The Guomao Building (, otherwise known as International Foreign Trade Centre) is an office tower and one of the earliest skyscrapers in
Shenzhen
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,
China
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. Its fast construction process was termed the "
Shenzhen speed
The Shenzhen speed ( simplified Chinese: 深圳速度; traditional Chinese: 深圳速度) was a term originally used during the early stages of Chinese economic reform to describe the fast construction of Guomao Building in Shenzhen, China. Being ...
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Located at the junction of Jiabin Road and Renmin South Road,
Luohu District
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, the building stands 160 metres tall and consists of 50 floors. Construction started on 1 November 1982 and was completed 37 months later on December 29, 1985. This earned the city's rapid development the nickname "Shenzhen Speed". It was the
tallest building in China upon completion.
The building stands on a slot of 20,000 square metres and a built-up floor area of 100,000 square metres. It consists mainly of office space (floors 5-43, except 24) but features a
revolving restaurant
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at the 48th and 49th floor and a
helipad
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atop the building. The first five floors are retail spaces.
See also
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Shenzhen speed
The Shenzhen speed ( simplified Chinese: 深圳速度; traditional Chinese: 深圳速度) was a term originally used during the early stages of Chinese economic reform to describe the fast construction of Guomao Building in Shenzhen, China. Being ...
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List of tallest buildings in Shenzhen
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Guomao station, the
Shenzhen Metro
The Shenzhen Metro () is the rapid transit system for the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province, China. Extensions opened on 28 November 2022 put the network at of trackage, operating on 15 lines with 345 stations.
Shenzhen Metro is the 6th ...
station serving and named after the building
References
Luohu District
Skyscraper office buildings in Shenzhen
Office buildings completed in 1985
Retail buildings in China
Skyscrapers in Shenzhen
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