Saturday 18 August 2012

Zifeng Tower


 Zifeng Tower



Country: China


Height: 450 m (1,476 ft)


Floors: 89




          Zifeng Tower completely known as Greenland Square Zifeng Tower was completed in 2009 and is located in China. The Super Tall Skyscraper building includes place for hotels , offices and leisure rooms too available. It has 89 Floors with 5 basement floors too. Skidmore architectured this building too and its magnificent design and view appeals people towards it. The most amazing thing of the Zifeng Tower is that it has a public observatory at the top which gives a huge birds eye view of all the area around this giant building.





           Zifeng Tower (a.k.a. Greenland Center-Zifeng Tower or Greenland Square Zifeng Tower, formerly Nanjing Greenland Financial Center) is a 450-metre (1,480 ft) supertall skyscraper completed in 2009 in Nanjing, China. The 89-story building comprises retail and office space in the lower section, and restaurants, a hotel, and a public observatory near the top. The tower’s stepping is functional, helping separate these sections.
         Architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill designed the building led by Adrian Smith.
StatusComplete
TypeMixed use
LocationNanjing, China
Coordinates   32°03′44.9″N 118°46′4
Construction started2005
Completed2009
Opening18 December 2010
Height
Architectural450 m (1,480 ft)
Roof381 m (1,250 ft)
Top floor316.6 m (1,039 ft)
Observatory271.8 m (892 ft)
Technical details
Floor count66 (+5 basement floors)
Elevators54
Design and construction
ArchitectAdrian Smith at SOM
Structural engineerSkidmore, Owings and Merrill

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