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CITIC Plaza
中信广场

233 Tianhe Road North, Tianhe District
Guangzhou GD China

Status:built
Construction Dates
  Began1993
  Finished1997
Floor Count80
Basement Floors2
Floor Area205,239 m²
Elevator Count36
Units / Rooms598
Building Uses
 - office
Structural Types
 - highrise
Architectural Style
 - modern
Materials
 - glass
 - concrete, reinforced
 - concrete

 Heights ValueSource / Comments 
Spire391.1 m
Roof321.9 m
Top floor297.0 m

Description
CITIC Plaza is the tallest Reinforced Concrete (RC) building in the world.

It was the tallest building in Asia between 1997-1998. Part of the CITIC Plaza development, it is flanked by the two CITIC Plaza apartments:
http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=770
http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1464
and one shopping center, called Sky Galleria:
http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=37840

CITIC is the China International Trade and Investment Corporation, a state company established in 1979 to encourage investment in the country.

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Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (H.K.) Ltd. - architect
  
  

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