Nanjing Greenland Financial Center

Nanjing Greenland Financial Center
Nanjing Greenland Financial Center
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Mixed use
Location	Nanjing, China
Coordinates	32°03′44.9″N 118°46′41″E / 32.062472°N 118.77806°E / 32.062472; 118.77806Coordinates: 32°03′44.9″N 118°46′41″E / 32.062472°N 118.77806°E / 32.062472; 118.77806
Construction started	2005
Completed	2010
Opening	2010
Height
Antenna spire	450 m (1,480 ft)
Roof	381 m (1,250 ft)
Top floor	339 m (1,112 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	89 (2 basement floors)
Design and construction
Architect	Adrian Smith at SOM
Structural engineer	Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

The Nanjing Greenland Financial Center (Chinese: 南京紫峰大厦, also Greenland Square Zifeng Tower) is a 450-metre (1,480 ft) supertall skyscraper completed in April 2010 in Nanjing, China. The 89-story building comprises retail and office space in the lower section, and restaurants, a hotel, and a public observatory near the top. The tower’s stepping is functional, helping separate these sections.^[1]

The mixed-use tower, which overlooks Xuanwu Lake, became the second tallest building in China and the 5th tallest building in the world when topped out in 2008. An observation deck on the 72nd floor, 287 m (942 ft) above ground, provides an unobstructed, panoramic view of Nanjing and the nearby Yangtze River, two lakes and the Ningzheng Ridge mountains.

Architectual firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill designed the building led by Adrian Smith .^[2][3]

References

1. ^ "Nanjing Greenland Financial Center". Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. 9 January 2009. http://www.som.com/content.cfm/nanjing_greenland_financial_center. Retrieved 14 January 2009. 
2. ^ "Nanjing Greenland Financial Center". Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. http://www.smithgill.com/#/work/nanjing_greenland_financ. Retrieved 31 January 2009. 
3. ^ "Nanjing Greenland Financial Center". Emporis. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=271434. Retrieved 31 January 2009.