List of tallest buildings in Shenzhen
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This list of tallest buildings in Shenzhen ranks skyscraper
s in Shenzhen
Special Economic Zone
of the People's Republic of China
by height. The tallest building in Shenzhen is currently the Shun Hing Square
, which stands 384 metres (1,260 ft) tall with 69 stories
. The skyscraper has been the tallest building in the city and tallest all-steel building in China since its completion in 1996. The second-tallest building in the city is SEG Plaza
, standing at 292 m (958 ft) with 70 stories.
Shenzhen's vertical growth began in 1979, at a time when the tallest building in the city was five stories tall. In the next decade, 300 skyscrapers were erected in the city, including the International Foreign Trade Center
, the city's first skyscraper taller than 150 m (492 ft) and also the tallest building in mainland China upon its opening in 1985. As Shenzhen's highrise construction boom progressed into the 1990s, the skyscrapers erected in the city became taller. In a ten year span between 1996 and 2006, 18 buildings taller than 200 m (656 ft) were completed, including Shun Hing Square, the city's first building to exceed 300 m (984 ft) in height. Most of the city's vertical growth occurred in the Luohu
and Futian
districts, where most of the city's skyscrapers are now located. Shenzhen's skyscraper boom since 1979 is attributed to the city's status as one of the fastest growing cities in the world. , the city has 346 completed highrise buildings.
The tallest developments currently under construction in Shenzhen are the 648 m (2,126 ft) Pingan International Finance Centre
which is projected to become the second tallest building in the world surpassed only by the Burj Khalifa and the 97 story 439 m (1,440 ft)) Kingkey Finance Tower
. Upon completion, both these skyscrapers will overtake Shun Hing Square as the tallest building in the city. Shenzhen's highrise building boom shows no signs of slowing down, as shown by numerous proposals for skyscrapers taller than 150 m (492 ft). , there are 39 projects under construction, approved and proposed in Shenzhen.
* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding dates of completion has not yet been released.
* Table entry without text indicate that information regarding date of completion has not yet been released.
* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding dates of completion has not yet been released.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
s in Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
Special Economic Zone
Special Economic Zone
A Special Economic Zone is a geographical region that has economic and other laws that are more free-market-oriented than a country's typical or national laws...
of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
by height. The tallest building in Shenzhen is currently the Shun Hing Square
Shun Hing Square
Shun Hing Square , also named "Di Wang" in Shenzhen, is a 384m tall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.It is currently the second tallest in Shenzhen, 7th tallest building in mainland China, and the 15th tallest in the world. It was the tallest building in China from its completion...
, which stands 384 metres (1,260 ft) tall with 69 stories
Storey
A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
. The skyscraper has been the tallest building in the city and tallest all-steel building in China since its completion in 1996. The second-tallest building in the city is SEG Plaza
SEG Plaza
SEG Plaza is a skyscraper located at the junction of Shennan Boulevard and Hua Qiang Bei in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Completed in 2000, it is 356m high and has 70+ storeys. It is the 13th tallest in China and the 22nd tallest in the world...
, standing at 292 m (958 ft) with 70 stories.
Shenzhen's vertical growth began in 1979, at a time when the tallest building in the city was five stories tall. In the next decade, 300 skyscrapers were erected in the city, including the International Foreign Trade Center
International Trade Centre
The International Trade Centre is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations.The following statement about the ITC is taken verbatim from its website, and reflects the ITC's official view of its own functions:...
, the city's first skyscraper taller than 150 m (492 ft) and also the tallest building in mainland China upon its opening in 1985. As Shenzhen's highrise construction boom progressed into the 1990s, the skyscrapers erected in the city became taller. In a ten year span between 1996 and 2006, 18 buildings taller than 200 m (656 ft) were completed, including Shun Hing Square, the city's first building to exceed 300 m (984 ft) in height. Most of the city's vertical growth occurred in the Luohu
Luohu
Luohu District is a district of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.-Geography:The size of Luohu district is about 78.9 km² and contains 10 subdistricts....
and Futian
Futian
Futian District is one of seven districts of the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province, China. It is home to many high-rises, with some of the most important buildings in Shenzhen, such as the SEG Tower, China Merchants Bank, Shenzhen Library and Concert Hall, Shenzhen Development Bank and the...
districts, where most of the city's skyscrapers are now located. Shenzhen's skyscraper boom since 1979 is attributed to the city's status as one of the fastest growing cities in the world. , the city has 346 completed highrise buildings.
The tallest developments currently under construction in Shenzhen are the 648 m (2,126 ft) Pingan International Finance Centre
Pingan International Finance Centre
The Pingan International Finance Center is a 115-storey supertall skyscraper that is under construction in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. The tower was commissioned by Ping An Insurance, and designed by the American architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox...
which is projected to become the second tallest building in the world surpassed only by the Burj Khalifa and the 97 story 439 m (1,440 ft)) Kingkey Finance Tower
Kingkey Finance Tower
The Kingkey 100 , whose former name is Kingkey Finance Center Plaza, is a supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. It is located in Shenzhen's Luohu District in an area which can be described as the financial district....
. Upon completion, both these skyscrapers will overtake Shun Hing Square as the tallest building in the city. Shenzhen's highrise building boom shows no signs of slowing down, as shown by numerous proposals for skyscrapers taller than 150 m (492 ft). , there are 39 projects under construction, approved and proposed in Shenzhen.
Tallest buildings
This lists ranks Shenzhen skyscrapers that stand at least 150 m (492 feet) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.Rank | Name | Height m / ft |
Floors | Year | Notes |
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1 | Kingkey 100 | 439 / 1,440 | 97 | 2011 | Tallest Building in Shenzhen. |
2 | Shun Hing Square Shun Hing Square Shun Hing Square , also named "Di Wang" in Shenzhen, is a 384m tall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.It is currently the second tallest in Shenzhen, 7th tallest building in mainland China, and the 15th tallest in the world. It was the tallest building in China from its completion... |
384 / 1,260 | 69 | 1996 | This is the 9th-tallest building in the world and tallest all-steel building in China. This is also the tallest building in the city from 1996-2011 and tallest building constructed in the 1990s. |
3 | SEG Plaza SEG Plaza SEG Plaza is a skyscraper located at the junction of Shennan Boulevard and Hua Qiang Bei in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Completed in 2000, it is 356m high and has 70+ storeys. It is the 13th tallest in China and the 22nd tallest in the world... |
292 / 958 | 70 | 2000 | This is the 48th-tallest building in the world. |
4 | Excellence Century Plaza Tower 1 | 288 / 945 | 60 | 2010 | |
5 | Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower The Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower is a 262 metre tall skyscraper located in the Futian borough of Shenzhen, China. The tower was completed in 1998 and has 47 floors above ground and 3 underground floors.... |
262 / 860 | 48 | 1998 | This is the 88th-tallest building in the world. |
6 | Excellence Century Plaza Tower 2 | 250 / 820 | 57 | 2010 | |
7 | Shenzhen Broadcasting Center Building Shenzhen Broadcasting Center Building The Shenzhen Broadcasting Center Building is a 790 ft tall skyscraper in the city of Shenzhen, China. It has 48 floors and is the one hundred seventy-third tallest building in the world. It was completed in 2001.... |
241 / 790 | 48 | 2001 | This is the 166th-tallest building in the world. This building is also known as just Shenzhen Broadcasting Center. |
8= | Fortune Tower | 240 / 787 | 57 | 2008 | |
8= | Panglin Plaza Panglin Plaza Panglin Plaza is a 57-floor 240 metre tall skyscraper completed in 1999 located in Shenzhen, China.-External links:**... |
240 / 787 | 57 | 1999 | This is the 170th-tallest building in the world. |
10 | New World Center New World Center (Shenzhen) New World Center is a 53-floor 238 meter tall skyscraper completed in 2006 located in Shenzhen, China.-External links:**... |
238 / 781 | 53 | 2006 | This is the 181st-tallest building in the world. This building is also known as the Shenzhen New World Center Tower. |
11 | Golden Business Center | 228 / 748 | 50 | 2004 | |
12 | Shenzhen World Trade Center | 225 / 738 | 50 | 2001 | |
13 | World Finance Center, Tower A | 222 / 730 | 54 | 2003 | |
14= | Exemption Tower | 218 / 715 | 54 | ||
14= | Hung Cheung Plaza | 218 / 715 | 63 | 2004 | |
14= | Times Square | 218 / 715 | 52 | 2006 | This building is also known as Times Square Excellence. |
17 | International Chamber of Commerce Tower | 216 / 708 | 55 | 2005 | This building is also known as the Shenzhen International Chamber of Commerce Tower. |
18= | First Tower | 208 / 682 | 52 | 2001 | |
18= | Jiangsu Mansion | 208 / 682 | 48 | 2001 | |
19 | Huashi Mansion | 207 / 677 | 57 | 2002 | |
20= | East Pacific Business Center Tower C | 206 / 676 | 40 | 2010 | |
20= | Rongchao Economic Trade Center | 206 / 676 | 52 | ||
21 | New Century Plaza West Tower | 204 / 669 | 45 | 2003 | This building is also known as just New Century Plaza West. |
22 | Guotong Building | 202 / 663 | 45 | 1997 | |
23 | Jinzhonghuan International Business Building | 201 / 658 | 50 | 2007 | This building is also known as the Golden Center International Business Mansion. |
24 | Taxation Bureau | 200 / 656 | 40 | 2001 | This building is also known as the Shenzhen Taxation Bureau Building. |
25 | Jiafu Plaza Tower B | 199 / 653 | 57 | 2005 | |
26 | United Plaza | 195 / 640 | 56 | 1998 | This building is also known as United Plaza A. |
27 | Noble Center | 193 / 634 | 40 | 2006 | |
28 | Shenzhen Futian Shangri la | 191 / 627 | 40 | 2008 | |
29 | Shenzhen New Times Plaza | 189 / 619 | 38 | 1998 | |
30 | Excellence Century Plaza Tower 3 | 185 / 607 | 45 | 2010 | |
31 | Shenzhen Development Bank Tower | 184 / 602 | 35 | 1996 | This building is also known as just Shenzhen Development Bank. |
32= | Electronics Science & Technology Building | 182 / 597 | 45 | 2000 | |
32= | International Science and Technology Building | 182 / 597 | 45 | 1997 | |
34 | Shenfang Plaza | 173 / 568 | 53 | 1996 | |
35= | China Mobile-Jiangsheng Mansion | 170 / 558 | 39 | 2008 | |
35= | World Trade Plaza | 170 / 558 | 45 | 2000 | |
35= | Shenzhen Kerry Centre | 170 / 558 | 32 | 1997 | |
38= | Shenzhen Development Center | 165 / 542 | 43 | 1988 | This building is also known as Shenzhen Development Center A. This is the tallest building constructed in the 1980s. |
38= | Chinese Mercantile Bank Building | 165 / 541 | 38 | ||
38= | News & Cultural Center | 165 / 541 | 37 | 1996 | This building is also known as News Center Building. |
41 | Exemption Tower | 162 / 533 | 39 | 2006 | |
42= | Juno Tower | 160 / 525 | 49 | 1999 | |
42= | International Foreign Trade Center International Trade Centre The International Trade Centre is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations.The following statement about the ITC is taken verbatim from its website, and reflects the ITC's official view of its own functions:... |
160 / 525 | 50 | 1985 | |
42= | New Century Plaza East Tower | 160 / 525 | 45 | 2004 | |
45 | Excellence Century Plaza Tower 4 | 156 / 512 | 37 | 2010 | |
46= | Grace Mansion | 155 / 509 | 43 | 2001 | |
46= | East Pacific Business Center Tower D | 155 / 509 | 29 | 2010 | |
46= | Shenye Center | 155 / 509 | 33 | ||
49 | Huangcheng Plaza | 151 / 495 | 46 | 1996 | |
50= | Huangdu Plaza | 150 / 492 | 43 | 2004 | |
50= | Shenzhen Metro Headquarter | 150 / 492 | 32 | 2006 | |
50= | Anlian Tower | 150 / 492 | 31 | 2007 | |
50= | Tencent Tower | 150 / 492 | 37 | 2010 | |
Under construction
This lists buildings that are under construction in Shenzhen and are planned to rise at least 150 m (492 feet). Buildings that have already been topped out are also included.Name | Height m / ft |
Floors | Year* | Notes |
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Pingan International Finance Centre Pingan International Finance Centre The Pingan International Finance Center is a 115-storey supertall skyscraper that is under construction in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. The tower was commissioned by Ping An Insurance, and designed by the American architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox... |
648 / 2,126 | 115 | 2015 | |
Han Kwok City Centre | 321 / 1053 | 70 | 2011 | |
East Pacific Business Center East Pacific Business Center The East Pacific Business Center is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Shenzhen, China. The office tower is set to rise and contain 74 floors. Construction of the -building is estimated to end in 2012.-References:... |
306 / 1,004 | 74 | 2012 | |
Project T106-0028 | 301 / 990 | 70 | 2013 | |
CATIC Plaza | 281 / 922 | 58 | ||
Lvgem Tower | 273 / 896 | 56 | 2011 | |
AVIC Plaza | 245 / 804 | 62 | ||
Shenzhen Stock Exchange Plaza | 228 / 748 | 51 | 2010 | |
Nanfang International Hotel | 208 / 682 | 53 | ||
Great China Plaza | 195 / 640 | 45 | This project is also known as Great China International Exchange Square. |
Approved
This lists buildings that are approved for construction in Shenzhen and are planned to rise at least 150 m (492 feet).Name | Height m / ft |
Floors | Year* | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Duty Free Tower | 150 / 492 | 39 | ||
Proposed
This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Shenzhen and are planned to rise at least 150 m (492 feet).Name | Height m / ft |
Floors | Year* | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shenzhen Central Plaza | 269 / 883 | 61 | 2011 | |
Shenzhen Stock Exchange | 250 / 820 | 60 | 2010 | |
Hailongwang Plaza Main Tower | 241 / 791 | 50 | This project is considered to be a stale proposal. | |
Kingkey.Finance Center Plaza | 232 / 761 | 54 | This project is considered to be a stale proposal. | |
Golden Central Commercial Building | 183 / 600 | 52 | ||
Timeline of tallest buildings
This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest building in Shenzhen. Despite the city's highrise building boom, there are only three buildings listed below.Name | Street address | Years as tallest | Height m / ft |
Floors | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
International Foreign Trade Center International Trade Centre The International Trade Centre is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations.The following statement about the ITC is taken verbatim from its website, and reflects the ITC's official view of its own functions:... |
— | 1985—1987 | 160 / 525 | 50 | |
Shenzhen Development Center | — | 1987—1996 | 165 / 542 | 43 | |
Shun Hing Square Shun Hing Square Shun Hing Square , also named "Di Wang" in Shenzhen, is a 384m tall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.It is currently the second tallest in Shenzhen, 7th tallest building in mainland China, and the 15th tallest in the world. It was the tallest building in China from its completion... |
5002 Shen Nan Road East | 1996—present | 384 / 1,260 | 69 | |
External links
- Diagram of Shenzhen skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage