Ping An Finance Center
Makkah Royal Clock Tower
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Ping An Finance Center
Shenzhen
Completed in 2017 , the Ping An Finance Center is the second tallest building in China and fourth tallest in the world , standing proud at 599.1m . The shape of the tower is created using a taught steel cable while its form is enhanced by eight composite super columns . Thought up in 2008 , the building was completed in 2017 and was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates .
“ The shape of the tower is created using a taught steel cable while its form is enhanced by eight composite super columns ”
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Makkah Royal Clock Tower
Mecca
Boasting a height of 601m , the Makkah Royal Clock Tower in Mecca is the third tallest building worldwide . The idea for it was conceived in 2002 , and it took ten years to become a reality . The clock tower stands in the centre of a high-rise complex called Abraj Al-Bait . Six smaller high-rises surround it at varying heights and accommodate both residential and hotel uses . It has four clocks which are mounted near the top .
96 October 2021