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Chongqing World Financial Center

Coordinates: 29°33′39″N 106°34′15″E / 29.5608°N 106.5709°E / 29.5608; 106.5709
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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.

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.

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References

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  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.


29°33′39″N 106°34′15″E / 29.5608°N 106.5709°E / 29.5608; 106.5709