Facts

• The Center is the first building in Tianjin to have double-decker elevators.
• Tubular steel columns filled with high-strength concrete support the tower, while its tapered form incorporates steel plate shear walls.
• The Center serves as a visual point of reference for Tianjin's visitors and residents, marking the city center.
• The "Sight Seeing Hall", located at 308 meters, offers its visitors a 360° view on Tianjin.
• The building was topped out on January 14, 2010.
• The Center is the world's tallest steel-only walled building.
• The building won the "Award of Excellence" in the category "Landmark Structures", awarded by the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California.
• The Center provides 240,000 square meters of first-class office space.
• The pleated glass cladding that encloses the tower recalls the structure and lightness of Chinese paper arts.