Wuhan World Trade Tower Explained

Wuhan World Trade Tower
Status:Complete
Address:686 Jiefang Dadao
Location Town:Wuhan
Location Country:China
Completion Date:1998
Tip:912feet
Floor Count:60 (+2 below-grade)
Floor Area:1291669square feet
Elevator Count:13
Architect:Wuhan Architectural Institute
References:[1]

The Wuhan World Trade Tower is a 273-meter (896 foot) tall skyscraper located in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It became the tallest building in Wuhan after its completion. However, it was surpassed by the Minsheng Bank Building in 2007. As of September 2015 it is the 4th tallest in Wuhan measured up to the highest architectural point.

It was completed in 1998 and has 60 floors, two of which are underground and 58 are above ground. The lower levels of serve as a shopping mall and all levels above the mall serve as office spaces.

The tower's total height is 273 meters with the antenna. The tower is 248 metres tall up to the spire and 229 meters tall up to the roof. It has a total floor area of 1,430,000 square meters.[2] The postmodern skyscraper is a tube-in-tube style structure with a curtain wall facade.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wuhan World Trade Tower. Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. 2017-05-29.
  2. Web site: World Trade Centers Association. www.wtca.org. 2018-03-04.
  3. Web site: Wuhan World Trade Tower, Wuhan 104189 EMPORIS. https://web.archive.org/web/20150408095829/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/104189/wuhan-world-trade-tower-wuhan-china. dead. April 8, 2015. GmbH. Emporis. Emporis. 2018-03-04.