List of tallest buildings in Beijing

This list of tallest buildings in Beijing ranks skyscrapers in Beijing, the capital city of the People's Republic of China, by height. The tallest completed building in Beijing is currently the Fortune Plaza Office Building 1, which stands Convert|260|m|ft|lk=on|0 tall with 63 stories. The second-tallest building in the city is the Park Tower, standing at Convert|250|m|ft|abbr=on|0 and containing 63 stories. The Park Tower is the tallest building out of the three-building Beijing Yintai Centre, which includes two adjoining Convert|186|m|ft|abbr=on|0, 42-story skyscrapers. [cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=beijingyintaicentre-beijing|title=Beijing Yintai Centre|publisher=Emporis.com|accessdate=2008-08-23]

The history of skyscrapers in Beijing began in 1959 with the completion of the National Minority Hotel. [cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=nationalminorityhotel-beijing-china|title=National Minority Hotel|publisher=Emporis.com|accessdate=2008-08-25] Beijing's skyline gradually expanded upward at a modest rate for three decades. The completion of the China World Trade Center Tower 1 in 1989 marked the beginning of Beijing's first building boom that lasted ten years. During this time period, four skyscrapers taller than Convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on|0 were completed, including the Convert|208|m|ft|abbr=on|0 Jing Guang Center, which stood as the tallest building in Beijing from 1990–2006. A second, much larger boom began in 2004 and continues into the present, where twelve skyscrapers taller than Convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on|0 were finished. Many of the skyscrapers completed during both building booms are located in Chaoyang District, [cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bo/?id=100916|title=Chaoyang District|publisher=Emporis.com|accessdate=2008-08-23] including the Beijing TV Centre, Park Tower and Fortune Plaza Office Building 1, all of which served as the tallest building in the city for a time. As of August 2008, there are 889 completed highrise buildings in Beijing.cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=100214&bt=2&ht=2&sro=1|title=High-rise Buildings of Beijing|publisher=Emporis.com|accessdate=2008-08-23]

The tallest development currently under construction in Beijing is the China World Trade Center Tower 3, which stands at Convert|330|m|ft|abbr=on|0 with 74 stories. Upon completion, the skyscraper will become the tallest building in Beijing and the city's first building taller than Convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on|0. Another famous project in the city is the Convert|234|m|ft|abbr=on|0, 51-story CCTV Headquarters building, nicknamed "Big Shorts".cite web|url=http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/skyline/2008/06/30/080630crsk_skyline_goldberger |title=Forbidden Cities: Beijing’s great new architecture is a mixed blessing for the city. |accessdate=2008-08-05 |publisher=The New Yorker |date=2008-06-30 ] [cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/07/02/changing.beijing.ap/index.html|title= Building boom transforming Beijing cityscape|date=2008-07-02|work=Associated press|publisher=CNN|accessdate=2008-08-23] The skyscraper is not a traditional tower, but a continuous loop of five horizontal and vertical sections, creating an irregular grid on the building’s facade with an open center. With Convert|389079|m2|sqft|-1|lk=on of office space, the skyscraper will become the largest office building in China and the second-largest in the world, after the Pentagon. As of August 2008, there 47 projects under construction and proposed in Beijing.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Beijing skyscrapers that stand at least 120 m (394 feet) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

Notes

:A. note label|note01|A|^The Central Radio & TV Tower is not a habitable building, but is included in this list for comparative purposes. Per a ruling by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, freestanding TV towers are not considered to be buildings, as they are not fully habitable structures.

References

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External links

* [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=597 Diagram of Beijing skyscrapers] on SkyscraperPage