The Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel is a 258 meter (846 foot) tall skyscraper

Skyscraper

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 located in the Nan'an District

Nan'an District

Nan'an District , is one of the six central districts of Chongqing municipality. It expands an area of 265 square kilometers with 44 square km covered with forests and woods. It has an estimated population of 600,000 as of the year 2006.-Geography:...

 of 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 has 60 floors and was completed in 2004.

The Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel is currently the 106th tallest existing skyscraper in the world when measured up to the spire

Spire

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 and the second tallest building in Western China. The building is 226.2 meters tall when the spire is removed.

See also

• List of skyscrapers

External links

• SkyscraperPage.com's entry
• Emporis.com - Building ID 238583