CITIC Plaza
Supertall skyscraper in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
CITIC Plaza 中信广场 The CITIC Plaza in 2017
Alternative names Sky Central Plaza China International Trust & Investment Plaza Status Completed Type Commercial offices Location 33 Zhongshan 3 RoadGuangzhou , Guangdong , China Coordinates 23°08′40″N 113°19′10″E / 23.14444°N 113.31944°E / 23.14444; 113.31944 Construction started 1993; 31 years ago (1993 ) Completed 1997; 27 years ago (1997 ) Architectural 390.2 m (1,280 ft) Roof 321.9 m (1,056 ft) Top floor 296.9 m (974 ft) Floor count 80 Floor area 205,239 m2 (2,209,174 sq ft) Lifts/elevators 36 Architect(s) Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers Developer China International Trust and Investment Structural engineer Maunsell AECOM Group Main contractor Kumagai Gammon Joint Venture Hong Kong Construction [ 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 : Zung1 seon3 Gwong2 coeng4 ) 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
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From a distance
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Guangzhou skyline in 2021.