Chongqing World Trade Center
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The Chongqing World Trade Center (WTCC) is a 283.1 metre (929 foot) tall skyscraper
located in Chongqing
, China
. The building was completed in 2005 after 3 years of construction beginning in 2002 and topping out in 2004. The building has 60 floors which can all be accessed by 12 elevator
s. There are also 2 underground floors used as car park.
The Chongqing World Trade Center is currently the 54th tallest existing skyscraper in the world when measured up to the spire
and the tallest building in Western China. The building is 262 metres tall when the spire is removed.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
located in Chongqing
Chongqing
Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
, China
China
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. The building was completed in 2005 after 3 years of construction beginning in 2002 and topping out in 2004. The building has 60 floors which can all be accessed by 12 elevator
Elevator
An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
s. There are also 2 underground floors used as car park.
The Chongqing World Trade Center is currently the 54th tallest existing skyscraper in the world when measured up to the spire
Spire
A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from the Old English word spir, meaning a sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass....
and the tallest building in Western China. The building is 262 metres tall when the spire is removed.
See also
- List of skyscrapers
External links
- SkyscraperPage.com's entry
- Emporis.com - Building ID 205276