15 Tallest Completed Buildings in the World

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9. CITIC Tower, Beijing, China

Height: 527.7 m / 1,731 ft

Floors: 109

Year of completion: 2018

Material: composite

Use: office

CITIC Tower is the main building of a 30-hectare central business area of Beijing. This elegant, slender skyscraper is alike the ancient Chinese vessel, the so-called “zun”. The concept for designing was that the shell should bend gently until it reaches a unique, majestic form. It has 109 floors above ground and 8 floors under ground, and an amazing number of 100 elevators at a speed of 10 m/s.

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