World’s Tallest Empty Skyscraper Adds Record-Breaking Feature
Summary
China’s Tianjin 117 Tower, currently the world’s tallest unoccupied building, will have the world’s longest elevator shafts when it opens. Otis, the elevator company, will install 251 elevators and escalators, including two SkyRise elevators that travel nearly 600 meters high, breaking the current record held by a building in Shanghai.Key Facts
- Tianjin 117 Tower has 117 floors and stands about 600 meters (1,968 feet) tall.
- It holds the Guinness World Record as the tallest empty building.
- Otis will supply 251 elevators and escalators for the tower’s vertical transportation.
- Two Otis SkyRise elevators will travel upwards of 597 meters (1,958 feet), longer than any elevator hoistway before.
- The previous record for tallest elevator was 578 meters (1,898 feet) in Shanghai Tower.
- Designing these elevators required special engineering to ensure safety, smooth rides, and handling of building sway and wind.
- Tianjin 117 will have China’s highest occupied floor at over 584 meters (1,916 feet).
- Techniques used in this tower’s elevator design will help future supertall buildings worldwide.
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