Broad breaks ground on world's tallest building  

“世界第一高樓”長沙開建 高838米金字塔造型

記者21日從多方證實(shí)，備受外界關(guān)注的“世界第一高樓”天空城市終于落定——20日下午，由中建五局負(fù)責(zé)施工的838米高的天空城市，在長沙市望城區(qū)濱水新城舉行基礎(chǔ)開工儀式，標(biāo)志著這座世人矚目的全球第一高樓正式開工建設(shè)。 [查看全文]

Changsha (ECNS) -- The construction of Sky City, set to become the tallest building in the world, kicked off Saturday in Changsha, capital of Hunan province.

Plans for Sky City put it at 220 stories, standing at more than 838 meters, 10 meters higher than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, currently the world's tallest building.

According to the website of Broad Group, the building's developer, the tower will house 4,000 families in apartments. It will also have offices, a hotel, a school, a hospital, shops and stores, a gym and restaurants.

In response to safety concerns, officials at Broad Group said the pyramid-shaped tower will have a steady structure, and that the project meets seismic fortification standards for ultra high-rise buildings.

With a total contract value of 5.25 billion yuan, the project is to be completed in April 2014.