The Wharf Times Square

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Wuxi IFS
General information
Type Mixed-use [1]
Location Wuxi
China
Construction started 2011 [2]
Opening 2014 [2]
Height
Antenna spire 339 metres (1,112 ft) [2]
Technical details
Floor count 68 [2]
Floor area 280,000 square metres (3,014,000 sq ft) [1]
Design and construction
Architect Aedas [2]
Developer Hong Kong Wharf Group [1]

The Wharf Times Square (Chinese :无锡九龙仓项目A塔; Chinese :無錫九龍倉項目A塔) is a late-modernist supertall skyscraper in Wuxi, China. [1] The mixed-use tower has a height of 339 metres (1,112 ft) and contain 68 floors. Construction of the 280,000 square metres (3,014,000 sq ft)-glass and steel-building was completed in 2014. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Wharf Times Square". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Wharf Times Square 1". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 2013-03-19.

Coordinates: 31°33′02″N120°18′09″E / 31.55056°N 120.30250°E / 31.55056; 120.30250

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