This week, Connecticut-based Otis announced it will supply 251 elevators and escalators throughout the tower, having been selected as the sole provider of the building's integrated vertical transportation system. Among them will be two Otis SkyRise elevators featuring maximum rises of more than 597 meters (1,958 feet), creating what the company describes as "the world's longest elevator hoistways in a building."
fredag 21. august 2026
World’s Tallest Empty Skyscraper Adds Record-Breaking Feature
China's Tianjin 117 Tower is set to gain another record when it opens: the world's tallest elevator in a building. Also known as the Goldin Finance 117 or China 117 Tower, Tianjin 117 holds the Guinness World Records title as the world's tallest unoccupied building. Named for its 117 above-ground floors, the skyscraper in Tianjin, north China, rises nearly 600 meters (about 1,968 feet).
This week, Connecticut-based Otis announced it will supply 251 elevators and escalators throughout the tower, having been selected as the sole provider of the building's integrated vertical transportation system. Among them will be two Otis SkyRise elevators featuring maximum rises of more than 597 meters (1,958 feet), creating what the company describes as "the world's longest elevator hoistways in a building."
This week, Connecticut-based Otis announced it will supply 251 elevators and escalators throughout the tower, having been selected as the sole provider of the building's integrated vertical transportation system. Among them will be two Otis SkyRise elevators featuring maximum rises of more than 597 meters (1,958 feet), creating what the company describes as "the world's longest elevator hoistways in a building."