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The CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, an angular, looped skyscraper with a grid-patterned facade, towers over a busy street with cars and people on motorbikes in the foreground.
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China Central Television Building

building, Beijing, China
Also known as: CCTV Building
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The CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, an angular, looped skyscraper with a grid-patterned facade, towers over a busy street with cars and people on motorbikes in the foreground.
Rem Koolhaas: China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters, Beijing, designed by Rem Koolhaas, 2004–08.

The China Central Television (CCTV) Headquarters in Beijing's Central Business District is a distinctive skyscraper designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. Standing at 755 feet (230 m) tall with 50 stories, its unique structure features two leaning towers connected by a bridge at the top. The building's irregular steel cross-bracing system is visible on its exterior, becoming denser at points of high stress. It is noted for its unconventional design, which challenges traditional human scale and circulation patterns. The CCTV Building is among Beijing's innovative and eye-catching modern architectural structures.12

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  1. 25 Must-See Buildings in China - China Central Television Headquarters
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