Shenzhen is a sprawling metropolis in southern China, close to Hong Kong, which has a booming homegrown tech manufacturing scene. The new guidelines for architects, urban planners and developers aimed to "highlight Chinese characteristics" and also banned tacky "copycat" buildings modelled after world landmarks.įive of the world's tallest skyscrapers are located in China, including the world's second-tallest building, the Shanghai Tower, which stands at 632 meters. It is the 18th tallest tower in Shenzhen, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat skyscraper database.Ĭhinese authorities last year banned the construction of skyscrapers taller than 500 meters, adding to height restrictions already enforced in some cities such as Beijing. The building is named after the semiconductor and electronics manufacturer Shenzhen Electronics Group, whose offices are based in the complex. "SEG has been completely evacuated," wrote one Weibo user in a caption to a video of hundreds of people milling about on a wide shopping street near the tower.
It was not immediately clear how authorities will handle a dangerous tower of its scale in the heart of a city of over 12 million people.īystander videos published by local media on Weibo showed the skyscraper shaking on its foundations as hundreds of terrified pedestrians ran away outside. The district said in another statement late Tuesday that everyone inside had been safely evacuated and that no further movements of the building had been detected.Įxperts "found no safety abnormalities in the main structure and surrounding environment of the building," and the interior and exterior components of the building appeared undamaged, the district said.
"After checking and analyzing the data of various earthquake monitoring stations across the city, there was no earthquake in Shenzhen today," the statement said. The building was sealed shut as of 2:40pm, according to local media reports.Ĭompleted in 2000, the tower is home to a major electronics market as well as various offices in the downtown of one of China's fastest-growing cities.Įmergency management officials are investigating what caused the tower in Shenzhen's Futian district to wobble, according to a post on the Twitter-like Weibo platform. The near 300-meter (980 ft) high SEG Plaza inexplicably began to shake at around 1pm, prompting an evacuation of people inside while pedestrians looked on open-mouthed from the streets outside. One of China's tallest skyscrapers was evacuated Tuesday after it began to shake, sending panicked shoppers scampering to safety in the southern city of Shenzhen.
The jaw-dropping sky bridge will flaunt fancy restaurants, sky gardens, and an infinity pool where tourists can relax and enjoy delicious food.įurther Read: World’s Largest Glass Skywalk Is High Up In China And We Can’t Wait To Walk DownĪs enticing as it sounds, this stupendous horizontal skyscraper in China will attract many tourists as it has a lot to offer.A group of men walking in the border area of Ma Tso Lung in Hong Kong, with the skyline of the Chinese mainland city of Shenzhen, including the 300-meter high SEG Plaza, back right, in the background, are shown in this 2020 February file photo. This unique megastructure will consist of a shopping mall, a luxury hotel, residential apartments, and office space. Not only the horizontal skyscraper in China serves as a bridge connecting the other towers, but it also has the feature of turning into an eye-catching light beam that casts a light upon the sky. It is believed that the structures cost around $3.8 billion and are all set to astonish the world in the second quarter of 2019. The whole structure was built keeping in mind the Chinese sailing vessels which showcase China as a trading center. Raffles City Chongqing project is near to its completion, which has already made The Crystal the highest sky bridge connecting the 8 vertical towers.
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