32°3′44.9″N 118°46′41.0″E / 32.062472°N 118.778056°E / 32.062472; 118.778056

Zifeng Tower compared with other tallest buildings in Asia.

Zifeng Tower (Greenland Center-Zifeng Tower or Greenland Square Zifeng Tower, formerly Nanjing Greenland Financial Center)[4][5] is a 450-meter (1,480 ft) supertall skyscraper (special class of skyscraper) in Nanjing, Jiangsu. The 66-story building completed in 2010 comprises retail and office. Floors 49/71 feature a hotel, numerous restaurants, and a public observatory. The tower's stepping is functional; office, hotel, and retail are located above grade, while the restaurants and the public observatory are housed at the top of the tower.[4] The building is currently the tallest in Nanjing and Jiangsu province, the eleventh tallest in China and the twentieth tallest in the world.[citation needed]

Architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill designed the building, led by Adrian Smith.[4][6][7] The Tower occupies an area of 18,721 square meters. The Nanjing Greenland InterContinental Hotel is located within the tower.[citation needed]

Zifeng Tower during sunset
Zifeng Tower during sunset

References

  1. ^ 紫峰大厦开业庆典. Greenland Group. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Zifeng Tower - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Zifeng Tower". Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Zifeng Tower (formerly Nanjing Greenland Financial Center)". Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. 9 January 2009. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012. Nanjing's triangular form relates to its site, providing stunning views of the nearby mountains, lake, and historic buildings. The tower's stepping is functional; office, hotel, and retail are located above grade, while restaurants and a public observatory are housed at the top of the tower, which is crowned with a spire.
  5. ^ "Zifeng Tower Official website (English version)". Greenland Group. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Zifeng Tower". Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Nanjing Greenland Financial Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2009.


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