- CITIC Plaza
Infobox Skyscraper
building_name = CITIC Plaza
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location =Guangzhou ,People's Republic of China
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constructed = 1997
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use = office
antenna_spire = 391.1 m
roof = 321.9 m
top_floor = 297.0 m
floor_count = 80
elevator_count = 36
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architect = Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd.
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management =CITIC Plaza is an 80-story
skyscraper built inTianhe District ,Guangzhou ,People's Republic of China . Its structural height is 391 m (1,283 ft) including two tall antenna-like spires on the top. Completed in1997 , it is the tallest concrete building in the world. Currently, it ranks as the fourth tallest building in China, seventh in Asia, and eighth worldwide. Located in the growing and expanding Tianhe District, it is part of a complex of the same name which also consists of two 38-story residential buildings. Its proximity includes a new train station which serves the extremely busy Guangzhou-Shenzhen and Guangzhou-Hong Kong railways. A new metro station, and the Tianhe Sports Centre, where the 6th National Games was held and parts of the upcoming Asia games 2010 will be held. It is on the same Axis as two new building developments in Guangzhou, the first being the East and West Towers in Zhujiang New City and the Pearl Observation tower. It is surrounded by other tall buildings and is a symbol of Guangzhou's growing wealth and importance.ee also
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List of skyscrapers
*List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
*CITIC External links
* http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=129488
* [http://www.dln.com.hk/eng/citic_plaza_p01.html Informations on the tower on architect site]
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