Chongqing World Financial Center

Summary

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
View of the Chongqing World Financial Center in July 2019
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice[1]
LocationChongqing
China
Construction startedAugust 16, 2010[2]
Completed2014
Opening2015[2]
OwnerChongqing Worthy Land Co., Ltd.
Height
Antenna spire338.9 metres (1,112 ft)[2]
Top floor306,1 metres (1,004 ft)
Technical details
Floor count72
Floor area2,200,143 ft² (204,400 m²)
Lifts/elevators43
Design and construction
Architect(s)C.Y. Lee.[1]
DeveloperHuaxun Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.[1]
Structural engineerArup Group; Chongqing Architecture and Design Institute
Main contractorChina State Construction Fourth Engineering Division Corporation Ltd.

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Global Financial Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  2. ^ 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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