Chongqing World Financial Center Explained

Chongqing World Financial Center
Completion Date:2014
Location:Chongqing
China
Status:Complete
Building Type:Office[1]
Start Date:August 16, 2010
Opening:2015
Antenna Spire:338.9m (1,111.9feet)
Top Floor:306,1 metres (1,004 ft)
Floor Count:72
Floor Area:2,200,143 ft² (204,400 m²)
Elevator Count:43
Architect:C.Y. Lee.
Structural Engineer:Arup Group
Chongqing Architecture and Design Institute
Main Contractor:China State Construction Fourth Engineering Division Corporation Ltd.
Developer:Huaxun Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.
Owner:Chongqing Worthy Land Co., Ltd.

The Chongqing World Financial Center, also known as Global Financial Building (;) is a late-modernist supertall skyscraper in Chongqing, China.[1] The 339m (1,112feet)-tall 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Global Financial Building. SkyscraperPage.com. 2008-11-07.
  2. Web site: Chongqing World Financial Center. 2013-03-28. The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.