List of tallest buildings in Beijing
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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...
s in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, the capital city of the People's Republic of 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...
, by height. The tallest completed building in Beijing is currently the Fortune Plaza Office Building 1, which stands 260 metres (853 ft) tall with 63 stories
Storey
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. The second-tallest building in the city is the Park Tower
Beijing Yintai Centre
Beijing Yintai Centre is located in the core of Beijing's Central Business District. It is a three-towered structure with the central tower rising 250m high and the two flanking towers about 186m. The central tower consists of Park Hyatt Beijing, Penthouses and Residences.The project was...
, standing at 250 m (820 ft) and containing 63 stories. The Park Tower is the tallest building out of the three-building Beijing Yintai Centre
Beijing Yintai Centre
Beijing Yintai Centre is located in the core of Beijing's Central Business District. It is a three-towered structure with the central tower rising 250m high and the two flanking towers about 186m. The central tower consists of Park Hyatt Beijing, Penthouses and Residences.The project was...
, which includes two adjoining 186 m (610 ft), 42-story skyscrapers.
The history of skyscrapers in Beijing began in 1959 with the completion of the National Minority Hotel. Beijing's skyline gradually expanded upward at a modest rate for three decades. The completion of the China World Trade Center Tower 1
World Trade Center (Beijing)
The China World Trade Center is located in the central business district of Beijing, China.The construction started in 1985 and was completed in 1990. It is the top upmarket commercial mixed-use development...
in 1989 marked the beginning of Beijing's first building boom that lasted ten years. During this time period, four skyscrapers taller than 150 m (492 ft) were completed, including the 208 m (682 ft) Jing Guang Center, which stood as the tallest building in Beijing from 1990–2006. A second, much larger boom began in 2004 and continues into the present, where twelve skyscrapers taller than 150 m (492 ft) were finished. Many of the skyscrapers completed during both building booms are located in Chaoyang District
Chaoyang District, Beijing
Chaoyang District is a district of Beijing, China.Chaoyang is home to the majority of Beijing's many foreign embassies, the well-known Sanlitun bar street, as well as Beijing's growing CBD. The Olympic Park, built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, is also in Chaoyang...
, including the Beijing TV Centre, Park Tower and Fortune Plaza Office Building 1, all of which served as the tallest building in the city for a time. , there are 895 completed highrise buildings in Beijing.
The tallest construction in Beijing is the China World Trade Center Tower 3
China World Trade Center Tower 3
China World Trade Center Tower III is a supertall skyscraper with 81 floors, 4 underground floors, and 30 elevators in Beijing, China. It is the third phase of development of the China World Trade Center complex in Beijing's central business district of Chaoyang at the junction of the East Third...
, which stands at 330 m (1,083 ft) with 74 stories. The skyscraper opened to the public in September 2010 and became the tallest building in Beijing and the city's first building taller than 300 m (984 ft). Another famous project in the city is the 234 m (768 ft), 51-story CCTV Headquarters
CCTV Headquarters
The CCTV Headquarters is a , 44-storey skyscraper in the Beijing Central Business District and serves as headquarters for China Central Television . Groundbreaking took place on 1 June 2004 and the building's facade was completed in 1 January 2008...
building, nicknamed "Big Shorts". The skyscraper is not a traditional tower, but a continuous loop of five horizontal and vertical sections, creating an irregular grid on the building’s facade
Facade
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with an open center. With 389079 square metres (4,188,011.5 sq ft) of office space, the skyscraper will become the largest office building in China and the second-largest in the world, after the Pentagon
The Pentagon
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. , there 45 projects under construction and proposed in Beijing.
Tallest buildings
| Rank | Name | Height m / ft |
Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Radio & TV Tower Central TV Tower The China Central Television Tower is the tallest structure in Beijing, China. It has an observation deck at , and the tip of its antenna reaches a height of . It provides panoramic views over the city from its restaurant and observation deck. It is a member of the World Federation of Great... |
405 / 1,329 | 1992 | This is the tallest structure in Beijing. | ||
| 1 | China World Trade Center Tower 3 China World Trade Center Tower 3 China World Trade Center Tower III is a supertall skyscraper with 81 floors, 4 underground floors, and 30 elevators in Beijing, China. It is the third phase of development of the China World Trade Center complex in Beijing's central business district of Chaoyang at the junction of the East Third... |
330 / 1,083 | 74 | 2009 | This is the 33rd-tallest building in the world. |
| 2 | Fortune Plaza Office Building 1 | 260 / 853 | 63 | 2008 | This is the 95th-tallest building in the world. |
| 3 | Park Tower Beijing Yintai Centre Beijing Yintai Centre is located in the core of Beijing's Central Business District. It is a three-towered structure with the central tower rising 250m high and the two flanking towers about 186m. The central tower consists of Park Hyatt Beijing, Penthouses and Residences.The project was... |
250 / 820 | 63 | 2007 | This is the 125th-tallest building in the world. This building is also known as Beijing Yintai Center - Tower 2. |
| 4 | Beijing TV Centre Beijing TV Centre Beijing TV Centre is a 41-floor tall skyscraper completed in 2006 located in Beijing, China. It was designed by Japanese company Nikken Sekkei.... |
239 / 784 | 41 | 2006 | This is the 179th-tallest building in the world. |
| 5 | CCTV Headquarters CCTV Headquarters The CCTV Headquarters is a , 44-storey skyscraper in the Beijing Central Business District and serves as headquarters for China Central Television . Groundbreaking took place on 1 June 2004 and the building's facade was completed in 1 January 2008... |
234 / 768 | 51 | 2009 | This building is the 5th tallest in the city. This building is locally known as "Big Shorts". |
| 6 | Jing Guang Center | 208 / 682 | 53 | 1990 | This is the tallest building completed in the 1990s. |
| 7 | Pangu Plaza Office Building | 192 / 629 | 39 | 2008 | |
| 8= | Yintai Office Tower Beijing Yintai Centre Beijing Yintai Centre is located in the core of Beijing's Central Business District. It is a three-towered structure with the central tower rising 250m high and the two flanking towers about 186m. The central tower consists of Park Hyatt Beijing, Penthouses and Residences.The project was... |
186 / 610 | 42 | 2007 | This building is also known as Silvertie Center Tower 1. |
| 8= | PICC Office Tower Beijing Yintai Centre Beijing Yintai Centre is located in the core of Beijing's Central Business District. It is a three-towered structure with the central tower rising 250m high and the two flanking towers about 186m. The central tower consists of Park Hyatt Beijing, Penthouses and Residences.The project was... |
186 / 610 | 42 | 2007 | This building is also known as the Park Hyatt Hotel at Silvertie Center. |
| 10 | Capital Mansion | 183 / 602 | 52 | 1990 | |
| 11 | China Central Place Tower 1 | 167 / 548 | 36 | 2006 | This building is also known as Huamao Center Tower 1. |
| 12 | TVCC Television Cultural Center The Beijing Television Cultural Center fire was a massive blaze on 9 February 2009, in the centre of Beijing, involving the uncompleted Television Cultural Center building. The building was adjacent to the CCTV Headquarters, is owned by China Central Television, and was scheduled for completion in... |
159 / 522 | 31 | 2009 | This building is also known as Television Culture Centre. |
| 13= | Fortune Plaza Office Building II | 155 / 509 | 46 | 2005 | |
| 13= | China World Trade Center Tower II | 155 / 509 | 39 | 1999 | |
| 13= | China World Trade Center Tower I | 155 / 509 | 39 | 1989 | |
| 16 | China Central Place Tower 2 | 151 / 495 | 32 | 2007 | This building is also known as Huamao Center Tower 2. |
| 17= | Zhongguancun Financial Center | 150 / 492 | 37 | 2006 | |
| 17= | Central International Trade Center - Tower B | 150 / 492 | 36 | 2005 | |
| 19 | Beijing Silver Tower | 145 / 476 | 32 | 1997 | |
| 20= | LG Twin Tower 1 | 141 / 461 | 30 | 2005 | |
| 20= | LG Twin Tower 2 | 141 / 461 | 30 | 2005 | |
| 22 | Central International Trade Center - Tower A | 139 / 455 | 34 | 2005 | |
| 23 | Crown Tower A | 138 / 453 | 38 | 2004 | |
| 24 | Central International Trade Center - Tower D | 136 / 445 | 33 | 2005 | |
| 25 | China Central Place Tower 3 | 135 / 443 | 28 | 2007 | This building is also known as Huamao Center Tower 3. |
| 26 | Anzhen Building | 131 / 430 | 30 | 1999 | |
| 27 | Beijing World Financial Center | 131 / 429 | 32 | 1998 | |
| 28 | Central International Trade Center - Tower D | 127 / 415 | 32 | 2005 | |
| 29 | Cyber Tower A | 125 / 410 | 28 | 2001 | |
| 30= | Kerry Centre North Tower | 124 / 405 | 31 | 1998 | |
| 30= | Kerry Centre South Tower | 124 / 405 | 31 | 1998 | |
| 32= | Fortune Plaza Apartments I | 123 / 404 | 40 | 2005 | |
| 32= | Beijing Tengda Building | 123 / 404 | 33 | 2000 | |
| 34 | Jinggang City Plaza | 121 / 397 | 34 | 1995 | |
| 35 | SOHO Tower A | 120 / 394 | 42 | 2001 | |
Tallest under construction and proposed
| Name | Height m / ft |
Floors* | Year* | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Zun China Zun China Zun is a supertall skyscraper under construction in the Central Business District of Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China. The 108-storey 510-metre building is purported to be the tallest in the city, and it will surpass China World Trade Center Tower III by 180 metres of... |
510 / 1673 | 108 | 2016 | Under construction | |
| Fortune Plaza Apartments II | 180 / 591 | 2008 | Construction suspended | ||
| Beijing R&F Edinburgh Plaza | 164 / 538 | 37 | 2008 | Under construction | |
| Beijing Goldfield Plaza Tower A | 151 / 497 | 35 | Under construction | ||
| Intercontinental Hotel at Fortune Plaza | 120 / 394 | 33 | 2008 | Under construction | |
| Yao Hui Int'l City | 165 / 541 | 38 | 2008 | Proposed | |
Timeline of tallest buildings
| Name | Street address | Years as tallest | Height m / ft |
Floors | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Minority Hotel | — | 1959—1964 | 49 / 161 | 12 | |
| CAAC Office Building | — | 1964—1974 | 61 / 200 | 15 | |
| Beijing Hotel East Wing Beijing Hotel The Beijing Hotel is a five-star state-owned hotel in the Dongcheng District of Beijing, China.-Overview:It is located at the southern end of Wangfujing Street, at the corner with East Chang'an Avenue, 1.5km from Beijing Railway Station with views of the Forbidden City and part of Tiananmen Square... |
— | 1974—1984 | 77 / 253 | 20 | |
| Xiyuan Hotel | 1 Sanlihe Road | 1984—1985 | 93 / 305 | 27 | |
| CITIC Building | 19 Jianguomenwai Dajie | 1985—1986 | 101 / 331 | 29 | |
| China Central Television China Central Television China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers... |
11 Fuxin Road | 1986—1989 | 112 / 367 | 27 | |
| China World Trade Center Tower 1 | 1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue | 1989—1990 | 155 / 509 | 39 | |
| Jing Guang Center | Corner of Hu Jia Lou and Chao Yang Qu | 1990—2006 | 208 / 682 | 53 | |
| Beijing TV Centre Beijing TV Centre Beijing TV Centre is a 41-floor tall skyscraper completed in 2006 located in Beijing, China. It was designed by Japanese company Nikken Sekkei.... |
Chang An Street | 2006—2007 | 239 / 784 | 41 | |
| Park Tower Beijing Yintai Centre Beijing Yintai Centre is located in the core of Beijing's Central Business District. It is a three-towered structure with the central tower rising 250m high and the two flanking towers about 186m. The central tower consists of Park Hyatt Beijing, Penthouses and Residences.The project was... |
2 Jianguomenwaidajie | 2007—2008 | 250 / 820 | 63 | |
| Fortune Plaza Office Building 1 | Corner of East Third Ring Road and Chaoyangmen Waidajie | 2008 | 260 / 853 | 63 | |
| China World Trade Center Tower 3 China World Trade Center Tower 3 China World Trade Center Tower III is a supertall skyscraper with 81 floors, 4 underground floors, and 30 elevators in Beijing, China. It is the third phase of development of the China World Trade Center complex in Beijing's central business district of Chaoyang at the junction of the East Third... |
1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue | 2008—present | 330 / 1,083 | 74 | |
External links
- Diagram of Beijing skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage