The Chongqing World Financial Center, also known as Global Financial Building (Chinese: 环球金融中心; Chinese: 環球金融中心) is a late-modernist supertall skyscraper in Chongqing, China.[1] The 339-meter (1,112 ft)-tall [2] office tower contain 79 floors. The skyscraper was first proposed in 2007 and broke ground in 2010. Construction of the glass and steel-building was completed in 2014.[2] Upon completion, it was the tallest building in Chongqing, and has been surpassed by the Chongqing International Trade and Commerce Center in 2017.
Chongqing World Financial Center | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Office[1] |
Location | Chongqing China |
Construction started | August 16, 2010[2] |
Completed | 2014 |
Opening | 2015[2] |
Owner | Chongqing Worthy Land Co., Ltd. |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 338.9 metres (1,112 ft)[2] |
Top floor | 306,1 metres (1,004 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 72 |
Floor area | 2,200,143 ft² (204,400 m²) |
Lifts/elevators | 43 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | C.Y. Lee.[1] |
Developer | Huaxun Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.[1] |
Structural engineer | Arup Group; Chongqing Architecture and Design Institute |
Main contractor | China State Construction Fourth Engineering Division Corporation Ltd. |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d "Global Financial Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
- ^ a b c d e "Chongqing World Financial Center". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
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