The Ping An Finance Center, the world's fourth tallest building, rises above Shenzhen, which built more skyscrapers last year than the entire United States.
Ping An Finance Centre —
The Ping An Finance Center, the world's fourth tallest building, rises above Shenzhen, which built more skyscrapers last year than the entire United States.
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The Ping An Finance Center rises 555 meters, or 1,821 feet.
Ping An Finance Centre —
The Ping An Finance Center rises 555 meters, or 1,821 feet.
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Designed by American firm KPF, the tower is home to Ping An Insurance, a pillar of Shenzhen's fast-growing financial services sector.
Ping An Finance Centre —
Designed by American firm KPF, the tower is home to Ping An Insurance, a pillar of Shenzhen's fast-growing financial services sector.
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The Ping An Finance Center towers over Shenzhen's densely-packed cityscape, which is largely sandwiched between mountains and the Hong Kong border.
Ping An Finance Centre —
The Ping An Finance Center towers over Shenzhen's densely-packed cityscape, which is largely sandwiched between mountains and the Hong Kong border.
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One of Shenzhen's newest central business districts is Qianhai, built on reclaimed land in the west of the city.
Qianhai Financial Centre —
One of Shenzhen's newest central business districts is Qianhai, built on reclaimed land in the west of the city.
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The Qianhai Financial Center will be one of the newest landmarks in western Shenzhen.
Qianhai Financial Centre —
The Qianhai Financial Center will be one of the newest landmarks in western Shenzhen.
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Currently under construction, the Qianhai Financial Center is one of several new towers in the new central business district being built in western Shenzhen.
Qianhai Financial Centre —
Currently under construction, the Qianhai Financial Center is one of several new towers in the new central business district being built in western Shenzhen.
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One Excellent, part of the new Qianhai central business district under construction in western Shenzhen.
One Excellence —
One Excellent, part of the new Qianhai central business district under construction in western Shenzhen.
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One Excellence is part of a complex of high-rises that are designed to accommodate new housing and offices in the western part of Shenzhen.
One Excellence —
One Excellence is part of a complex of high-rises that are designed to accommodate new housing and offices in the western part of Shenzhen.
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Designed by Hong Kong-based British design firm TFP Farrells, One Excellence is the latest of Shenzhen's many new skyscrapers.
One Excellence —
Designed by Hong Kong-based British design firm TFP Farrells, One Excellence is the latest of Shenzhen's many new skyscrapers.
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Completed in 2005, the 193-meter-tall Noble Tower is one of the many workaday high-rises that have made Shenzhen a skyscraper city.
Noble Tower —
Completed in 2005, the 193-meter-tall Noble Tower is one of the many workaday high-rises that have made Shenzhen a skyscraper city.
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Shenzhen's tallest skyscraper until the recent completion of the Ping An Financial Center, the 442-meter KK100, is located in an older part of the Shenzhen.
KK100 —
Shenzhen's tallest skyscraper until the recent completion of the Ping An Financial Center, the 442-meter KK100, is located in an older part of the Shenzhen.
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The St. Regis Hotel inside KK100 -- one of several occupants of the mixed-use tower.
KK100 —
The St. Regis Hotel inside KK100 -- one of several occupants of the mixed-use tower.
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Located in a former village, KK100 was part of a neighborhood-wide redevelopment project that included many smaller-scale buildings.
KK100 —
Located in a former village, KK100 was part of a neighborhood-wide redevelopment project that included many smaller-scale buildings.
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