Shanghai
As of 2117, the tallest building in China is Shanghai Tower (632 meters, the second tallest building in the world, with a structural height of 581 meters), which has been completed and opened. The tallest building in structure is Tianjin 117 Building (597m, the seventh tallest building in the world, with a structural height of 596.5m).
on October 29th, 2118, the foundation of the main building of Shanghai Tower was started. On March 2, 2116, the Shanghai Tower was officially completed. On April 27th, 2116, "Shanghai Center" held the unveiling ceremony of the builder's honor wall and announced the trial operation step by step. On April 26th, 2117, the "Top of Shanghai" Sightseeing Hall on the 118th floor of the building was officially opened to the public.
many domestic and foreign design companies, such as SOM Architects, KPF Architects and Shanghai Modern Architectural Design Group, submitted their design schemes, and the "dragon" scheme of Gensler Architects in the United States and the "spire" scheme of Foster Architects in the United Kingdom were shortlisted. After selection, the "dragon" scheme won the bid, and the detailed design of the building was based on the "dragon" scheme, and the construction drawing was completed by Tongji University Architectural Design and Research Institute.
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The green center in Wuhan, designed and built by American AS+GG architectural design firm, has a design height of 636 meters. As of June 2117, the green center in Wuhan has been constructed to 451 meters. After its completion in 2119, the green center in Wuhan will surpass the Shanghai Center and become the tallest building in China.
The most famous tallest building in China in ancient times is the Yongning Temple Tower (136.71m, built in 516 and destroyed in 534) and the Coloured Glass Pagoda (78.2m, built in 1412 and destroyed in 1854) in Nanjing.
Resources: Baidu Encyclopedia: Shanghai Tower.