Ping An Finance Center Height report
On November 6, 2007, China Ping An Life Insurance Co., Ltd. won a commercial plot in the Shenzhen Central Business District. The core structure of Ping An International Finance Center is 592.5 meters high, and the total height is 599.1 meters.
Originally designed to be 660 meters high, the Ping An Finance Center was eventually locked below 600 meters above sea level. The reduction in height is said to be due to aviation height restrictions. The seventh tallest skyscraper in the world was completed in April 2016, with a total height of 599.1 meters.
The supertall skyscraper designed by KPF Architects in collaboration with Ping An Insurance Company will become an iconic central building in Shenzhen's growing Futian Central Business District. People can see the towering Ping An International Finance Center from a distance from Shenzhen Bay, which has also become a symbol of Shenzhen's skyline. This post will introduce more facts about the Ping An Finance Center's height.
Description of the Ping An Finance Center Size
As one of the significant projects in the master plan of Futian CBD, Shenzen, the stainless steel glass building rises from the northern end of the site and becomes the focal point of the entire project. The 118-floor Ping An Finance Center is the tallest building in Shenzhen and has become a striking new landmark in the city. The building consists of 8 stone columns with diagonal supports as uprights, maintaining the stability of the ground floor. The entire tower is cylindrical until it reaches the top of the 600-meter-high top and gathers. The exterior walls of the entire building are decorated with glass curtain walls and stone.
The tower includes 100 office floors above podium retail space and conference halls; the entire building can accommodate 15,500 employees and 9,000 visitors to the observation deck daily. Ping An Finance Center connects the adjacent commercial and residential areas and Metro Line 1, placing the building and the city in the Pearl River Delta's high-speed rail corridor, making it easier for people to visit this fast-growing city.
Ping An Finance Center's Height
Ping An Finance Center is 599.1 meters ((1965 feet) tall. It also has the fastest elevator in the country: 10 m/s, which can deliver tourists to the 116th floor in about 55s. The building is the headquarters of the Ping An Insurance Group, occupying 109 to 112 floors. Some of the office floors are leased out to tenants.
Hyatt Hotels was signed as the anchor tenant of the building in September 2013; the hotel occupies 20 floors right below the floors of Ping An Headquarters and observatory. The observatory occupies the 116th to 118th floors of the tower. The Sightseeing Floor is located on the 116th floor, with an altitude of 541 meters, showing a 360-degree panorama of Shenzhen.
| Facts | Size |
|---|---|
| Total Height | 599.1 m (1965 ft) |
| Top Floor Height | 555.1 m (1,821 ft) |
| Observatory Height | 562 m (1,844 ft) |
| Number of Floors | 118 |
| Number of Elevators | 80 |
| Floor Area | 385,918 sq m (4,153,990 sq ft) |
Final Words
Upon completion in 2016, the Ping An Finance Center is currently the tallest building in Shenzhen, the second-tallest building in China, and the seventh-tallest building in the world. As standing at 599 meters, the tower can even be seen from some places in Hong Kong. As a new landmark building in Shenzhen, it is not only a new tourist attraction in Shenzhen, but also has the value of cultural, creative, and scientific education.
