The CCTV Headquarters is a 51-floor skyscraper formed out of a pair of conjoined towers that sits on the East Third Ring Road, Guanghua Road in the Beijing Central Business District (CBD) and serves as the headquarters for China Central Television (CCTV). Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren of OMA were the architects in charge for the building, while Cecil Balmond at Arup provided the complex engineering design. The building is among the world’s largest office buildings. The building’s construction began on 1 June 2004 and its façade was completed in January 2008.

Below is a selection of photos taken during a visit to the CCTV Headquarters and surrounding Business area on March 7, 2011 and December 15, 2013. Click on a small photo for a larger view, then select the next one with the cursor keys or the arrows on either side of the photo.