Civic Center (Shenzhen)
Civic Center (Chinese:市民中心) is a government building Shenzhen, China. It is located within the Futian Central Business District and was constructed at a cost of CNY 2.172 billion.[1] It contains, among others, a museum, a historical archive, a conferences room with a capacity of 2500 and government offices. It is 84.7 meters tall.
A feature of the building is its roof, which spans 486 meters and has a width of 154 meters.[2] The roof is meant to represent the wings of a mythical bird similar to a roc named Dapeng (大鹏), which is also the name of the Dapeng Peninsula and a district in Shenzhen.
The architect is Li Mingyi and it was built by the Shenzhen QiXin Construction Group Co., Ltd.[3] Constrution started in late 1998 and was completed in May 2004.
See also
- Civic Center Station, the Shenzhen Metro station serving the building and its surroundings
- Shenzhen Museum, part of which is located within the building
References
- ^ "深圳市市民中心". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "深圳市行政服务大厅". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Shenzhen Museum of History in the Shenzhen Civic Centre". e-Cuneiform. March 2, 2009.
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