Bank of China Building in Hong Kong, designed by I.M. Pei Architects, completed on 1990. The total construction area is 6.5438+0.29 million square meters, with 70 floors above ground and total height.
369 meters. The structure is supported by four-corner 12-story giant steel columns, and there is no column in the room.
Careful observation of the Bank of China Building will reveal many designs commonly used in Bayesian works. Take the plane as an example. The Bank of China Building is a square plane with four diagonal groups.
Triangle, the height of each group of triangles is different, and it rises steadily, which makes each facade varied within strict geometric specifications. As for the concept of plane,
It can be traced back to the Madrid building in 1973. Madrid architecture is also divided from the front of the square. Analysis of its combination is the change of two equilateral quadrangles.
Ninth place: Central Plaza Building
1993 hong kong central plaza building was completed, with a height of 374 meters and 78 floors. It is the tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong at present. It is also one of the tallest buildings in the world.
The building looks like a triangle, but it is not a real triangle because its sharp corners have been cut off. There are two reasons: first, in order to have a more convenient room.
Area; More importantly, avoid offending neighbors by rushing to the sharp corner of their tax profits. It is not only impolite to do so, but more importantly, it hinders Feng Shui.
At the top of the building, the pyramid-shaped slope top and the mast standing on it are used as beams, which shine in the sun at night. The front is surrounded by three different colors of insulating glass.
Guard. Gold-plated and silver-plated glass forms vertical and horizontal patterns, and patterned glass with different finishes is inserted between them, forming an elegant and sparkling image.
Eighth place: Empire State Building
198 1 On April 30th, 2008, the Empire State Building with a height of 1250 feet and a floor of *** 102 in downtown new york, USA, spent 50 spring and autumn. In the 1930s, the American economy was in recession.
During this period, people's lives became more difficult, and Wall Street bosses were keen on the competition to build skyscrapers. Millionaire Rascobb wants to show his wealth,
Determined to build the tallest building in the world. He called the famous architect william ram and asked how high the building could be built. Ram thought for a moment and then replied, "1050 feet."
Rascobb was not satisfied with this height, because it was only 4 feet higher than the new Chrysler Building in new york. So the architect managed to add 200 feet.
The tall round tower makes the height of the Empire State Building 1250 feet. This skyscraper was built in only 4 10 days, which is a miracle in the history of architecture. For a long time,
The Empire State Building has always been the tallest building in the world.
Seventh place: Xinxing Plaza Building
Wang Di Building in Xinxing Square consists of a 68-storey commercial building, a 32-storey commercial apartment, a 5-storey shopping center and a 2-storey underground parking lot.
The building is 384 meters high and covers an area of 18734 square meters, with a total construction area of 270,000 square meters and a total investment of HK$ 4 billion.
Sixth place: CITIC Plaza Building
Tianhe CITIC Plaza is the tallest building in Guangzhou in 1990s, following the 63rd floor Guangdong International Hotel, with a height of 39 1 m and 80 floors.
It is still the highest in Guangdong Province.
As one of the tallest buildings in China, CITIC Plaza has 68 elevators. The person in charge of Poly Property said that the whole CITIC is a "erected street".
Fifth place: International Financial Center Building
Hong Kong Central International Finance Center Phase I 1998 completed, with 39 floors,180m. Since its establishment, it has attracted many international financial institutions. Guo Jin Phase II 2003
Built in 1960, it is 420 meters high and has 88 floors. It is the tallest building in Hong Kong. The shape design concept of the second phase of the international financial center, which is known as the "world masterpiece", is based on an extroversion.
The gesture of "waving" by local friends means "welcome you" to overseas friends.
Fourth place: Shanghai Jinmao Building
Jinmao Tower, a super-high-rise building with traditional style in China, is one of the landmark buildings in Shanghai towards the 2 1 century, which was designed by SOM design firm in the United States. 65438+August 0998
All right. It covers an area of 2.36 million square meters and has a building area of 289,500 square meters. It is 420.5 meters high and has 88 floors.
The main building of Jinmao Mansion 1 ~ 52 floors are office buildings, 53 ~ 87 floors are five-star hotels, and 88 floors are sightseeing. The building fully embodies China's traditional culture and modern high technology.
The characteristic of fusion is not only the continuation and development of China ancient pagoda architecture, but also the reappearance of Shanghai style architecture in Pudong.
Third place: Sears Tower
Sears Tower is a skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is 442m high, with floor 108 above ground. It was designed by the architect Miss Vandler.
Chicago, Illinois, USA is the birthplace of skyscrapers. Built for Sears-Loubak Company, 1973 completed.
Sears Tower consists of nine towers. Their steel frames are welded together, which also helps to reduce the shaking in the wind caused by height. Width of all towers
Same, just different in height. The black belt outside the building cleverly covers the service facilities area.
Sears Tower has 1 10 floors and was once the tallest office building in the world. About 65438+6500 people come to work here every day. 103 floor has a view for tourists to overlook the whole city.
Observatory. 4 12 meters above the ground, you can see four States in the United States when the weather is clear.
Second place: Petronas Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia National Oil Company.
Located in gmcc, Kuala Lumpur, the Petronas Petronas Twin Towers, 88 stories high, are world-famous super buildings. Magnificence is the pride of Malaysia.
Proud. It once broke the 22-year record of Sears Tower in Chicago, USA at a height of 45 1.9 meters. This project started on February 27th, 1993, 1996.
Officially capped, 1997 was completed and used. When you climb the Twin Towers, you can see the beautiful scenery of Kuala Lumpur. The city lights are on at night, and the scenery is particularly magnificent.
First place: Taipei 10 1 Building
Building 10 1, known as "the new landmark of Taipei", started on 1998 1, and the main project was completed in 2003 1. There is the biggest and heaviest "air brake" in the world, and there are two more.
The fastest elevator in the world takes only 39 seconds from the first floor to the 89th floor.
In the certificate issued by the World Tall Buildings Association, Taipei 10 1 Tower won three of the four indicators of "World Tall Buildings", namely "the tallest building" (508m) and "the highest ambassador".
Floor "(438m) and" Maximum Roof Height "(448m).