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Citic Tower towers over Beijing Central Business District.

CITIC Tower is a supertall skyscraper in the Central Business District of Beijing. It is popularly known as China Zun (Chinese: 中国尊; pinyin: Zhōngguó Zūn). The 109-storey, 528 m (1,732 ft) building is the tallest in the city, surpassing that of the China World Trade Center Tower III by 190 metres. On August 18, 2016, CITIC Tower surpassed China World Trade Center Tower III in height, becoming Beijing's tallest building. The tower structurally topped out on July 9, 2017, fully topped out on August 18, 2017, and was completed in late 2018 making CITIC Tower the tallest completed building of 2018.