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The CCTV Headquarters is a 51-floor skyscraper formed out of a pair of conjoined ... The structure was feted by some architectural critics as "the greatest work ...
East gate of CMG headquarters with the sign of CMG and the former logo of CCTV. The China Media Group Headquarters is a 112 m (367 ft), 27-story-tall office tower and television complex at 11 Fuxin Road in Haidian, Beijing, China. Construction began in 1983 and was completed in 1986 with the official opening in 1987.
Another famous project in the city is the 234 m (768 ft), 51-storey CCTV Headquarters building, nicknamed "Big Shorts". [9] [10] [11] The skyscraper is not a traditional tower, but a continuous loop of five horizontal and vertical sections, creating an irregular grid on the building’s facade with an open center.
It was the tallest structure in the city until 2018, when it was surpassed by China Zun. It is the ninth-tallest tower in the world, and has its observation deck at 238 m (781 ft). The tower provides panoramic views over the city from its revolving restaurant and observation deck. It is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.
China Central Television (CCTV) is the national television broadcaster of China, established in 1958. CCTV is operated by the National Radio and Television Administration which reports directly to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s Central Propaganda Department. [2] [3] [4]
CCTV Building may refer to: China Media Group Headquarters , the old CCTV headquarters and now served as the headquarters for China Media Group on Fuxing Road, Beijing CCTV Headquarters (CMG Office Block at Guanghua Road), the new CCTV headquarters on Guanghua Road, Beijing
The structure features a parametrically designed atrium. The building covers a land area of 18,000 m 2, with a construction floor area of 72,478 m 2. The two independent office towers under the shell generate shared public space. In the east and west parts of the shared spaces, there are continuous steps, landscape platforms, and sky ramps.
Base of 30 St Mary Axe, London, UK The world's first diagrid hyperboloid structure in Polibino, Russia MyZeil, Frankfurt, Germany CCTV Headquarters, Beijing, China. A diagrid (a portmanteau of diagonal grid) is a framework of diagonally intersecting metal, concrete, or wooden beams that is used in the construction of buildings and roofs. [1]