Chongqing World Trade Center
building in Chongqing, China
The Chongqing World Trade Center (WTCC, simplified Chinese: 重庆世界贸易中心; traditional Chinese: 重慶世界貿易中心; pinyin: Chóngqìng Shìjiè Màoyì zhōngxīn) is a 283.1-meter (929 ft)-tall skyscraper located in the Jiefangbei CBD area of Chongqing, China.
The building was completed in 2005 after three years of construction beginning in 2002 and topping out in 2004. The building has 60 floors which can all be accessed by 12 elevators. There are also two underground floors used as car park. CRT Metro Line 2 has an exit at Linjiangmen Station in the World Trade Center's retail podium.
The Chongqing World Trade Center is currently the 54th tallest existing skyscraper in the world when measured up to the spire and is the fourth tallest building in Western China (since being recently eclipsed by several other towers also in Chongqing). The building is 262 meters (860 ft) tall when not including the spire.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1076164. Authority coordinates are 29.561, 106.571. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2005, 2002 and 2004.
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