Daedo International Financial Center

The Daedo International Financial Center is a complex of located in the Shin Daedo New Town area in the west coasts of Daedo, Zhenia. It was built by the the architecture firm Saram & Saram and its chief architect Han Seok-Geun, while most of the actual construction was done by Jinmu Construction & Engineering. Widely conceived as the pinnacle of the entire Shin Daedo New Town project, the complex was constructed upon reclaimed land on the coastline facing the Gulf of Danguk, with its opening coinciding with the commemoration of the 140th anniversary of the Empire of Zhenia. As a set of mixed-use skyscrapers, the International Tower in particular is one of the tallest structures of the world and remains the single tallest structure in Zhenia.

Construction work on the complex began in 1994, as construction of Shin Daedo New Town emerged to reality. Intended to be the heart of the new town project, some constituent buildings were completed by 2004, while construction of the International Tower, its tallest spire, was completed in 2007 and the entire complex in 2008 to commemorate the 140th anniversary of Zhenian unification. Although originally named 'Shin Daedo Spire' on initial plans of the new town project, it was later renamed as Daedo International Financial Center after the purpose of most of its buildings, including the International Tower, was clarified as office space for financial companies headquartered in Daedo.

The complex is overall built on a circular plaza layout with the International Tower, surrounded by a, at its center. The International Tower, specifically, is designed with three interlocking towers, each gaining inspiration from traditional Zhenian, each twisting 45 degrees to help stabilize it against high wind speeds, while vertical ailerons extend along the top edges of each interlocking tower to augment the design. Almost all of the buildings are connected via subterranean buttressed wings, allowing for easy access between each building regardless of external weather conditions. The complex altogether contains 166 elevators and 30 escalators, 70 of which are dedicated to the International Tower.

The general reception regarding Daedo International Financial Center has been positive, with many referring to the complex as a 'symbol of Zhenian enterprise in the twenty-first century'. However, there had been concerns regarding office and residential vacancies when the complex was first completed, as well as the pressure the complex gave on traffic congestion on the roads around Shin Daedo New Town as a whole.