Rufino Pacific Tower
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Information
Location	Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Philippines
Coordinates	Google Earth/Maps Coordinates: 14°33′28.86″N 121°1′5.83″E / 14.5580167, 121.0182861
Status	Complete
Opening	1996
Use	Office
Height
Antenna/Spire	200 m (656.17 ft)
Roof	161 m (528.22 ft)
Floor count	41
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Rufino Pacific Tower or more commonly known as Rufino Tower or Rufino Plaza is an office skyscraper and is one of the tallest in the Philippines. It was the tallest skyscraper in the Philippines, with or without its antenna, from 1996 until it was surpassed by the Petron Megaplaza in 1998. However, it remains as the tallest steel-framed building in the country^[1][2]. It has a ground to architectural top height of 161 metres (528.22 feet), which is the basis of measuring tall buildings^[3]. Counting its 8-storey radio tower, the building has a total height of 200 metres (656.17 feet). It has a total of 41 stories above ground level, including a 10 storey podium which is actually the original building, the old V.A. Rufino Building, and was modified to be the podium of the new tower. Ayala Avenue is an avenue in Makati City in the Philippines. ... Nickname: Motto: Makati, Mahalin Natin, Atin Ito (literally, Makati, We Love It, This Is Ours) Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Makati City Coordinates: 14° 33 N, 121°02, E Country Region Province none (It is formerly on Rizal province until 1975) Districts 1st and 2nd districts of... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... For other uses, see Skyscraper (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Skyscraper (disambiguation). ... The Petron Megaplaza is an office skyscraper located in Makati City, Philippines. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

Rufino Tower is designed with exterior double-glazed, unitized curtain walls that create a facade that reflects a fusion of art and function. Its interiors are an elegant interplay of glass, natural stone and metal.

The building is the home of the Rufino family corporations, including major financial and insurance corporations. Also considering it as home is the Czech Republic Embassy^[4].

Location

The building is located at 6784 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino Street (which was also named in honor of the Rufino family) in Makati City. The stretch of Ayala Avenue where Rufino Pacific Tower lies also has branches of Metrobank, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Equitable PCI Bank, Export and Industry Bank, International Exchange Bank, and East West Bank. It also almost directly faces PBCom Tower, the tallest building in the Philippines and home to the Philippine Bank of Communications. The Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (PSE: MBT), commonly known as Metrobank, is the largest bank in the Philippines in terms of assets with P641. ... The Bank of the Philippine Islands or BPI (PSE: BPI) is the oldest bank in the Philippines still in operation and is the third largest bank in the country in terms of assets. ... Equitable PCI Bank (PSE: EPCI) was one of the largest banks in the Philippines, being the third-largest bank in terms of assets. ... Export and Industry Bank (PSE: EIB), also known as Exportbank, is a commercial bank in the Philippines. ... International Exchange Bank (PSE: IBNK), more commonly known as iBank, is one of the largest banks in the Philippines, ranking within the top twenty in terms of assets. ... For the California-based bank, see East West Bank. ... PBCOM Tower is the tallest building in the Philippines and the seventy-third tallest building in the world. ... The Philippine Bank of Communications, more commonly known as PBCom, is one of the largest commercial banks in the Philippines. ...

External links

• Rufino Pacific Tower at Emporis
• Rufino Pacific Tower at Ayala Maps

References