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China World Trade Center

China World Trade Center
中国国际贸易中心
China World Trade Center Logo
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Record height
Tallest in China World Trade Center Tower 3 until 330 m
General information
Status Complete
Type Building Complex
Location Guomao
Address No.1 Jianguomen Outer Street, Chaoyang District
Town or city Beijing
Country  China
Coordinates 39°54′32″N 116°27′11″E / 39.909°N 116.453°E / 39.909; 116.453Coordinates: 39°54′32″N 116°27′11″E / 39.909°N 116.453°E / 39.909; 116.453
Construction started February, 1985
Completed August 30, 2010
Opened 30 August 1990 (officially)
Owner Kuok Group
Height 330m
Technical details
Floor area 1,100,000 m2
Design and construction
Architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Structural engineer Arup
Other information
Number of rooms 1591
Parking 3000

The China World Trade Center (simplified Chinese: 中国国际贸易中心; traditional Chinese: 中國國際貿易中心; pinyin: Zhōngguó guójì màoyì zhōngxīn) is located in Chaoyang District, the central business district of Beijing, China.

The construction of the complex started in 1985 and was completed in 2010 after the completion of the China World Trade Center Tower 3. China World Trade Center is a subsidiary group of the Kuok group founded in 1985 and owned by two cooperating companies: the China Sho Mao Investment and Kerry Industrial Company. The China World Trade Center is the largest building complex of Beijing consisting of around 14 components including hotels all of Shangri-La, shopping malls, offices, apartments, convention rooms, and an exhibition hall. It can be located in the Beijing central business district in Guomao. China World Trade Center is well known for being the largest up-market commercial mixed-use developments in the world and for keeping its reputation as an internationally friendly community. It is widely reputed as "The Place Where China Meets The World". China World Trade Center has won many awards and achievements over the past few years. One of their most notable buildings, the China World Trade Center Tower 3, is the tallest building in Beijing and reaches up to 330m.


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