CITIC Plaza

23°08′40″N 113°19′10″E / 23.14444°N 113.31944°E / 23.14444; 113.31944Construction started1993Completed1996HeightArchitectural390.2 m (1,280 ft)Roof321.9 m (1,056 ft)Top floor296.9 m (974 ft)Technical detailsFloor count80Floor area205,239 m² (2,209,174 sq ft)Lifts/elevators36Design and constructionArchitect(s)Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & EngineersDeveloperChina International Trust and InvestmentStructural engineerMaunsell AECOM GroupMain contractorKumagai Gammon Joint Venture
Hong Kong ConstructionReferences^[1][2][3][4]

China International Trust and Investment (CITIC) Plaza (simplified Chinese: 中信广场; traditional Chinese: 中信廣場; pinyin: Zhōngxìn Guǎngchǎng; Jyutping: Zung¹seon³ Gwong²coeng⁴) is an 80-storey, 391 m (1,283 ft) office skyscraper in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. Its structural height includes two antenna-like spires on the top. Completed in June 1997, it was the tallest concrete building in the world until the completion of the Trump Tower Chicago,^[5] and the tallest in China. Currently,^[when?] it ranks as the eighteenth-tallest building in China, 24th-tallest in Asia, and 35th-tallest worldwide.

Located in the growing and expanding Tianhe District, it is part of a complex of the same name which also consists of two 38-storey residential buildings. Its proximity includes a new train station which serves the extremely busy Guangzhou-Shenzhen and Guangzhou-Hong Kong railways. A new metro station, and the Tianhe Sports Center, where the 6th National Games and parts of the 2010 Asian Games were held. It is on the same Axis as two new building developments in Guangzhou, the first being the East and West Towers in Zhujiang New City and the Pearl Observation tower. It is surrounded by other tall buildings and is a symbol of Guangzhou's growing wealth and importance.

Tenants

All Nippon Airways operated its Guangzhou Office in 2605 CITIC Plaza until May 2, 2011. On May 3, 2011 and since then, it has been in Tower A of Victory Plaza.^[6]

Transportation

The building is accessible from Linhe West Station of Guangzhou Metro.

Floor list

CITIC Plaza elevator service floor list

• No. 1–4 (4 office rooms for 9 / F–17 / F): 1,9–17
• No. 5–8 (4 from 18 / F–26 / F office elevator): 1,18–26
• No. 9–12 (office space of 4/28 / F–37 / F): 1,28,30–37
• No. 13–16 (office space of 4/38 / F–46 / F): 1,38–46
• No. 17–20 (4 from 48 / F–58 / F office elevator): 48,50–58
• No. 21–24 (office space of 4/59 / F–66 / F): 48,59–66
• No. 25–28 (4 from the 68 / F–75 / F office elevator): 48,68,71–75
• No. 29–34 (6 shuttle lanes to and from the air lobby): 1,48
• No. 35 (fire and cargo lift): B1, 1, 6–27, 27A, 28, 30–47, 47A, 48, 50–66, 67A, 67B, 68, 71–75
• No. 36 (fire and cargo elevators): B1, 1, 6–27, 27A, 28, 30–47, 47A, 48, 50–66, 67A, 67B, 68, 71–78
• P6–P7 (parking lot dedicated elevator): B2, B1,1,6

Gallery

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  From a distance
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  Looking up

See also

• List of skyscrapers
• List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
• List of tallest buildings in Guangzhou
• CITIC Group

References

External links

• Official Website
• CITIC Plaza Property Management Office Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Information on the tower on architect's site