Shenzhen, China

Pingan Financial Center-Free Sky

Website

Opened 2015

Tower Story

Located on the 116th floor of Ping An Financial Center, currently the fourth tallest building in the world and the new city landmark building, Free Sky, at 541 meters above sea level, offers 360-degree panoramic views of Shenzhen.

Observation Deck

As a premier attraction at the new landmark building in Shenzhen, Free Sky is not only a new tourist attraction in town, but also has its value for culture, creativity and science education. Complemented by a well-connected transportation network and a wide variety of tourism activities, Free Sky has become a must-see place for tourists in Shenzhen. Free Sky also features the fastest acceleration elevators in the country at a high speed of 10 m/s, reaching the 116 Floor in only approx. 55 seconds. Free Sky delights visitors with multiple functional spaces, including the glass-floor observation areas, interactive experience areas, featured display areas,space tunnel , mirror maze , smart city, human shadow interaction , future telescope, shuttling between time and space in closed space, leading the future with supreme technology. to introduce the city’s unique youth culture via spectacular and state-of-art multimedia exhibits. It is the ideal place to overlook the flourish of Shenzhen with a 360 degree unparalleled experience.

Looking east, Diwang Tower and KK100 show the spectacular scenery of Luohu District; To the west, Shopping Park, Shenzhen Golf Club, Shenzhen Bay, OCT, Qianhai & Shekou Free Trade Zone add the brilliant touch to the city skyline; Looking to the north side, visitors can overlook Silver Lake Mountain from a distance, a number of landmarks are visible including Bijia Mountain, Lotus Hill Park, Civic Center and Conference & Exhibition Center; On the south, there are Futian Port and northern Hong Kong.

Address

B1 Ping An Financial Center, No 5033 Yitian Road, Futian District, Shenzhen

Director

Mrs. Alice Zhan

HUXIAONI930@pingan.com.cn

Facts & Statistics

City name

Shenzhen

Total height

600 meters

Inauguration date

April 2015

Architects

Kohn Pedersen Fox Association

Engineers

Thornton Tomasett

Construction time

7 years

Number of stories

118

Number of steps up to the top

over 2000

Height of observation deck

541 meters

Number of elevators

2

Elevators capacity

750 persons per hour

Elevators speed

10 meters per second

Maximum design wind speed

60 meters per second

Total construction cost

USD$678 million

Elevator manufacturer

KONE

Max. capacity on tower at any one time

490 people