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CITIC Plaza is one of the tallest buildings in the world. CITIC Plaza is located in Guangzhou and is 391 meters tall.

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Tallest Buildings of the world

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Hi there, Here's the list of the tallest buildings of the world. You can check the heights from here 10. Jin Mao Tower - Shanghai/China 9. Guangzhou West Tower - Guangzhou/China 8. Willis Tower (Sears Tower) - Chicago/ABD 7. Nanjing Greenland Financial Center - China 5-6 Petronas Towers towers (equal in height) - Malesia 4. International Commerce Center - China 3. Shanghai World Finance Towers - China 2. Taipei 101 - Taiwan 1. Burj Dubai - UAE Read Full Story

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Central Plaza, Hong Kong: A Hong Kong Landmark

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Standing majestically, in the business district of Wanchai North , Central Plaza is world renowned for its astounding height and amazing architectural features. The building is magnificently positioned at 18 Harbour Road in Hong Kong and is 374 metres in height. It was the Sino Group and Sun Hung Kai Properties that jointly developed this brilliant masterpiece. The construction of this 78 storey skyscraper was officially completed in August 1995. From the land acquisition to the completion of the project it took nearly 44 months. It is also estimated that to build just one floor it took about 4 days. Today Central Plaza is ... Read Full Story

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Central Plaza, Hong Kong

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Central Plaza Central Plaza is the second tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong. With a height of 374 m (1,227 ft), Central Plaza is only surpassed by 2 IFC (415 m / 1,362 ft) in Central. The building is located at 18 Harbour Road, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island. It was the tallest building in Asia from 1992 to 1996, until the Shun Hing Square in Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China, was built. The 78-storey building was completed in August 1995. The building surpassed the Bank of China Tower as the tallest building in Hong Kong until the completion of 2IFC. Central Plaza ... Read Full Story

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World's Tallest Buildings DESIGN list

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World's Tallest Buildings DESIGN list Look at the outlook of those buildings its amazing design to see and how deferents have on each other. The above image depicts the 10 tallest buildings in the world - simply click to enlarge it for more information. Alternatively, see this list of the 100 tallest buildings in history . However, no real building has yet surpassed the following interesting virtual venture is skyscraper development. Below is just a tiny fraction of a fraction of the floorspace in the over 6,000 foot tall Mr. Wong’s apartment complex . World's Tallest 101 Buildings NOTE: When a building is “topped ... Read Full Story

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Welcome to our wikizine called "CITIC Plaza"

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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "CITIC Plaza". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story

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Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition Brings in 3D New Media

HONG KONG, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- From November 24th to 30th, the 7th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition is to be held at the Pazhou International Exhibition Center. The highlight of this expo is that the expo organizing committee has appointed 3D expo media from Hong Kong, Fairtheworld (Fairtheworld.com), as its media partner. It is the first appearance of "3D virtual reality new media", which offers brand new...

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Guangzhou Auto’s fantastic city SUV, coming soon!

Guangzhou Auto are quickly becoming the one to watch design wise from the Chinese automakers with their futuristic designs that certainly give Honda a run for their money. Their latest offering, a compact SUV, was spotted near the Guangzhou Auto R&D HQ earlier this week and gives us a clue as to what the future Guangzhou line up will look like: Guangzhou Auto are a relative newcomer to the self developed auto scene, they currently have JV’s...

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Guangzhou, China – Obama Half-brother Has Jewish Roots

Guangzhou, China — President Barack Obama’s half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel — the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir. In his first interview, Mark Ndesandjo told The Associated Press that he wrote “Nairobi [...]

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China Medicine Corporation to Acquire Pharmaceutical Manufacturer in Guangzhou

GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Medicine Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CHME) ("China Medicine" or "the Company"), a developer and leading distributor of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, traditional Chinese medicines ("TCM"), nutritional and dietary supplements, and medical devices and medical formulations, today announced that through its wholly-owned subsidiary in China, Konzern Pharmaceuticals, it...

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Guangzhou, China — The Intertextile Guangzhou Hometextile China show, which includes bedding, window, floor coverings, upholstery textiles, wall coverings and leather, is set for March 18-21 at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex here.

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Tallest Buildings in the World

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Rank	Building Name	City	Height	Height	Floor	Year
1	Taipei 101	Taipei	509 m	1,671 ft	101	2004
2	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
3	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
4	Sears Tower	Chicago	442 m	1,451 ft	108	1974
5	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	421 m	1,380 ft	88	1999
6	Two International Finance..	Hong Kong	415 m	1,362 ft	88	2003
7	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	391 m	1,283 ft	80	1997
8	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	384 m	1,260 ft	69	1996
9	Empire State Building	New York City	381 m	1,250 ft	102	1931
10	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	374 m	1,227 ft	78	1992
11	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	367 m	1,205 ft	70	1990
12	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	355 m	1,163 ft	54	2000
13	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	348 m	1,140 ft	85	1997
14	Aon Center	Chicago	346 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
15	The Center	Hong Kong	346 m	1,135 ft	73	1998
16	John Hancock Center	Chicago	344 m	1,127 ft	100	1969
17	Rose Tower	Dubai	333 m	1,093 ft	72	2007
18	Shimao International Plaz..	Shanghai	333 m	1,093 ft	60	2006
19	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan	331 m	1,087 ft	68	2007
20	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	330 m	1,083 ft	105	1992
21	Q1 Tower	Gold Coast City	323 m	1,058 ft	78	2005
22	Burj Al Arab	Dubai	321 m	1,053 ft	60	1999
23	Chrysler Building	New York City	319 m	1,046 ft	77	1930
24	Nina Tower I	Hong Kong	319 m	1,046 ft	80	2007
25	New York Times Tower	New York City	319 m	1,046 ft	52	2007
26	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	312 m	1,023 ft	55	1992
27	US Bank Tower	Los Angeles	310 m	1,018 ft	73	1989
28	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur	310 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
29	Jumeirah Emirates Towers ..	Dubai	309 m	1,014 ft	56	2000
30	AT&T Corporate Center	Chicago	307 m	1,007 ft	60	1989
31	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	305 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
32	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	304 m	997 ft	85	1997
33	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago	303 m	995 ft	64	1990
34	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston	302 m	992 ft	71	1983
35	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh	302 m	992 ft	41	2002
36	Aspire Tower	Doha	300 m	984 ft	36	2007
37	First Bank Tower	Toronto	298 m	978 ft	72	1976
38	Eureka Tower	Melbourne	297 m	975 ft	91	2006
39	Yokohama Landmark Tower	Yokohama	296 m	972 ft	70	1993
40	311 South Wacker	Chicago	293 m	961 ft	65	1990
41	SEG Plaza	Shenzhen	292 m	957 ft	70	2000
42	American International	New York City	290 m	952 ft	66	1932
43	Key Tower	Cleveland	289 m	947 ft	57	1991
44	Plaza 66	Shanghai	288 m	945 ft	66	2001
45	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia	288 m	945 ft	61	1987
46	Columbia Center	Seattle	285 m	937 ft	76	1985
47	Millennium Tower	Dubai	285 m	935 ft	60	2006
48	Tomorrow Square	Shanghai	285 m	934 ft	55	2003
49	Chongqing World Trade Cen..	Chongqing	283 m	929 ft	60	2005
50	Cheung Kong Centre	Hong Kong	283 m	928 ft	62	1999
51	The Trump Building	New York City	283 m	927 ft	70	1930
52	Bank of America Plaza	Dallas	281 m	921 ft	72	1985
53	Republic Plaza	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	66	1996
54	OUB Centre	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	63	1988
55	UOB Plaza One	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	66	1992
56	Citigroup Center	New York City	279 m	915 ft	59	1977
57	Hong Kong New World Tower	Shanghai	278 m	913 ft	61	2002
58	Diwang International Comm..	Nanning	276 m	906 ft	54	2006
59	Scotia Tower	Toronto	275 m	902 ft	68	1988
60	Williams Tower	Houston	275 m	901 ft	64	1983
61	Wuhan World Trade Tower	Wuhan	273 m	896 ft	58	1998
62	Renaissance Tower	Dallas	270 m	886 ft	56	1974
63	The Cullinan North Tower	Hong Kong	270 m	886 ft	68	2007
64	China International Cente..	Guangzhou	270 m	884 ft	62	2007
65	Dapeng International Plaz..	Guangzhou	269 m	884 ft	56	2006
66	21st Century Tower	Dubai	269 m	883 ft	55	2003
67	Al Faisaliyah Center	Riyadh	267 m	876 ft	30	2000
68	900 North Michigan	Chicago	265 m	871 ft	66	1989
69	Bank of America Corporate..	Charlotte	265 m	871 ft	60	1992
70	SunTrust Plaza	Atlanta	265 m	871 ft	60	1992
71	Bocom Financial Towers	Shanghai	265 m	869 ft	52	2002
72	Triumph-Palace	Moscow	264 m	866 ft	54	2005
73	120 Collins Street	Melbourne	264 m	866 ft	52	1991
74	Tower Palace Three, Tower..	Seoul	264 m	865 ft	73	2004
75	Trump World Tower	New York City	262 m	861 ft	72	2001
76	Shenzhen Special Zone Pre..	Shenzhen	262 m	860 ft	48	1998
77	Water Tower Place	Chicago	262 m	859 ft	74	1976
78	Grand Gateway Shanghai I	Shanghai	262 m	859 ft	52	2005
79	Grand Gateway Shanghai II	Shanghai	262 m	859 ft	52	2005
80	Aon Center	Los Angeles	262 m	858 ft	62	1973
81	Hotel Panorama	Hong Kong	261 m	856 ft	64	2007
82	Canada Trust Tower	Toronto	261 m	856 ft	53	1990
83	101 Collins Street	Melbourne	260 m	853 ft	50	1991
84	Dual Tower 1	Manama	260 m	853 ft	53	2007
85	Dual Tower 2	Manama	260 m	853 ft	53	2007
86	Post & Telecommunication ..	Guangzhou	260 m	853 ft	66	2003
87	Transamerica Pyramid	San Francisco	260 m	853 ft	48	1972
88	Chase Tower	Chicago	259 m	850 ft	60	1969
89	GE Building	New York City	259 m	850 ft	69	1933
90	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	259 m	850 ft	56	1997
91	PBCOM Tower	Makati	259 m	848 ft	55	2000
92	Two Liberty Place	Philadelphia	258 m	848 ft	58	1990
93	Park Tower	Chicago	257 m	844 ft	67	2000
94	MesseTurm	Frankfurt	257 m	842 ft	55	1990
95	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh	256 m	841 ft	64	1970
96	Sorrento 1	Hong Kong	256 m	841 ft	75	2003
97	Emirates Marina Serviced ..	Dubai	256 m	840 ft	59	2007
98	Mok-dong Hyperion I, Towe..	Seoul	256 m	840 ft	69	2003
99	Rinku Gate Tower Building	Izumisano	256 m	840 ft	56	1996
100	New Century Plaza Tower A	Nanjing	255 m	837 ft	52	2006
101	Langham Place Office Towe..	Hong Kong	255 m	837 ft	59	2004
102	Capital Tower	Singapore	253 m	830 ft	52	2000
103	Highcliff	Hong Kong	252 m	828 ft	72	2003
104	Bank of Shanghai Headquar..	Shanghai	252 m	827 ft	46	2005
105	Osaka World Trade Center	Osaka	252 m	827 ft	55	1995
106	The Harbourside	Hong Kong	251 m	824 ft	73	2003
107	Rialto Towers	Melbourne	251 m	824 ft	63	1986
108	Jiali Plaza	Wuhan	251 m	823 ft	61	1997
109	Chelsea Tower	Dubai	250 m	820 ft	49	2005
110	Wisma 46	Jakarta	250 m	820 ft	50	1996
111	One Atlantic Center	Atlanta	250 m	820 ft	50	1987
112	Beijing Yintai Centre Tow..	Beijing	250 m	820 ft	63	2007
113	KLI 63 Building	Seoul	249 m	817 ft	60	1985
114	Central Park	Perth	249 m	817 ft	52	1992
115	CitySpire Center	New York City	248 m	814 ft	75	1987
116	Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub	Hangzhou	248 m	814 ft	41	2003
117	Mid Town Tower	Tokyo	248 m	813 ft	54	2007
118	One Chase Manhattan Plaza	New York City	248 m	813 ft	60	1961
119	State Tower	Bangkok	247 m	811 ft	68	2001
120	Chase Tower	Indianapolis	247 m	811 ft	49	1990
121	Toyota-Mainichi Building	Nagoya	247 m	810 ft	40	2006
122	Conde Nast Building	New York City	247 m	809 ft	48	1999
123	MetLife Building	New York City	246 m	808 ft	60	1963
124	Bloomberg Tower	New York City	246 m	806 ft	54	2005
125	One Raffles Quay North To..	Singapore	245 m	804 ft	50	2006
126	Al Fattan Tower	Dubai	245 m	804 ft	51	2006
127	JR Central Office Tower	Nagoya	245 m	804 ft	51	2000
128	Oasis Beach Tower	Dubai	245 m	804 ft	51	2006
129	Shin Kong Life Tower	Taipei	245 m	803 ft	51	1993
130	City Gate Ramat Gan	Ramat Gan	244 m	801 ft	68	2001
131	Chifley Tower	Sydney	244 m	801 ft	50	1992
132	Menara Maybank	Kuala Lumpur	244 m	799 ft	50	1988
133	Tokyo City Hall, Tower I	Tokyo	243 m	799 ft	48	1991
134	Citigroup Centre	Sydney	243 m	797 ft	50	2000
135	The Tower	Dubai	243 m	796 ft	54	2002
136	Dalian World Trade Center	Dalian	242 m	794 ft	50	2000
137	Mellon Bank Center	Philadelphia	241 m	792 ft	54	1990
138	Woolworth Building	New York City	241 m	792 ft	57	1913
139	IDS Tower	Minneapolis	241 m	792 ft	55	1973
140	Maxdo Centre	Shanghai	241 m	792 ft	55	2002
141	Bank of China Mansion	Qingdao	241 m	791 ft	54	1999
142	Hancock Place	Boston	241 m	790 ft	60	1976
143	Four Seasons Hotel & Towe..	Miami	240 m	789 ft	64	2003
144	Manulife Plaza	Hong Kong	240 m	789 ft	52	1998
145	Panglin Plaza	Shenzhen	240 m	787 ft	57	1999
146	Bahrain World Trade Centr.. *	Manama	240 m	787 ft	50	2008
147	Bahrain World Trade Centr.. *	Manama	240 m	787 ft	50	2008
148	Moscow State University	Moscow	240 m	787 ft	36	1953
149	NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Buildin..	Tokyo	240 m	787 ft	28	2000
150	Sunshine 60 Building	Tokyo	240 m	787 ft	60	1978
151	Deutsche Bank Place	Sydney	240 m	787 ft	39	2005
152	Chase Center	Dallas	240 m	787 ft	60	1987
153	Mok-dong Hyperion I, Towe..	Seoul	239 m	785 ft	63	2003
154	Beijing TV Centre	Beijing	239 m	784 ft	41	2006
155	Commerce Court West	Toronto	239 m	784 ft	57	1972
156	Roppongi Hills Mori Tower	Tokyo	238 m	781 ft	54	2003
157	30 Hudson Street	Jersey City	238 m	781 ft	42	2004
158	Cloud Nine	Shanghai	238 m	781 ft	58	2006
159	New World Center	Shenzhen	238 m	781 ft	53	2006
160	Empire Tower	Kuala Lumpur	238 m	781 ft	62	1994
161	Tianjin Xinda Plaza	Tianjin	238 m	781 ft	51	2004
162	Bank of America Center	Houston	238 m	780 ft	56	1983
163	555 California Street	San Francisco	237 m	779 ft	52	1969
164	One Worldwide Plaza	New York City	237 m	778 ft	50	1989
165	225 South Sixth	Minneapolis	237 m	776 ft	56	1992
166	Wells Fargo Center	Minneapolis	236 m	774 ft	57	1988
167	Sorrento 2	Hong Kong	236 m	773 ft	66	2003
168	Washington Mutual Tower	Seattle	235 m	772 ft	55	1988
169	One Canada Square	London	235 m	771 ft	50	1991
170	191 Peachtree Tower	Atlanta	235 m	770 ft	50	1990
171	Temasek Tower	Singapore	235 m	770 ft	52	1986
172	Tokyo Opera City Tower	Tokyo	234 m	769 ft	54	1997
173	Park Place	Dubai	234 m	768 ft	56	2007
174	Tower Palace One, Tower B	Seoul	234 m	767 ft	66	2002
175	Three First National Plaz..	Chicago	234 m	767 ft	57	1981
176	Wachovia Financial Center	Miami	233 m	764 ft	55	1984
177	The Harbourfront Landmark	Hong Kong	233 m	763 ft	70	2001
178	Shinjuku Park Tower	Tokyo	233 m	763 ft	52	1994
179	International Ocean Shipp..	Shanghai	232 m	762 ft	50	2000
180	Heritage Plaza	Houston	232 m	762 ft	53	1987
181	Suzhou Xindi Center	Suzhou	232 m	761 ft	54	2006
182	Menara KOMTAR	Penang Island	232 m	760 ft	65	1985
183	The Arch	Hong Kong	231 m	758 ft	65	2005
184	Carnegie Hall Tower	New York City	231 m	757 ft	60	1991
185	Palace of Culture and Sci..	Warsaw	231 m	757 ft	43	1955
186	Chicago Title & Trust Bui..	Chicago	230 m	756 ft	50	1992
187	Enterprise Plaza	Houston	230 m	756 ft	55	1980
188	Bear Stearns World Headqu..	New York City	230 m	755 ft	47	2001
189	World Tower	Sydney	230 m	755 ft	73	2004
190	AXA Center	New York City	229 m	752 ft	54	1986
191	1251 Avenue of the Americ..	New York City	229 m	750 ft	54	1971
192	One Penn Plaza	New York City	229 m	750 ft	57	1972
193	Two California Plaza	Los Angeles	229 m	750 ft	52	1992
194	Prudential Tower	Boston	229 m	750 ft	52	1964
195	Time Warner Center North ..	New York City	229 m	750 ft	55	2004
196	Time Warner Center South ..	New York City	229 m	750 ft	55	2004
197	Gas Company Tower	Los Angeles	228 m	749 ft	52	1991
198	Plaza 66 Tower 2	Shanghai	228 m	749 ft	46	2006
199	Golden Business Center	Shenzhen	228 m	748 ft	50	2004
200	MLC Centre	Sydney	228 m	748 ft	60	1977

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World's Tallest Buildings: Taipei 101, Petronas Towers 1 & 2, Sears Tower, Jin Mao Building, and The Empire State Building