- China World Trade Center Tower III
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China World Trade Center Tower III 
General information Type Office, hotel and retail Coordinates 39°54′39″N 116°27′08″E / 39.9109336°N 116.452176°ECoordinates: 39°54′39″N 116°27′08″E / 39.9109336°N 116.452176°E Construction started 2005 Completed 2009 Height Antenna spire 330 m (1,083 ft) Technical details Floor count 74 Floor area 280,000 m2 (3,013,900 sq ft) Elevator count 30, made by Schindler Group Design and construction Architect 
Skidmore, Owings and MerrillStructural engineer 
ArupReferences [1][2][3]China World Trade Center Tower III is a supertall skyscraper with 81 floors, 4 underground floors, and 30 elevators in Beijing, China. It is the third phase of development of the China World Trade Center complex in Beijing's central business district of Chaoyang at the junction of the East Third Ring Road and Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue. The building topped out at 330 m (1,083 ft) on 29 October 2007[4] and completed in early 2009. It is currently (August 2011) the tallest skyscraper in Beijing.
It is used for office and hotel space, with retail at its base. The building houses a 278-room 5-star hotel, a 1,600-seat grand ballroom and a carpark located at basement level. The office space is located on floors 1 to 55. Floors 64 to 77 are occupied by the hotel with a lobby on the 64th floor. Floors 79 to 81 are used for a restaurant and an observation deck. The four elevators that lead directly from the lobby to the 64th floor are Schindler 7000 and reach a maximum speed of 10 meters per second.[5]
The exterior of the tower is similar to the World Trade Center complex in New York, which was built in the early 1970s and destroyed in the 9/11 attacks.
See also
- China World Trade Center
References
- ^ "World Trade Center III - Schindler". Archived from the original on 2008-04-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20080429104505/http://www.schindler.com/group_index/group_pass_entry/group_pass_high/group_pass_high_ref/group_pass_high_ref_wtc3.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ^ "China World Trade Center Phase 3 Project Brief Introduction". http://www.bjcbd.gov.cn/english/news/dynamic/dynamic4157.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ^ "China World Trade Center". http://www.som.com/content.cfm/china_world_trade_center. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ Beijing's tallest building topped off
- ^ Wright, Herbert (2008). Skyscrapers - Famous buildings that reach for the sky.
External links
Categories:- Skyscrapers in Beijing
- Skyscrapers between 300 and 349 meters
- Buildings and structures completed in 2009
- Skidmore, Owings and Merrill buildings
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