- 16 workers died during the construction of this tower.
- The skyscraper, when originally proposed, had no set usage, and five different sites were considered for the location.
- The structure was originally proposed at only 100 meters in height, but was raised to the final height of 230 meters after talks between the architects.
- Soon after it's opening the structure was closed to the public with only those with passes having entrance.
- A public observation deck is located on the 30th floor of the building.
- Rumored to have 5 underground floors, the structure has been confirmed to have 2 underground floors each being 5 meters in height.
- The structure contains the 2,800-seat Congress Hall theatre.
- The first height of building was 230.7m, but in 1994 an antenna bracket was added to the spire, which changed the height of building to 237m.
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