Timeline of Tallest Buildings
This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest building in Beijing.
| Name | Street address | Years as tallest | Height |
Floors | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Minority Hotel | — | 1959—1964 | 49 / 161 | 12 | |
| CAAC Office Building | — | 1964—1974 | 61 / 200 | 15 | |
| Beijing Hotel East Wing | — | 1974—1984 | 77 / 253 | 20 | |
| Xiyuan Hotel | 1 Sanlihe Road | 1984—1985 | 93 / 305 | 27 | |
| CITIC Building | 19 Jianguomenwai Dajie | 1985—1986 | 101 / 331 | 29 | |
| China Central Television | 11 Fuxin Road | 1986—1989 | 112 / 367 | 27 | |
| China World Trade Center Tower 1 | 1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue | 1989—1990 | 155 / 509 | 39 | |
| Jing Guang Center | Corner of Hu Jia Lou and Chao Yang Qu | 1990—2006 | 208 / 682 | 53 | |
| Beijing TV Centre | Chang An Street | 2006—2007 | 239 / 784 | 41 | |
| Park Tower | 2 Jianguomenwaidajie | 2007—2008 | 250 / 820 | 63 | |
| Fortune Plaza Office Building 1 | Corner of East Third Ring Road and Chaoyangmen Waidajie | 2008 | 260 / 853 | 63 | |
| China World Trade Center Tower 3 | 1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue | 2008—present | 330 / 1,083 | 74 |
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