Carlsberg Sky Tower

The Tiger Sky Tower is Singapore’s highest observation tower located at Sentosa. It has a height of 110 metres above ground, about 36 floors high, and 131 metres above sea level where one can view the entire length of Singapore's skyline and a panoramic view of the island. On a clear day, one may even be able to see part of Johor Bahru and Indonesia's skyline. The tower is owned by C. Melchers GmbH & Co.

Operation

At ground level, visitors enter a large disc-shaped air-conditioned cabin fitted with glass windows all round. The cabin revolves slowly as it ascends the tower.

Other facts

* Tower height: 110 metres (360 feet)
* Viewing height: 131 metres (430 feet)
* Tower column diameter: 2.5 metres (8.2 feet)
* Foundation diameter: 15 metres (50 feet)
* Cabin capacity: 72 persons
* Weight of Tower: 200 metric tonnes (197 tonnes)

Construction

The Sky Tower was manufactured by HUSS Maschinenfabrik of Bremen, Germany. The Sky Tower was fabricated within 6 months at HUSS's factory in Europe.

Management

Sky Tower Pte Ltd is a project conceived by Melchers Project Management Pte Ltd.

Melchers Project Management, being the managing shareholder of Sky Tower Pte Ltd, runs the daily operations of the Carlsberg Sky Tower in close co-operation with Sentosa Leisure Group (SLG). SLG is Sky Tower’s Operations, Marketing, Sales and Ticketing agent.

Carlsberg is the name sponsor of the Sky Tower.

External links

* [http://www.skytower.com.sg Sky Tower]