BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The new headquarters of China Central Television (CCTV), soon to be the capital's highest building, will be functioning before the end of 2007.

"Located at the east side of the three-ring road in Beijing's Chaoyang District, the new tower measures 234 meters high, more than 20 meters taller than the Jing Guang Center, Beijing's tallest building at present," the Beijing News reported on Tuesday. Construction of the building will be completed by the end of this year.

The new tower, the CCTV old headquarters and the Olympic Center will all be used to broadcast the Olympics in 2008.

The new CCTV headquarters, along with the unique architecture of the National Swimming Center, the Beijing Capital Airport, the Shanghai World Financial Center, were listed as wonders of Chinese Architecture by the US-based Business Week last year. Enditem