Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower () is a tall
skyscraper located in the
Futian
Futian District () is one of the nine districts comprising the city of Shenzhen, China. The district is home to the government and Municipal Committee of Shenzhen, as well as the city's central business district (CBD).
Name
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borough of
Shenzhen
Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...
,
China. The tower was completed in
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
and has 47 floors above ground and 3 underground floors.
It is 187 metres to the roof and 167 metres to the main roof above the curved
glass
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curtain.
See also
*
List of skyscrapers
This list of tallest buildings includes skyscrapers with continuously occupiable floors and a height of at least . Non-building structures, such as towers, are not included in this list (for these, see '' List of tallest buildings and structu ...
References
External links
SkyscraperPage.com's entryEmporis.com- Building ID 121573
Skyscraper office buildings in Shenzhen
Office buildings completed in 1998
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