Ping An Finance Centre

22°32′12″N 114°3′1″E / 22.53667°N 114.05028°E / 22.53667; 114.05028

Ping An Finance Centre
Chinese: 平安金融中心; pinyin: píng'ān jīnróng zhōngxīn
The Ping An Finance Centre in December 2020
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeDining, observation, offices, shopping mall
Location5033 Yitian Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
CountryChina
Groundbreaking29 August 2009
Construction started18 January 2010[1]
Completed28 March 2017; 7 years ago (2017)[1]
Cost$1.5 billion (USD, estimated)[3]
OwnerPing An Life Insurance Company of China[1]
Height
Architectural599.1 m (1,966 ft)
Top floor555.1 m (1,821 ft)[1]
Observatory562.1 m (1,844 ft)
Technical details
Floor count115 aboveground levels, plus 5 belowground basement levels[1]
Floor area459,187 m2 (4,942,650 sq ft)[1]
Lifts/elevators80 (mall included)[1][2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates[4]
DeveloperPing An Life Insurance Company of China[1]
EngineerJ. Roger Preston, Limited (MEP)[6]
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti[5]
Main contractorChina Construction First Building Group[1]
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese平安金融中心
Traditional Chinese平安金融中心
Literal meaningPing An Finance Centre
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPíng'ān Jīnróng Zhōngxīn
Yue: Cantonese
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The Ping An Finance Center (Chinese: 平安金融中心; pinyin: Píng'ān Jīnróng Zhōngxīn) is a 115-storey, 599.1 m (1,966 ft) supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.[7] The building was commissioned by Ping An Insurance and designed by the American architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. It was completed in 2017,[1] and is the tallest building in Shenzhen, the 2nd tallest building in China and the 5th tallest building in the world.[8][3] It also broke the record of having the highest observation deck in a building at 562 m (1,844 ft).[9] It is the second largest skyscraper in the world by floor area after Azabudai Hills Main Tower in Tokyo, Japan.

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