The Longxi International Hotel or Hanging Village of Huaxi (Chinese: 空中华西村; Chinese: 空中華西村) is a late-modernist-futurism supertall skyscraper in Jiangyin, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. The mixed-use tower began construction in 2008 and completed in 2011. The building rises 328 m (1,076 ft) with 74 stories. The skyscraper includes a glass sphere at the very top.[1] The opening of the Longxi International Hotel was on 12 October 2011.
| Longxi International Hotel | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Location | Jiangyin, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China |
| Coordinates | 31°49′49″N 120°25′19″E / 31.83028°N 120.42194°E |
| Construction started | December 10, 2007 |
| Opening | October 12, 2011[1] |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 328 metres (1,076 ft)[1][2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 74[1][2] |
| Lifts/elevators | 35[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | A+E Design[2] |
| References | |
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Hanging Village of Huaxi". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Longxi International Hotel – The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012.
External links
edit- Longxi International Hotel on CTBUH Skyscraper Center