Chongqing World Financial Center, Financial skyscraper in Chongqing, China.
The Chongqing World Financial Center is a contemporary office tower with 79 above-ground floors and 6 basement levels in downtown Chongqing. The structure reaches 338.9 meters high and houses office spaces, restaurants, and retail areas distributed across its many floors.
The tower was first proposed in 2007 and broke ground in 2010; its glass-and-steel construction was completed in 2014. Before building began, the previous tallest building on the Jiefangbei site, the Huixian Lou, was demolished by controlled explosion on 22 October 2009. On completion it stood as Chongqing's tallest, a title it held until 2017, when the Chongqing International Trade and Commerce Center surpassed it.
The tower reflects Chongqing's transformation into a major financial hub through its contemporary design. Its sleek form and glass facade are characteristic of modern commercial buildings rising across major Chinese cities.
The tower stands in the Jiefangbei central business district, with the Jiaochangkou, Xiaoshizi and Linjiangmen metro stations and the Xinhua Road cableway station nearby. Its podium, holding the shopping centre, opened in January 2012; the tower was finished at the end of 2013. The Japanese consulate general occupies the 42nd floor, Belarus the 29th and Myanmar the 28th.
The building held the title of Chongqing's tallest structure briefly before being surpassed in 2017 by the International Trade and Commerce Center. This rapid turnover reveals how quickly the city's skyline continues to evolve.
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