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CITIC Tower (otherwise known as China Zun) is a
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skyscraper in the Central Business District of
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. The 109-story, building is the tallest in the city, surpassing the
China World Trade Center Tower III China World Trade Center Tower III is a supertall skyscraper with 74 floors, 5 underground floors, and 30 elevators in Beijing, China. It is the third phase of development of the China World Trade Center complex in Beijing's central business dist ...
by 190 metres. On August 18, 2016, CITIC Tower surpassed
China World Trade Center Tower III China World Trade Center Tower III is a supertall skyscraper with 74 floors, 5 underground floors, and 30 elevators in Beijing, China. It is the third phase of development of the China World Trade Center complex in Beijing's central business dist ...
in height, becoming Beijing's tallest building. The tower structurally topped out on July 9, 2017, fully topped out on August 18, 2017, and was completed in late 2018, making CITIC Tower the tallest completed building of 2018. The nickname China Zun comes from the ''
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'', an ancient Chinese wine vessel which inspired the building design, according to the developers, the
CITIC Group CITIC Group Corporation Ltd., formerly the China International Trust Investment Corporation (CITIC), is a state-owned investment company of the People's Republic of China, established by Rong Yiren in 1979 with the approval of Deng Xiaoping ...
. The groundbreaking ceremony of the building took place in Beijing on September 19, 2011, and the constructors expect to finish the project within five years. CITIC Tower is Northern China's third tallest building after
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and Chow Tai Fook Binhai Center in
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.
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produced the tower's land bid concept design, with
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assuming the project and completing a 14-month-long concept design process after the client had won the bid. China Zun Tower is a mixed-use building, featuring 60 floors of office space, 20 floors of luxury apartments and 20 floors of hotel with 300 rooms. There will be a rooftop garden on the top floor at high. The tower is likely to remain the tallest building in Beijing for the foreseeable future, as in 2018 authorities capped new projects in the central business district to a height of no more than 180 meters in a bid to reduce congestion.


Controversy

In April 2018, Hong Kong newspaper ''
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'' reported that China Zun's top three floors, Levels 106–107 and an observatory on level 108, is to be expropriated by the national-security apparatus, since the entire
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complex, the headquarters of the
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and the State Council of the People's Republic of China, could be seen from the top of the skyscraper with the naked eye on a clear day. It is also said that with high-end
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s and other monitoring equipment, the day-to-day lives and activities of the Party and State Leaders could be seen. The building is ordered rectification for "fire safety issues" by the authorities, but the CITIC Group is unable to reveal the specific reason for rectification. It is also said the top three floors of the building will be administered by the National Security authorities after rectification.


Gallery

File:Kina Zun 2016-09-14.jpg, CITIC Tower under construction in 2016. File:China Zun skyscraper under construction in November 2017.jpg, China Zun skyscraper under construction in November 2017. File:China Zun and Samsung China Headquarters.jpg, China Zun skyscraper (right) under construction in April 2018.


Function Division

The building has a total of 7 office areas. Among them, Areas 1–3, Area 5 and Area 7 are occupied by China CITIC Bank, Alibaba and CITIC Group respectively, becoming the main tenants of China Zun; the remaining office areas are leased to
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Enterprises and financial institutions, including
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See also

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List of buildings with 100 floors or more This is a list of buildings with 100 floors or more above ground. Dubai and Chicago have three buildings with at least 100 floors. Completed buildings This list includes buildings whose construction is complete, or are topped-out. Building ...
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List of tallest buildings in Beijing This list of tallest buildings in Beijing ranks skyscrapers in Beijing by height. The tallest building in Beijing is currently the 109-storey China Zun at tall, surpassing the China World Trade Centre Tower III upon completion in 2018. The thi ...


References

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