China World Trade Center
The China World Trade Center (simplified Chinese: 中国国际贸易中心; traditional Chinese: 中國國際貿易中心; pinyin: Zhōngguó guójì màoyì zhōngxīn) is located in Chaoyang District, the central business district of Beijing.
| China World Trade Center | |
|---|---|
中国国际贸易中心 | |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in China World Trade Center Tower 3 until 330 m[I] | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Building Complex |
| Location | Guomao |
| Address | No.1 Jianguomen Outer Street, Chaoyang District |
| Town or city | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Coordinates | 39.909°N 116.453°E |
| Construction started | February, 2002 |
| Completed | August 30, 2010 |
| Opened | 30 August 1990 (officially) |
| Owner | Kuok Group |
| Height | 330 metres (1,080 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 79 |
| Floor area | 1,100,000 m2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Phase 1 and 2: Robert Sobel/Emery Roth & Sons, Nikken Sekkei (associate) Phase 3: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |
| Structural engineer | Arup |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 1591 |
| Parking | 3000 |
| Website | |
| China World Mall official website | |
The construction of the complex started in 1985 and was completed in 2010 after the completion of the China World Trade Center Tower 3. China World Trade Center is a subsidiary group of the Kuok group founded in 1985 and owned by two cooperating companies: the China Shi Mao Investment and Kerry Industrial Company. The China World Trade Center is the largest building complex of Beijing consisting of around 14 components including hotels all of Shangri-La, shopping malls, offices, apartments, convention rooms, and an exhibition hall. It can be located in the Beijing central business district in Guomao. China World Trade Center is well known for being the largest upmarket commercial mixed-use site in the world and for keeping its reputation as an internationally friendly community. It is widely reputed as "The Place Where China Meets The World". China World Trade Center has won many awards and achievements over the past few years. One of their most notable buildings, the China World Trade Center Tower 3, is the tallest building in Beijing and reaches up to 330 m.
Though it officially opened on 30 August 1990, it was already filling tenants by 1989. Phase 1 of construction was completed in 1990. Phase 2 was completed in 1999, and Phase 3 started in 2005. Phase 3A was completed in August 2010. The original construction was designed by architects Robert Sobel/Emery Roth & Sons with associate architect Nikken Sekkei. Phase 3 was designed by architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.