailand, adjacent to [[Charoen Krung Road]]. Built in 2001, it has a floor area of {{convert|300,000|m2|sigfig=2|abbr=on}}. State Tower has 68 floors and is {{convert|247|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall, making it the 8th tallest building in Thailand. It is also the tallest mixed-use building in Thailand.

Conceived by Thai architect Professor [[Rangsan Torsuwan]] in the early 1990s and designed by Rangsan Architecture, the massive building is characterised by its thirty-meter tall golden rooftop dome and neo-classical balconies. It was originally named "Silom Precious Tower", later "Royal Charoen Krung Tower" (RCK Tower) and then "State Tower".

State Tower contains condominiums, serviced apartments, offices and retail units. It is also home to two five-star hotels, [[lebua at State Tower]] and [[Tower Club at lebua]].<ref>{{cite news|title=lebua at State Tower Ranked No. 1 in Thailand in Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2014|url=http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4069337.html|accessdate=17 March 2015|publisher=HospitalityNet|date=4 March 2015}}</ref> [[Sirocco (restaurant)|Sirocco]], an open-air restaurant with a panoramic view of Bangkok, is located on the 63rd floor. There are two Michelin starred restaurants on the top floors of the tower, owned and managed by lebua Hotels and Resorts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=lebua Hotels & Resorts {{!}} The World's First Vertical Destination|url=https://lebua.com/|access-date=2021-10-13|website=lebua Restaurants, Bars & Hotels {{!}} World's First Vertical Destination|language=en-GB}}</ref>

State Tower is owned by Challenge Group. In 2015, Nusasiri PLC bought non-performing condominium units from Bangkok Commercial Asset Management Co and renovated for resell.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nusasiri to buy units at State Tower|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/491770/nusasiri-to-buy-units-at-state-tower|publisher=Bangkok Post|date=9 March 2015|accessdate=2021-08-23}}</ref> The total units bought was 166 spanning floors 28-32 and 42-50.<ref>{{cite news|title=NUSASIRI เปิดตัว NUSA ONE ดึง State Tower ร่วมโครงการ|url=https://thinkofliving.com/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7/nusasiri-%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7-nusa-one-%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B6%E0%B8%87-state-tower-%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3-248031/|publisher=thinkOfliving.com|date=5 July 2015|accessdate=2021-08-23}}</ref>

==See also== *[[List of tallest buildings in Thailand]] *[[Sathorn Unique Tower]], similarly designed sister building which remains unfinished

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==External links== * [https://www.lebua.com/tower-club Tower Club at lebua] * [https://www.lebua.com/state-tower lebua at State Tower] *[https://guide.michelin.com/th/en/bangkok-region/bangkok/restaurant/chef-s-table1184372 Chef's Table, Michelin Guide Thailand, 2021] *[https://guide.michelin.com/th/en/bangkokregion/bangkok/restaurant/mezzaluna Mezzaluna, Michelin Guide Thailand, 2021]

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