The Minsheng Bank Building (also known as Wuhan International Securities Building) is a supertall skyscraper

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 Wuhan

Wuhan

Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...

, China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

. The 331 m (1,086 ft) tall building was completed in 2007 and contains 68 floors

Storey

A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...

. In April 2006, the building was topped out, becoming the 18th-tallest building in the world. Currently, it is the 27th-tallest in the world, and the 11th-tallest in China.

The building measures 331.3 m (1,086.9 ft) to the tip of its 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....

, however the roof height is 290 m (951.4 ft). The top floor is located 238 m (780.8 ft) above ground level.

External links

• Minsheng Bank Building on Skyscraperpage (Diagrams of skyscrapers)
• Minsheng Bank Building at Emporis.com (General database of skyscrapers)