The world's fastest elevator will get passengers from the ground to the 95th floor of a builidng in only 43 seconds.
That's 1,200 meters per minute (44.7 miles per hour) up a 440-meter shaft and guess where it will be? China, of course.
"It's a country of superlatives: home to the world's longest wall, largest population, and fastest-growing major economy. Soon, China will have the fastest elevators," wrote Dexter Roberts at Bloomberg Businessweek.
Hitachi announced plans to build the 530-meter-high Guangzhou CTF Finance Center earlier this week, which will be home to a hotel, offices, and residential space. It will be home to the world's two fastest elevators when it opens in 2016.
"Technologies to prevent lateral vibration and to reduce the sensation of ear blockage caused by air pressure differences," and "brake equipment using braking materials with outstanding heat resistance to safely stop the elevator car " will be used in the system, Hitachi said in an April 21 press release.
At 1,739 feet, the tower will not be the tallest in China, the tallest is the Shanghai Tower at 630 meters, according to BBC. The Guangzhou CTF Finance Center will still use 95 total elevators, including the world's two fastest.
The extended building boom in China has made it the primary market for elevators, accounting for about 60 percent of the global market, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
Guiness World Records will have to update their website.
