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CITIC Plaza
General information
Location	Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
Status	Complete
Constructed	1993-1997
Use	Office, retail
Height
Antenna or spire	391.1 m (1,283 ft)
Roof	321.9 m
Top floor	297.0 m
Technical details
Floor count	80
Floor area	205,239 m²
Elevators	36
Companies involved
Architect(s)	Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd.
Developer	CITIC

CITIC Plaza (simplified Chinese: 中信广场; traditional Chinese: 中信廣場; pinyin: Zhōngxìn Guǎngchǎng) is a skyscraper built in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Its structural height is 391 m (1,283 ft) 80 stories including two tall antenna-like spires on the top. Completed in 1997, it is the tallest concrete building in the world. Currently, it ranks as the fourth tallest building in China, seventh in Asia, and eighth 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-story 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 was held and parts of the upcoming Asian Games 2010 will be 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.

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See also

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

External links

• Official Website
• CITIC Plaza Property Management Office
• Information, at Emporis.com
• Informations on the tower on architect site

Coordinates: 23°08′40″N 113°19′10″E / 23.14444°N 113.31944°E / 23.14444; 113.31944