Ping An Finance Center

The Ping An International Finance Center (also known as the Ping An IFC) (Chinese: 平安国际金融中心) is a 115-story, 599 m (1,965 ft) supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.[6]

Ping An International Finance Center
平安国际金融中心
Ping An International Finance Center
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice & retail
LocationNo. 5033 Yitian Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Coordinates22°32′11″N 114°03′02″E / 22.536399°N 114.050446°E / 22.536399; 114.050446Coordinates: 22°32′11″N 114°03′02″E / 22.536399°N 114.050446°E / 22.536399; 114.050446
Construction started2010[1]
CompletedMarch 28, 2017[1]
Cost$1.5 billion (USD, estimated)[2]
Height
Antenna spire599.1 m / 1,965 ft
Roof555.1 m (1,821 ft)[1]
Top floor555.1 m (1,821 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count115, plus 5 underground floors[1]
Floor area285,918 m2 (3,077,600 sq ft)[1]
Elevators80[1][3]
Design and construction
OwnerPing An Life Insurance Company of China[1]
Main contractorChina Construction First Building Group[1]
ArchitectKohn Pedersen Fox Associates[4]
DeveloperPing An Life Insurance Company of China[1]
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti[5]

It was completed in 2017. It is the tallest building in Shenzhen, the 2nd tallest building in China and the 4th tallest building in the world.[7]

It also broke the record of having the highest observation deck in a building at 562.1 m (1,844 ft).[8] The original project included the construction of a 61 m spire, which would have brought the overall height to 661 metres.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Ping An Finance CenterCTBUH. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. Poon, Dennis C.K.. Sky High in Shenzhen. Civil Engineering 87 (12) (December 2017). Reston, Virginia: American Society of Civil Engineers. p. 48–53.
  3. Schindler to equip China's tallest building (7 January 2014)Schindler. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. Ping An Finance CenterKohn Pedersen Fox Associates. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  5. Ping An International Finance CenterThornton Tomasetti. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  6. Ping An Finance Center - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  7. Work on China's 838-meter high 'Sky City' starts (23 July 2013)Emirates 24/7. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  8. ctbuh. World's Highest Observation Decks (in en-US). www.ctbuh.org. Retrieved 2018-10-28.