Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre (Chinese: æ¾³éââ¬Ã¦ââ¦Ã©ÂŠå¡âæÅÆå±â¢Ã¥Â¨âºÃ¦Â¨âä¸Âå¿Æ;Portuguese: Centro de Convenções e Entretenimento da Torre de Macau), also known as Macau Tower, is a tower located in the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Macau used to be a Portuguese colony until 1999. The tower measures 338 m (1,109 ft) in height from ground level to the highest point. An observation deck with 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 meters, the Macau Tower's tethered skyjump and Bungee jump by AJ Hackett[1] from the tower's outer rim, is the second highest commercial skyjump in the world, after Vegas' Stratosphere skyjump at 260 meters.[2] The tower was created by the architecture firm of Craig Craig Moller.
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