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Facts
Rankings
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest City in
the World
Tallest City in
Tallest City in
Buildings
|
RANK
|
Name
|
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Height
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poly Liangxi Plaza | 350 m / 1,148 ft | |
| 2 | Foshan Shuntie Holdings Tower | 318 m / 1,043 ft | |
| 3 | German Service Centre Tower A | 264.1 m / 866 ft | |
| 4 | Poly Business Center Office Tower | 248 m / 814 ft | |
| 5 | Jinhai M City West Tower | 236 m / 774 ft | |
| 6 | Louvre International Furniture Headquarters Building | 236 m / 774 ft | |
| 7 | Shunde Greenland Center | 230 m / 755 ft | |
| 8 | Shunde Rural Bank Headquaters | 230 m / 755 ft | |
| 9 | Logan Tianjin Plaza Tower 1 | 229.7 m / 753 ft | |
| 10 | Foshan Entrepeneurs Building | 228 m / 748 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
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