Zifeng Tower (Greenland Center-Zifeng Tower or Greenland Square Zifeng Tower, formerly Nanjing Greenland Financial Center)
is a supertall
skyscraper
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(special class of skyscraper) in
Nanjing
Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and t ...
,
Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with it ...
. The 89-story building completed in 2010 comprises retail and office space up to floor 41. Floors 49–71 feature a hotel, numerous restaurants, and a
public observatory on the 72-floor. The tower's stepping is functional; office, hotel, and retail are located above grade, while the restaurants and the public observatory are housed at the top of the tower.
The building is currently the
tallest in Nanjing and Jiangsu province, the
eleventh tallest in China and the
twentieth tallest in the world.
Architectural firm
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
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designed the building, led by
Adrian Smith
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Smith grew up in London ...
.
The Tower occupies an area of 18,721 square meters. The Nanjing Greenland
InterContinental
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Intercontinental may also refer to:
* Intercontinental ballistic missile, a long-range guided ballistic missile
* InterContinental Hotels Group (I ...
Hotel is located within the tower.
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Skyscraper office buildings in Nanjing
Hotel buildings completed in 2010
Office buildings completed in 2010
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings
2010 establishments in China
Retail buildings in China
Skyscraper hotels in Nanjing
Skyscrapers in Nanjing
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