Nanjing a tiny 5 million, no more said.
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Nanjing, a tiny 5 million city in China most famous for it’s All-Chinese
hot-dogs. Kidding. But Nanjing is one of Chinas biggest ports, second
only to legendary Shanghai and packed with skyscrapers. It’s located
here:

The Nanjing TV tower, or the Shangmao Century Plaza for you picky
ass-holes, are the current tallests of which the first mentioned can
be seen in the picture below.

The skyline of Nanjing is not the most modern in China but things is
about to change! First of all, check out this baby, The Nanjing Greenland
Financial Center:

380 towering meters (or 1247 ft) making it the new tallest in 2008!
Photo courtesy to SOM(Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP)
That looks more like the hi-tech China we use to know and best of all,
it’s already under construction! Like this wasn’t enough this building,
The Nanjing International Center 3 recently got approval:

Don’t-mess-with-me-like -design by SOM.
Photo courtesy to Goettsch Partners, Inc.
And since before the Nanjing Jinling Hotel Phase II is waiting approval:

Photo courtesy to SOM.
Fast Facts:
Nanjing Jinling Hotel Phase II
Status: Proposed
Expected completion: 2008
Height: 320 m(1119 ft)
Floors: 88
Architects: SOM(Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP)
Nanjing Greenland Financial Center
Status: UC
Expected completion: 2008
Height: 380 m(1247 ft)
Floors: 66
Architects: SOM(Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP)
Nanjing International Center 3
Status: Approved
Expected completion: 2008
Height: 346 m(1136 ft)
Floors: 83
Architects: SOM(Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP)
Nanjing Greenland Financial Center, UC, 2008, 66, 380 m 1,247 ft, SOM(Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP) and and Goettsch Partners, Inc.
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