city: Guangzhou

cost: USD $1.5 billion

country: China

floors: 111

height: 1,739 feet / 530 meters

year: 2016

Guangzhou's CTF Finance Centre is notable for its application of white glazed terracotta in the vertical mullions that line the full height of the building. The choice to use terracotta was inspired by Chinese locale. In traditional Chinese architecture, terracotta is often used to make tiles for roofs and in sculpture such as for the famous Terracotta Army.