Guangzhou Twin Towers
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Guangzhou Twin Towers are a pair of skyscrapers in Guangzhou
, China
, designed by Wilkinson Eyre
. They are situated in the city's CBD
, Zhujiang New Town
, in Tianhe District.
The West Tower became operational in 2010, but the East Tower is still under construction.
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, designed by Wilkinson Eyre
Wilkinson Eyre
Wilkinson Eyre Architects is an international architecture firm based in London, England. The firm won the Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize two years in a row...
. They are situated in the city's CBD
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
, Zhujiang New Town
Zhujiang New Town
Zhujiang New Town is the area in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, which is between Huangpu Avenue in the north and the Pearl River in the south, and between Guangzhou Avenue as the west and the South China Expressway the east...
, in Tianhe District.
- Chow Tai Fook CentreChow Tai Fook CentreChow Tai Fook Centre or Guangzhou East Tower is a skyscraper under construction in Guangzhou, China. It will be the second of the two skyscrapers overlooking the Pearl River in Guangzhou. Its final height will be with 116 floors...
, more commonly known as Guangzhou East Tower - Guangzhou International Finance Centre , more commonly known as Guangzhou West Tower
The West Tower became operational in 2010, but the East Tower is still under construction.
External links
- Guangzhou Twin Towers from EmporisEmporisEmporis GmbH is a real estate data mining company with headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. The company collects and publishes data and photographs of buildings worldwide....