The KK100 (), formerly known as Kingkey 100 and Kingkey Finance Tower, is a supertall

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and within Caiwuwei, an area often described as the 'financial district' of Shenzhen. It belongs to Shenzhen's

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and is situated east of Lizhi Park, approximately one kilometer north of the border between mainland China and Hong Kong. The mixed-use building rises and contains 98 floors for office space and a hotel. Out of those 98 floors, 74 are used for of

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, 26 stories for a six-star business hotel and the top four floors of the skyscraper hold a garden and several restaurants. Adjacent to KK100 is the KK Mall, which opened its doors November 26, 2010, and contains luxury brand stores, restaurants and a supermarket. The KK Mall also hosts Shenzhen's first

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cinema. The

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occupies floors 75 to 100 of the main tower, which opened in September 2011. The lobby of the

is in 96th floor of this building. There are 4 elevators ride between 1st and 96th floor (2 elevators stop 1,5,96 and another 2 elevators stop 1,96). These 4 elevators are made by Mitsubishi which can ride to 9 m/s (1800 FPM) It is currently the second tallest building in Shenzhen as well as being the 14th tallest building in the world. It is the tallest building ever designed by a British architect. There is a water fountain in front of the building, and an observation deck near the top. In December 2011, the

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awarded the building a fourth place. The building has a height-width ratio of 9.5:1, thus becoming one of China's slimmest buildings.

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File:Kingkey Finance Oct 8 2009.jpg, Kingkey Finance Building (with the orange external structure) under construction, 8 October 2009. File:Kingkey Tower Construction SZ.JPG, Kingkey Finance Center main tower (with the orange internal structure) under construction, 27 February 2010. File:KingkeyFinanceTower-2009.jpeg, ''Kingkey Finance Tower'' under construction in 2009. File:Kingkey-100-5.jpg, ''Kingkey 100'' under construction. File:KingKey100AtNight.jpg, The ''KK100'' building at night, with the top visible through low clouds. File:KK100.jpg, The ''KK100'' at the dawn, 4 June 2016.

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