CCTV Headquarters Building

The CCTV Headquarters Building was started on October 21, 2004 and was completed and put into use on May 16, 2012. The main building consists of two towers, one with 52 floors and 234 meters in height, and the other with 44 floors and 194 meters in height, with a 10-story podium. It is connected by a large steel structure cantilever with a large span of 14 floors and a weight of 18,000 tons, extending outward at a height of 162 meters. The total steel consumption is 140,000 tons. On December 24, 2007, it was selected as one of the top ten architectural wonders in the world in 2007 by Time magazine in the United States; on November 7, 2013, it won the "2013 Global Best Tall Building Award" from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH); and in April 2014, it was shortlisted as one of the top ten contemporary buildings.

Located at No. 32, East Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, it is located in the Beijing Central Business District (CBD) and is adjacent to Beijing International Trade Tower. The park consists of three buildings: the CCTV Headquarters Building (main building) on ​​the southwest side, the Television Culture Center (North Auxiliary Building) on ​​the northwest side, and the Energy Service Center on the northeast corner. The CCTV Headquarters Building covers an area of ​​187,000 square meters and a total construction area of ​​about 550,000 square meters. The main building consists of two towers, one with 52 floors and 234 meters in height, and the other with 44 floors and 194 meters in height. There is a 10-story podium building, and it is connected by a large steel structure cantilever with a large span of 14 floors and a weight of 18,000 tons, which extends outward at a height of 162 meters. The total steel consumption is 140,000 tons. The North Auxiliary Building is 159 meters high, with 30 floors in the main building and 5 floors in the podium building. Construction began on October 21, 2004 and was completed and put into use on May 16, 2012. On December 24, 2007, the CCTV Headquarters Building was selected as one of the top ten architectural wonders of the world in 2007 by Time magazine in the United States; on November 7, 2013, it won the "2013 Global Best Tall Building Award" from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH); and in April 2014, it was shortlisted as one of the top ten contemporary buildings.

The night view is beautiful, you must go there when you come to Beijing!!!

The new CCTV site at Jintai Xizhao Station, a landmark building in Beijing, the central area of ​​the East Third Ring Road skyscrapers

Coming out of Jintai Xizhao subway station at 4 o'clock in the winter, the slanting sunlight reflected on the glass, as if the steel had become warm.

China Central Television (CCTV in English and CCTV in Chinese) is the national television station of the People's Republic of China and a vice-ministerial institution. It was established on May 1, 1958. It is China's news and public opinion organization and ideological and cultural front, with multiple functions such as news dissemination, social education, cultural entertainment, and information services.

Although the big pants are ridiculed, it has to be said that in the core business district of CBD, the big pants are the most conspicuous.

Beijing's landmark building is nicknamed "Big Pants"

夜色下SOHO，中央電視台北京繁華所在，路人們行色匆匆，風景中燈光閃爍。

You can take the Line 10 subway directly there, and it is still very beautiful at night.

A landmark building in Beijing, located in the Beijing Business Center, China World Trade Center, CCTV and cultural offices, no entry without a certificate

At the end of 2007, the Bird's Nest was under construction, and the Big Pants was almost finished, except for the roof. My Dutch colleague excitedly asked me to come and see it, because it was designed by his fellow countryman. I came here once in 2014, and even though it was already built, it still looked as hazy as it did at the beginning.'

From the perspective of communication, it is successful. From the beginning, it quickly gained popularity and became one of Beijing's landmark buildings. From the perspective of aesthetics, I really want to say that it has no aesthetic value at all. Maybe I just can't understand or appreciate it.

I've never been in there, I just passed by, it's not that ugly actually.

I got in for the chance to record a show.

Still roar and see

We asked the security personnel of Big Pants and they said that Big Pants has night lights at night. I guess there was a communication problem and in fact there were no lights.

I must come and check in at this place today. Thanks to the event organized by China-TravelNote, I walked into the Big Pants for the first time. Entering from the north gate, the studio for tonight's grand feast is on the far left side of the lower part of the Big Pants you see after entering from the north gate.

Exit E of Line 1. It is the best place to take photos. Do not transfer to Line 10.

Big pants under the haze! Eerie and majestic! !

When I went there, I walked towards the Big Pants after exiting the subway station, and suddenly he came out. But it seemed that the Big Pants had not been washed for a long time, and they looked very dirty. My friend said he was very disappointed.

I don’t think I look like a pair of big shorts, but it’s okay.

Commonly known as the Big Pants Building, I went there when I went to the World Trade Center, but I didn't know if I could go in, so I just looked at it and left. I often see this building on TV, but when I really stand under the Big Pants Building, I feel pretty good!

We left in disappointment because we didn't get into Tsinghua University. We took the subway Line 4 and transferred to Line 10 to see the CCTV building under the sunset at Jintai.

Although many people on the Internet have complained that CCTV’s new building looks like “pants”, it is still very spectacular when viewed up close.

Especially in the evening when all the lights on the elevated road are turned on, it is very impressive to look at.

There is a cafe on the 80th floor of China World Trade Center Phase 3, where you can take photos of the "Big Pants" from various angles. It was already dark when we arrived, so we didn't go up.

The 31st stop of the 2017 Spring Festival Beijing tour, February 5 (the ninth day of the first lunar month). Just a check-in.

The new CCTV building is called "Big Pants" by people in Beijing.

CCTV (new site), can only be visited from outside, south of Hujialou. A unique landmark in Beijing! I don't like people calling it "Big Pants"! Such a great building, it's not nice to call it that.

Big Pants, a very special building, is worth seeing.

The new CCTV site is located in the core area of ​​the central business district of Chaoyang District. It is the symbol of China's only national TV station and the second largest office building in the world after the Pentagon. It was selected as one of the top ten architectural wonders in the world in 2007 by Time magazine and won the "2013 High-rise Building Award" for the best high-rise building in the world. Because the building looks like a pair of pants, netizens spoofed it as "Big Pants".

Went to see it at night, it was pretty good

Take Exit F of Line 10 at Guomao Station, walk north after exiting the subway station, and you will see it at the traffic light.

There is nothing special about checking in with big pants

Take Line 2 from Dongzhimen to Chaoyangmen, change to Line 6, and then change to Line 10 at Hujialou to Jintai Xizhao, the new site of CCTV. People always jokingly call it the Big Underpants, but when you actually see it, you still think that the design is comparable to the National Grand Theater next to the square. The novel design will shock you.

To be honest, it's not as spectacular as I imagined, and the pants are a bit short

The CCTV Headquarters is located in the central business district of Beijing. It includes the CCTV Headquarters, the Television Cultural Center, the Service Building, and the Celebration Square. It was designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) led by Dutchman Rem Koolhaas and German Ole Scheeren. The CCTV Headquarters has an avant-garde appearance and was selected by Time magazine in the United States as one of the top ten architectural wonders in the world in 2007, along with Beijing Contemporary International City and the National Stadium. The initial budget for the CCTV Headquarters has risen from 5 billion to nearly 20 billion. The design fee paid to the designer, the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, was as high as 350 million, an average of 630 yuan per square meter.

The North Annex Building was severely damaged in a fire on the Lantern Festival on February 9, 2009. Restoration work began at the end of October 2009 and was successfully accepted after completion. CCTV Sports Channel was the first to move to the new site on the East Third Ring Road on June 5, 2012, and broadcast the London Olympic Games at the new site.

The CCTV Headquarters won the highest award - the Best High-Rise Building Award. In April 2014, the China Top Ten Contemporary Buildings Evaluation Committee selected 20 buildings from more than 1,000 landmark buildings in China based on four indicators: age, scale, artistry and influence. The top ten contemporary buildings were finally selected. The CCTV Headquarters was one of the shortlisted buildings.

You must go to see it at night. It is gray during the day, but the night view is very beautiful. The building is well-shaped and the lighting is beautiful.

I changed trains on the way to Sanlitun, and opposite was the Big Pants and a new building under construction.

The Big Pants is the new site of CCTV, located near the Jintaixizhao subway station, surrounded by the China World Trade Center and the CBD. You cannot visit the inside of the Pants, so if you are visiting Beijing, this is a good place to take a photo and leave.

The outer wall of the pants is very dirty. Maybe they are reluctant to spend money to wash it. The architectural style is too weird, which also increases the difficulty of cleaning. It is said that it was washed once last year, which took 40 days and cost 500,000 yuan!

The new CCTV headquarters building has an avant-garde appearance and was selected by Time magazine as one of the top ten architectural wonders in the world in 2007, along with Beijing Contemporary International City and the National Stadium. Although there is a commonly recognized nickname for the appearance of the CCTV building, it cannot be denied that it is a very distinctive building after all.

I deliberately passed by this building before leaving the capital, ignoring the cold LV and the workers who were busy until noon. I really think this building is beautiful! Hmm!

It's very nice to watch. The cheerleading formation of the Journey Cow Magical Girl is not fun anymore. Is no one talking? Dinglin Alihua Maoni tastes good. Hahahaha. I slept a lot. Where are you from? Jiji ...

The CCTV Headquarters Building is located in the central business district of Beijing. It includes the CCTV Headquarters Building, the Television Cultural Center, the Service Building, and the Celebration Square. It was designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) led by Dutchman Rem Koolhaas and German Ole Scheeren.

The big pants are a symbol of fertility, and they look so high and mighty that ordinary people can't even get in.

The legendary CCTV underpants are unreasonable in terms of mechanical structure and position, but they are reasonable in this position.

Office workers hurried past me. . .

What a special building, you must come to "make a pilgrimage".

The big shorts feel quite tall, but after looking at them for a long time, they seem quite ordinary.

The CCTV Headquarters Building, commonly known as the "Big Pants", is one of Beijing's new landmarks and is located in the Beijing Business Center. It is separated from the Kerry Center by the Third Ring Road! To the south is the China Zun office building under construction! The "Big Pants" includes the CCTV Headquarters Building, the Television Cultural Center, the Service Building, and the Celebration Square. It was designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) led by Dutchman Rem Koolhaas and German Ole Scheeren. The CCTV Headquarters Building has an avant-garde appearance and was selected by the American "Time" as one of the top ten architectural wonders in the world in 2007, along with Beijing Contemporary International City and the National Stadium. The CCTV Headquarters Building has risen from an initial budget of 5 billion to nearly 20 billion. And the design fee paid to the designer, the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, was as high as 350 million, an average of 630 yuan per square meter. The Big Pants has a unique shape and a superior location. You must see it when you come to Beijing! However, since it is the office of the national television station, the security measures are strict and it is not open to the public. Friends who want to come here recommend two viewing locations. One is to look up, next to the Hujialou subway station on its west side. Here, the view is wide and you can take in the whole building. This is also the place where most people take pictures. The other is the top floor of the adjacent China World Trade Center Phase III, where you can look down on the entire building! From this angle, you can see the whole picture of the big pants. If you have the chance, you may want to try it!

This was taken while I was passing by. It really looks like a pair of pants. It's amazing to see it in person.

Although there is a commonly recognized nickname for the appearance of the CCTV building, it cannot be denied that it is a very distinctive building after all. I passed by here several times by car, but I didn't take any photos due to smog or too fast speed. Today the weather was exceptionally clear. When the car drove here, there was a little congestion ahead, so I slowed down and took a few photos. Although this is also a famous landscape in Beijing, it is really enough to just look at it from a distance and take photos.

You can't go in, you can only look at the door. There are many stars inside.

The famous big pants, just look at it from a distance, unique shape

Located near China World Trade Center, it is one of Beijing’s landmark buildings. Friends who like photography can go to the nearby rooftop to take pictures!

It’s very close to the subway station, and the photos were taken across the street. Since I didn’t bring a tripod with me, I used the trash cans and railings on the side of the road as makeshift tripods.

It looks ugly from the East Third Ring Road, and it’s still ugly up close. . . .

This is too famous, the peculiarly shaped "big pants". It is located on East Third Ring Road, next to Metro Line 10, and close to the third phase of China World Trade Center.

The CCTV Headquarters Building is located in the Beijing Central Business District. It includes the CCTV Headquarters Building, the Television Cultural Center, the Service Building, and the Celebration Square. It was designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) led by Dutchman Rem Koolhaas and German Ole Scheeren. The new CCTV building located in the Beijing International Trade Center CBD business district has indeed added a lot of color to the prosperous eastern part of Beijing. Originally, there were all high and low office buildings, but a diagonal building appeared in the middle. Although it is much shorter than the new buildings such as the China World Trade Center Phase III, it is not less eye-catching. However, contrary to this magnificent building that has attracted much attention and received a lot of praise, a popular online nickname called "Big Pants" has caused controversy.

There's nothing much to say, it's just a coordinate location.

I stood at the bottom of the building, so I thought it was quite majestic.

The Big Underpants is the attraction I most want to see when I go to Beijing, because I also studied architecture, and the Big Underpants is a relatively new building. Hahaha, it's a pity that I can't go up and can only look at it from below.

The surroundings are well protected, so it is better to see from a distance, but there are buildings blocking the view.

Haha, can you see it? It’s that super reflective building. We didn’t even go over there, we just took a picture from a distance, picking our noses

You can see this landmark building when you enter Beijing from the airport!

It looked very majestic on TV, but the weather was bad when I passed by, so I didn't see the feeling.

I went there at night and it looked spectacular and very nice.

The famous big pants, haha, I took a look when I passed by

In the CBD core area, people usually call it "big pants" because of its shape. You can see it clearly from the car.

The purpose of visiting the new CCTV site is to see up close whether its appearance really looks like a pair of big pants.

The location of Big Pants is very easy to find, it is near Guomao Station, on Guanghua Road. It takes only ten minutes to walk there.

Sitting on the rooftop of the China World Trade Center, drinking coffee and watching CCTV, the enjoyment of the rich

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha it's just a big pair of shorts~~

I don’t know if I can get in. My friend and I only looked at it from across the street, and the bad weather that day affected our mood.

CCTV, a place that often appears on TV, is worth a visit.

Subway Line 10, Exit C. It was foggy when I went there. It's next to China World Trade Center. It's nice to visit the high-end and classy China World Trade Center.

It's just so-so. It looks gray when driving. It's right next to an overpass and quite noisy.

Take Metro Line 10 and get off at Exit C of Jintai Xizhao.

Everyone knows what this place is. There are always people visiting the door all year round, so you can only look at it from the outside. Fengfeng 🐝 classified this place as a "tourist attraction", but it is really not a tourist attraction. (Why are the uploaded pictures upside down? They were clearly taken vertically, but they became horizontal when uploaded ~ so strange)

Architectural landmark, absolutely unique, just look from a distance