Longxi International Hotel

Supertall skyscraper in Jiangyin, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

31°49′49″N 120°25′19″E / 31.83028°N 120.42194°E / 31.83028; 120.42194Construction startedDecember 10, 2007OpeningOctober 12, 2011[1]HeightArchitectural328 metres (1,076 ft)[1][2]Technical detailsFloor count74[1][2]Lifts/elevators35[2]Design and constructionArchitect(s)A+E Design[2]References[2]

The Longxi International Hotel or Hanging Village of Huaxi (Chinese: 空中华西村; Chinese: 空中華西村) is a late-modernist-futurism supertall skyscraper in Jiangyin, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. The mixed-use tower began construction in 2008 and completed in 2011. The building rises 328 m (1,076 ft) with 74 stories. The skyscraper includes a glass sphere at the very top.[1] The opening of the Longxi International Hotel was on 12 October 2011.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hanging Village of Huaxi". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Longxi International Hotel – The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012.

External links

  • Longxi International Hotel on CTBUH Skyscraper Center
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