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Skyscraper CITIC Plaza "Skyscraper" CITIC Plaza »(CITIC Plaza) - a 80-storey office building with a height of 391 m (1283 ft), located in Guangzhou, China. The building accommodates 598 rooms and 36 lifts. Draft Tower was completed architectural firm «Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers». Construction of the CITIC Plaza began in 1993 and was completed in 1997, "CITIC Plaza - the tallest concrete building in the world. In addition, the tower is ranked eighth in the world by height, after skyscraper Taipei 101 (Taipei, Taiwan), Shanghai World Financial Center (Shanghai, China), Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), the financial center "Grinlend Nanjing (Nanjing, China)," Sears Tower "(Chicago, USA), Jin Mao Tower (Shanghai, China) and the International Finance Centre 2 (Hong Kong). The skyscraper is also "holds" the seventh-tallest building in Asia and the fourth - in China, after the Shanghai World Financial Center, Financial Center Nanjing Grinlend and Tower Jin Mao. " "CITIC Plaza is located in the bustling district of Guangzhou Tianhe (Tianhe District). Guangzhou, formerly known as Canton, is the capital of Guangdong Province (Guangdong Providence), located in southern China, 200 km north of Hong Kong. The city's population of 4 million people, and he is one of the booming cities of China, with lots of skyscrapers. Office building is part of the "CITIC", which also includes two 142-meter, 38-storey apartment buildings and a four-mall. In addition, "CITIC" is located near the new railway station serving the direction of Guangzhou-Hong Kong and Guangzhou-Shenzhen. Renowned sports center "Tianhe» (Tianhe Sports Centre) is also located nearby, the venue the second National Games and the upcoming 2010 Asian Games. In the region there are many restaurants and other commercial buildings, including the Guangzhou Book Centre »(Guangzhou Books Center) and Tim Plaza» (Teem Plaza). Complex "CITIC" was named in honor of "China International Trust and Investment Company» (China International Trust and Investment Company), a state-owned and established by the Government of China to facilitate investment in China. ______________________________________ Translated from English by T. Ponomarenko © Copy materials from the site is strictly prohibited! See also: Diamond in the Arab world is one of the most popular buildings in the Hollywood films High-altitude "bottle opener" Asian skyscrapers, "twins" Silver champion in Hong Kong on height of buildings in Hong Kong's tallest building architectural asymmetrical response "Chamberlain" small town fit inside a skyscraper Despite to strike in Dubai has grown supergiant One of the most original Chinese beauties skyscrapers