ZHENGZHOU | Henan Province Radio and Television Emission Tower | 388m | 1273ft | T/O

[autumnriver]

Source: Xinhua News Agency

When completed, it will be the world's tallest all-steel-structured emission tower.

Name of project: Henan Province Radio and Television Emission Tower
Location: Zhenzhou, Henan Province, Central China
Height: 388m
Total floor space: 58,000m2
Date of foundation stone laying ceremony: 27 Dec. 2006
Time limit for construction: 2 years

Model and renderings of the Zhengzhou tower
1
http://s08.picshome.com/ae4/xin_172120327213800032196131.jpg
2
http://s08.picshome.com/ae4/xin_28120328065507802931.jpg
3
http://s08.picshome.com/ae4/01eca162jar64dehizdnaj6.jpg

Render back:
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/388m.jpg

[ZZ-II]

love that futuristic design :). some construction pics?

[potipoti]

Impressive...

[Jiangwho]

any construction pic???

[Kenwen]

i got a star war feelin from this

[Renato Leao]

beautiful!!!

[CULWULLA]

has this started? if so ill add to worlds tall diagram, but i need evidence.

[great184]

Whatever happened to this project?

[giovani kun]

Aren't there too many radio transmitters ??? I think they'll make phis project in each chinese city....looks like Guangzhou one...:bash:

[Mr. Alloy]

I think it looks like an arm with the muscles exposed. At Bodyworlds (http://www.bodyworlds.com/en.html), it was cool. At 300+ meters tall... Not so much.

[Mosaic]

incredible design!!!

[Reinsdorf Sucks]

I think it looks like an arm with the muscles exposed. At Bodyworlds (http://www.bodyworlds.com/en.html), it was cool. At 300+ meters tall... Not so much.

I agree, I immediately thought of muscles.

This is a pretty nice design none the less!

[beyond 1000]

I like it with all my 1069 lbs.

[UD2]

every city must have a TV tower, but only the important ones get the tall ones... I think that's what's going on.

as happy as I am for Zhenzhou, I truly believe that this is a spectacular case of over doing it. This tower is too busy visually to be appealing in the long run. I have a feeling that this is one of those things that people will think is "cool" at the first glance, and then get more and more annoyed by it as time goes by.

but that's just my opinion.

counstruction starts Dec of this year.

ps. there won't be an overpopulation of radio-emmitters with the counstruction of TV towers. because cities that do not have a dedicated TV tower just ends up mounting them on top of tall buildings. So the radio emission stays the same, but buildings just won't have eye-soreing chunck of steel on their roofs.

[b1gh0u5e]

The US seems to be going the internet/cable/satellite route for broadcasting systems, BUT China is building these CN Tower-like structures which seem to be an outdated form of transmitting. But then again, HD signals do come in better via over the air transmission versus cable. Have the Chinese advanced antenna broadcasting in some crazy new way? What is the reason for the sudden construction of these towers? Can they broadcast multiple HD signals from one of these towers and if so, how many? I think they are great towers, I'm just curious what the thinking is behind them.

[UD2]

the US/Canada still send/recieve their signals using towers, which then is transfered to households using cable/sat.

radio wave is always transmitted by air.

Internet is cable based at the local level only. They don't drag cables across countries.

And USA/Canada have planty of there towers around, they just don't look as good.

http://z.about.com/d/radio/1/5/5/5/S_tower.jpg

[leo82]

que bacano se ve muy fututista

[cs88]

^^ Awesome design. It looks like Burj al Alam if it had a spire.

[great184]

You will really appreciate it in the large renders, by seeing all the intricate details that does not even seem too complex. Whats its status though? hmm

[Sbz2ifc]

I like the top, but everything leading up to it is a bit too much.

[xiaoluis]

Oh nice!!! looks very futuristic...

[supermario]

Damn! Just when it is completed i promise to come and see this tower with my own eyes :happy:

[jak3m]

could someone re-upload the renders :) please

[z0rg]

November 16th by liyang350z
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/RIMG0562.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/RIMG0554.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/RIMG0560.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/RIMG0572.jpg

[Kunae]

Wow, I had no idea about this project, but that is INCREDIBLE.

I am in AWE and I didn't even have to wait through prep and groundwork, haha. I am now actively following this amazing project.

[Jude12]

WOW!! I didn't know that this building has started or even existed! I Like! :okay:

[big-dog]

great update after 1 year and half. great project!

[deepblue01]

Wow, this tower rivals the gaungzhou tv tower. Both are very spectacular

[DamienK]

Amazing design! Can't wait to see this one completed.

[Shortest Skyscraper]

That top part of the tower that looks like space-rocket boosters turned upside-down, are actually real space-rocket boosters; so, at the end, when the tower is finished, the final part would be to fire-up the rocket-boosters, as they are... and the force of the upward thrust will push the tower downward and deeper into the ground: That's a great way to stabilize the tower, isn't it!?

[ZZ-II]

another great new tower for the TV-Tower section in the ROT :cheers:

[dave markon]

what do you think ?another same, but yet different (http://pawst.com/post/587777-awesome-television-tower) perspective of tv towers....

[foxmulder_ms]

GREAT update, thanks...

[RON-E]

lol, well, different...

[General Huo]

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3368/03c64a92it3.jpg

[ZZ-II]

definitely one of the best designs for a TV tower i've ever seen :)

[SilentStrike]

^^ definetely, and compare it to the height of the surrounding buildings, lol.

[toddhubert]

nice design

[oliver999]

my god, almost finished.

[spectre000]

Awesome Tower! I hope we can get more regular updates.

[Shezan]

really futuristic!

[CULWULLA]

wow, very cool
this isnt on skyscraperpage diagrams?

how high to roof?
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/388m.jpg

[khoojyh]

i never noticed about this project, the design is awesome, i like it so much !!! any update?

["ZukiChirO"]

:eek2::eek2:can't say anything but PRC is doing well now:eek2::eek2:

[zhenghe]

january 12th (from skyscrapers.cn)
http://i.namipan.com/files/662e5ced592ba6fe8a593e59e569bcc7359ca4ef93c00a003ab3/0/RIMG0871.JPG
http://i.namipan.com/files/d37892e3e5df255b71b33776afabb567b442bc21f23202008e09/0/RIMG0885.JPG
http://i.namipan.com/files/9e82e3a7268233a4ad082e1afc1a1232f82ced846ad00200b2c5/0/RIMG0876.JPG

[skyscraper100]

WOW! :eek2:

[ina555]

oops，it's already that tall

[liuzhizi616]

i am very pround of the design , zhenghzou is my hometown,

[Buyckske Ruben]

What the f***!!!!!!

:eek2::eek2::eek2::eek2::eek2::eek2::eek2::eek2::eek2:


:righton: :righton: :righton: :righton: :righton: :righton:



Wow this is extremely futuristic.


The most stunning building i ever seen!!! really true!

[Buyckske Ruben]

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3368/03c64a92it3.jpg

Just one thing...

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

[foxmulder_ms]

wow, when did this happen? Last time I checked this, it was just couple of renders. Now it is almost finished. Great structure, liked it.

[skyscraper100]

amazing tower! its really tall!

[Bergenser]

Very modern looking!

[hellrazor650]

very nice, its a hundred times better than the tv tower in guangzhou!!

[big-dog]

great update, zhenghe and general_huo. this tower was overlooked for a long time.

[ina555]

very nice, its a hundred times better than the tv tower in guangzhou!!

I don't think so
I like Guangzhou tower more

[Jude12]

wow! Just wow!

[khoojyh]

any estimated finish date for this project?

this is really awesome !!!

[Ganis]

WTF!!!!!!? I didnt even know something like this was being built and now its this far along and im just now seeing it!!!!!!???????????? What the Hell people!???


Bad Ass by the way

[Kenwen]

thatsthe building in the future,wow!!!

[potipoti]

wow, it's really incredible, futuristic and... wow, i hope to see it finished!!!

[kingsc]

TV towers go up so fast, I didn't even know this was being built. Lets build one in Brooklyn across the river from Mahattan so it doesn't mess with the skyline.

[toniroger]

http://hi.baidu.com/peiyutao/blog/item/a13fe8fd36efed43d7887d80.html

some pictures about this TV tower!

[SilentStrike]

^^ access denied.

Can u post the pics on the forum instead of giving us a link?

[tacall]

too futuristic, asome... that remind me futurama

[z0rg]

Feb 20th by liyang350z
http://i.namipan.com/files/20a03a075c9d8437818313b173e97d3f03683f3637580100172c/0/RIMG0125.JPG

http://i.namipan.com/files/b4a704db5490217339bf81fd07fd0dba1505ed7a53e70100df20/0/RIMG0122.JPG

[SilentStrike]

it looks taller in the render :S

[droneriot]

It is quite tall. My guess would be 250 meters or so.

[ARRE]

great landmark of Zhengzhou!

[skyscraper100]

it looks taller in the render :S

agree, i thought it will look tall

[foxmulder_ms]

isn't 388m tall ?:)

[ZZ-II]

yes. it probably looks not that tall because of the quite long spire

[deepblue01]

isn't 388m tall ?:)

388m is actually quite a tall height

[SilentStrike]

nah, look at the render. The bottom of the real one is much fatter

[Buyckske Ruben]

Feb 20th by liyang350z
http://i.namipan.com/files/20a03a075c9d8437818313b173e97d3f03683f3637580100172c/0/RIMG0125.JPG

http://i.namipan.com/files/b4a704db5490217339bf81fd07fd0dba1505ed7a53e70100df20/0/RIMG0122.JPG

OMG!!!!!

:master: :master: :master:



:righton: SO FUTURISTIC!!!!!


The progress of this amazing tower blows my mind.


KEEP ON UPDATE! terrific posts.

[UD2]

it doesn't look tall folks because it is so wide. use that crane as reference.

[madsidsav]

Is it just me or is the bottom section reminiscent of an Egyptian temple?

[droneriot]

Another month has passed, should be time for another update. ;)

[skyperu34]

Very elegant and futuristic ! I like it !

[big-dog]

Another month has passed, should be time for another update. ;)

the latest

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/255/xin53303061810363901546.jpg

(skyscrapers.cn)

[skyscraper100]

what a gorgeous tower, nice :)
thanks for the update

[Jude12]

Oh yeah! now that's what you call a fast construction! :okay:

[sqly1983]

you guys all missed the most important point of this tower design, I remember I have read this before. It is said this after this tower is completed, when you look at it from the sky, it will appear to be a gorgeous blooming blossom!!! Just think about the shape of the tower and image it, coz I don't have any pic atm. Look at the top, it has a flat roof with the flower shape, and the lower part of the tower are actually leaves! Yes, it is going to be a flower seen from the sky!!!!!

[sqly1983]

I have to post it again, so that most people will notice what I said!

you guys all missed the most important point of this tower design, I remember I have read this before. It is said this after this tower is completed, when you look at it from the sky, it will appear to be a gorgeous blooming blossom!!! Just think about the shape of the tower and image it, coz I don't have any pic atm. Look at the top, it has a flat roof with the flower shape, and the lower part of the tower are actually leaves! Yes, it is going to be a flower seen from the sky!!!!!

[sqly1983]

I think this is the most amazing part of the design! A flower, and can only be seen from a specific angle! I hope someone can post a photo to illustrate this.

[NorthLimitation]

What a fantastic building! A lot of thought put into this one, looks a bit like a trophey.

[sqly1983]

I don't usually pay much attention on tall buildings, especially TV towers. I try not to be biased in the judgment, because I come from ZZ city, however, I just can't stop myself liking this one. I really like it. I don't give it any credit on being futuristic. It looks truly muscular with the strong steel supporting structure and also feminist in the design since it secretly appears to be a blooming flower!!! This is really a design beyond my imagination!!!

[Jude12]

^^ why post so much? :dunno:

[delores]

Looks 'alright' but I think someones getting a bit too excited about this one, its not that great. Ps that new housing looks terrible in that picture.

[tony8]

The best of design! Fantastic design!

[redstone]

Emission tower sounds odd. Why not just say "broadcast tower"

[CULWULLA]

wow, very cool
this isnt on skyscraperpage diagrams?

how high to roof?
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/388m.jpg
anyone idea? ive scaled it at 275m?

[big-dog]

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1547/73311424.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8374/81766633.jpg

(skyscrapers.cn)

[Jude12]

already starting the spire. :D that's nice. :okay:

[Пятница]

wow wundeful!!!!!!

[l'eau]

ogm it's almost completed and i havent notcied this tower till that moment lol.

[JoHaN 15]

This is a very interesting tower. Will be great when complete!

[ssfan]

It seems that this tower also has lots of inhabitable levels, just like Guangzhou TV tower.

[antovador]

It will be better if spire is redesign.

[bluens]

Really like the render, and the construction pics are impressive.

However, I think I'm going to end up being disappointed by the end result :(, but I'll wait and see.

[toddhubert]

this tower is growing so fast!

[kanye]

almost topped out ?

[droneriot]

Updates?

[snapdragon]

Yeah honestly Speaking the guangzhou tv tower was so much high with expectations .I think there is a high chance guangzhou tv tower will end up being a dissapointment and ppl would love teh zhengzhou tower more :) .It really looks amazing

[Chinese Translations]

i'm so glad they included the word "emission" in the name

[z0rg]

May 20th by like933
http://b4.ac-images.cdnmyspace.cn/cnimages01/3/l_17cae1e1a31eef71d7c96fb35e643746.jpg

http://b2.ac-images.cdnmyspace.cn/cnimages01/3/l_d4ec0d959afd637bd16d9605a069dd10.jpg

[CarlosBlueDragon]

Good great!! zOrg find a photo from internet??

[Buyckske Ruben]

WELCOME TO STAR WARS :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:


This is a crazy beautifull building or antenne !!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Chinese Translations]

definitely an underrated project..but it would have been better if it were 100 meters taller

[snapdragon]

definitely an underrated project..but it would have been better if it were 100 meters taller

Yeah exactly coz honestly speaking the top inverter pyramid is looking much much smaller than the base which is really huge

[Jude12]

^^ Agree. Fast progress!

[big-dog]

some spire work left to top out, good progress!

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/8931/resizeof388m.jpg (http://img505.imageshack.us/my.php?image=resizeof388m.jpg)

[droneriot]

For some reason this thread keeps being forgotten.

[MontanaGuy]

This project is one I find particularly interesting and I'm always looking for new photos but the last one looks like it's a month old. It's more than twice as tall as the Space Needle and I think it has a great futuristic design. It must be close to topping out so I hope we see some photo updates soon.

[droneriot]

I'm sorry if I'm being obnoxious, just hoping someone with a skyscrapers.cn account stumbles upon this thread...

[rafaeldiago]

Please more pictures. I love this building...

[big-dog]

There's no update on skyscrapers.cn. I searched Baidu.com and got these updates (not the latest though)

4.9

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/2514/20094924312216561620595.jpg

6.1

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/8427/200906011339161.jpg

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/7034/200906011339494.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/8440/200906011340241.jpg

(baidu.com)

[foxmulder]

I like it...

[Jude12]

I bet it's topped out now. :yes:

[RON-E]

wow... i like this one a lot... i dont usually like observatory standalone towers, but this one is different... very good architecture

[droneriot]

The latest update is almost one and a half months old, and I really want to see how this turns out, and nothing can be found on flickr. Doesn't anyone here live in the area or know someone who does?

[droneriot]

It's got to be T/O by now...

[big-dog]

It should be. Here's a picture taken on June 12

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1606/20090612b7c61756991eca1.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/i/20090612b7c61756991eca1.jpg/)

(skyscrapers.cn)

[Parisian Girl]

Cool looking tower ... interesting design.

[cmjohns6]

looks like it has topped out

[antovador]

great the antena look better than in the render.

[zhenghe]

updates here,by heom61,14th AUG
http://bbs.dahe.cn/bbs/attachments/day_090814/20090814_4decf6776b078ed8d02eXQBWQ6odpKy6.jpg
http://bbs.dahe.cn/bbs/attachments/day_090814/20090814_750c1a88e401beed73d7NldDArEb42Vn.jpg
http://bbs.dahe.cn/bbs/attachments/day_090814/20090814_fbc8fd1ce2437ccc6d69kQSmGlRcjFza.jpg
http://bbs.dahe.cn/bbs/attachments/day_090814/20090814_242eb71430cc3a4a5f12VfCvrPaWABlb.jpg
http://bbs.dahe.cn/bbs/attachments/day_090814/20090814_f44507a8e6d116e76221wG2KGOB6CBxC.jpg
http://bbs.dahe.cn/bbs/attachments/day_090814/20090814_26052e8686c2d361e2ef5ITohZjAMaP6.jpg

[annawei]

So beautiful and awesome.Are there any renders pics in details?

[burjdubai91]

its a bit too futuristic for my taste...

[skyscraper100]

nice, but it looks less taller than the render

[Jude12]

unbelievable.

[yangkhm]

Very great tower, it looks so wonderful.....

[Buyckske Ruben]

The best tower ever made in History.

A new style... a new way of thinking!

[big-dog]

9.19

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx216/davidwei01/P9160010.jpg

zhouyang5420, skyscrapers.cn

[CULWULLA]

amazing tower. really unique!
ta for piccies

[Jude12]

Fastest tower ever built. wow

[erPiadda]

this tower is unusal

[erPiadda]

The best tower ever made in History=>c'mon there are lots of skyscraper much more better!
Fastest tower ever built=>yes, and it is also very complex to build

[Buyckske Ruben]

OMG!!!!!

:master: :master: :master:



:righton: SO FUTURISTIC!!!!!


The progress of this amazing tower blows my mind.


KEEP ON UPDATE! terrific posts.

I only can reply my old post :lol:. Its just amazing !

[antovador]

The best tower ever made in History=>c'mon there are lots of skyscraper much more better!
Fastest tower ever built=>yes, and it is also very complex to build

hmmm a TV com tower is not a skycraper :)

[Trainius]

wicked trippy

[Kenwen]

When all the glass facade puts on the tower, this Tower will be a truly kick ass one ,I like,Hi Five.

[zhenghe]

ok,as this tread sinking deeper and deeper,the tower construction is going to be finished,here some recent photoes from bbs.dahe.com.
http://bbsimg.dahe.cn/bbs/attachments/day_091218/20091218_7c9959176aaa3d33027fGDxwR4ULLPcD.jpg
http://bbsimg.dahe.cn/bbs/attachments/day_091218/20091218_b313b34e84f6326dd3efkdgkXX7ZGuTe.jpg
http://bbsimg.dahe.cn/bbs/attachments/day_091218/20091218_f9fb3bdbc53f509b1046FNe9NYwMIbcb.jpg
http://bbsimg.dahe.cn/bbs/attachments/day_091218/20091218_4bb3deef0db70c9aec5eQpMMxtLx5rcg.jpg
http://bbsimg.dahe.cn/bbs/attachments/day_091218/20091218_a5f1a414c103764b6c92FAcRQ9RUFQs2.jpg
http://bbsimg.dahe.cn/bbs/attachments/day_091218/20091218_be2e7bd22f9d76233fd4OTy0WVkTMXiF.jpg

[rickydavisfan21]

ooof, UGGGGLY!

[Scion]

I love it!! :banana:

[Swedishwiking]

wow what is that potrait?

[WiGgLz01]

whoa, wierdo design!

[toddhubert]

futuristic tower！

[foxmulder]

Thanks for the GREAT update. Tower looks great. My favorite emission tower. It pushed guangzhou TV tower to 2nd place :)

[MontanaGuy]

To those who didn't like the appearance of the latest photos take a look at some of the shots that show the entire structure on earlier posts and the original render to get a better idea of how this really looks. I think it's quite a striking piece of architecture and it's quite futuristic and original. These latest photos show some of the details closer up to show the progress that's been made on various parts of the tower which I really appreciate because I was disappointed at how little attention it received during the course of it's construction. As you can probably tell I really like it.

[antovador]

This tower is unique and original, it is more than a simple com tower. Thanks for update. I saw some forum's haters are so blind they never apreciate originality and others things over conformism.

[Monzaemon]

OH MY GOSH, MAN THAT LOOKS HOT!!!

[zhenghe]

wow what is that potrait?
http://hiphotos.baidu.com/%CA%AF%C4%A5%BC%E1/pic/item/7e28c67b36180ec62f73b36f.jpg
It's is the goddess Nu Wa,a nearly female figure in Chinese mythology. According to one legend it was she who was the creator of mankind.

The earth was a beautiful place with blossoming trees and flowers, and full of animals, birds, fish and all living creatures. But as she wandered about it Nu Wa felt very lonely. She bent down and took up a handful of earth, mixed it with water and molded a figure in her likeness. As she kneaded it the figure came alive -the first human being. Nu Wa was so pleased with her creation that she went on making more figures both men and women.

[homoomoh]

i love this tower very much. it is not so far from my hometown. i hope i will be on the top of it one day.

[roro987]

coool desing

[skyscraper100]

Fawesome! i like this one

[cmjohns6]

wow! this is such an interesting design. i see hints of Egyptian architecture in the base

[Monkey9000]

Good overall design concept! However, detailing and material choices let it down!

[droneriot]

Many thanks for the update zhenghe. :cheers:

[Kenwen]

lovely,is close to finish, this is a great addition to zhengzhou skyline, but i want 2 see the whole tower, can someone plz post it

[redstone]

Why gold

[zhenghe]

well,i have taken some pics of this tower and the city on last sunday ,so let's share them below.
Tower first:
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/mayabf/nEO_IMG_DSCF7275.jpg

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/mayabf/nEO_IMG_DSCF7278.jpg

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/mayabf/nEO_IMG_DSCF7283.jpg

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/mayabf/nEO_IMG_DSCF7276.jpg

When the tower is open to public,we can overlook the Zhengzhou city:
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/mayabf/CBD20.jpg

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/mayabf/nEO_IMG_DSCF7292.jpg

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/mayabf/nEO_IMG_DSCF7303.jpg

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/mayabf/CBD8.jpg

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/mayabf/CBD1.jpg

[CarlosBlueDragon]

great!! wonderful!! :)

[droneriot]

Awesome pictures, thanks a lot. Is that Greenland Plaza behind the cable-stayed bridge?

[zhenghe]

Awesome pictures, thanks a lot. Is that Greenland Plaza behind the cable-stayed bridge?

yeah,the Greenland Convention and Exhibition Hotel(280m) is under construction.
http://bbsimg.dahe.cn/bbs/attachments/day_091206/20091206_e795b6a9628fa1c0f8b9tRbuO1GkAllG.jpg

[z0rg]

^^ Please keep that project updated too!
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=784054

[foxmulder]

Great updates. One of the bests in this topic. Thanks a lot. Finally, see the whole tower after cladding. It looks really nice.

[HenriqueBSB]

:applause:

[big-dog]

great update, Zhenghe.

[Blue Flame]

That is an amazing tower. Wow!