Le Meridien Taichung

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Le Meridien Taichung
台中李方艾美酒店


General information
Type	Hotel
Town or city	Central, Taichung
Country	Taiwan
Coordinates	24°08′12″N 120°40′59″E / 24.13667°N 120.68306°E / 24.13667; 120.68306Coordinates: 24°08′12″N 120°40′59″E / 24.13667°N 120.68306°E / 24.13667; 120.68306
Completed	1999
Inaugurated	2019
Renovated	2015
Owner	Le Méridien
Height	128 meters (420 feet)
Technical details
Floor count	30

Le Meridien Taichung (Chinese: 台中李方艾美酒店) is a 22-storey hotel located in Central District, Taichung City, Taiwan. It is the 17th tallest building in Taiwan and the third tallest building in the city of Taichung.

Location[]

It is located in the center of Taichung, right in front of the Taichung Train Station.

Fire[]

On Saturday, 26 February 2005, at 16:00 (08:00 GMT) a fire broke out in an upper floor of the tower. People working in the building below the fire were able to escape, taking cover from falling glass. Nine people were trapped on the roof of the building 300 feet in the air and were rescued by helicopter. 4 people were killed and 3 more were injured, but none of those 3 people were seriously hurt. The cause of the fire was an accident by a construction crew.

References[]

1. Air rescue from Taiwan Tower fire.

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Skyscrapers in Taiwan (150m+)

Completed

Taipei	Taipei 101 (508 m, 2004) Taipei Nan Shan Plaza (272 m, 2018) Shin Kong Life Tower (245 m, 1993) Cathay Landmark (212 m, 2015) Farglory Financial Center (208 m, 2012) Far Eastern Plaza Towers 1 & 2 (165 m, 1994) Yihwa International Residential Towers A & B (160 m, 2014) Huaku Sky Garden (157 m, 2016) Hua Nan Bank Headquarters (155 m, 2014) Uni-President International Tower (154 m, 2004) Kee Tai Zhongxiao (152 m, 2019) Taipei City Hall Bus Station (151 m, 2010) Yihwa International Hotel (150 m, 2014)
New Taipei	Far Eastern Mega Tower (207 m, 2013) Neo Sky Dome Block B (188 m, 2010) Farglory 95rich (184 m, 2017) Chicony Electronics Headquarters (181 m, 2015) HongWell i-Tower (181 m, 2020) Panhsin Twin Towers (180 m, 2009) Neo Sky Dome Blocks C & D (178 m, 2010) Sunland 41 Blocks A & B (161 m, 2020) Farglory U-Town Towers B & C (160 m, 2014) The Crystal Plaza (160 m, 2012) Neo Sky Dome Block A (156 m, 2010) Tuntex Highrise Building (153 m, 1998) Farglory U-Town Towers A & D (151 m, 2014) Blue Ocean (150 m, 2010)
Taoyuan	ChungYuet Royal Landmark Towers A, B & C (153 m, 2012) ChungYuet World Center (150 m, 2012)
Taichung	The Landmark (192 m, 2018) Shr-Hwa International Tower (192 m, 2004) Le Meridien Taichung (178 m, 1998) Plato Palace (172 m, 2021) Global Strategy Center (170 m, 2015) City Center Plaza (168 m, 2010) National Trade Center (165 m, 2018) Fuyu Oriental Crown (165 m, 2014) Yang Ma Tower (164 m, 2019) Pao Huei Solitaire (161 m, 2016) Treasure Garden (160 m, 2017) Long-Bang Trade Plaza Towers 1 & 2 (160 m, 1993) Ding Sheng BHW Taiwan Central Plaza (159 m, 2015) Royal Landmark Tower (158 m, 2010) Daan International Building (158 m, 1997) Savoy Palace (157 m, 2017) Fountain Palace (155 m, 2010) Fubon Sky Tree (155 m, 2016) Daan King Building (151 m, 1995) Cosmos (150 m, 2018)
Kaohsiung	85 Sky Tower (348 m, 1997) Farglory THE ONE (269 m, 2019) Chang-Gu World Trade Center (222 m, 1992) Han-Lai New World Center (186 m, 1995) Guo-Yan Building BC (171 m, 2013) Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza (170 m, 1992) Next 100 (163 m, 2021) Han-Hsien International Hotel (160 m, 1994) Kaohsiung Marriott Hotel (156 m, 2019) Kingtown King Park (154 m, 2015) Highwealth - City of Leadership Towers A & B (150 m, 2016)

Under
construction

Proposed

Asia Plaza
Intelligence Operation Center
Fong Yi Huiguo 174
Fong Yi Huimin 118
Taiwan Tower

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Le Meridien Taichung

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Location[]

Fire[]

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