Shanghai World Financial Center
The Shanghai World Financial Center is a 492 m (1,614 ft) high skyscraper in Shanghai, China.[3] It has 101 storeys and is currently the third tallest building in the world, because Burj Khalifa is the tallest. Inside the building, there are offices, hotels and shopping malls.
| Shanghai World Financial Center | |
|---|---|
| 上海環球金融中心 | |
 The Shanghai World Financial Center in March 2017 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office, hotel, museum, observation, parking garage, retail |
| Architectural style | Neo-Futurism |
| Location | 100 Century Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai, China |
| Coordinates | 31°14′12″N 121°30′10″E / 31.23667°N 121.50278°ECoordinates: 31°14′12″N 121°30′10″E / 31.23667°N 121.50278°E |
| Construction started | 27 August 1997 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Cost | RMB ¥ 8.17 billion (USD $ 1.20 billion) |
| Height | |
| Roof | 487.4 m (1,599.1 ft) |
| Top floor | 474.2 m (1,555.8 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 101 (3 below ground) |
| Floor area | 381,600 m2 (4,107,500 sq ft) |
| Elevators | 91 + 32 escalators |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Shanghai World Financial Center Co., Ltd. |
| Main contractor | China State Construction Engineering Corp and Shanghai Construction (Group) General Co. |
| Architect | Kohn Pedersen Fox |
| Developer | Mori Building Co. |
| Structural engineer | Leslie E. Robertson Associates RLLP |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
This building's roof is actually higher than Taipei 101's roof, but Taipei 101 has a spire on top, making Taipei 101 taller than Shanghai World Financial Center.
Shanghai World Financial Center Media
Under construction in February 2006.
The Shanghai World Financial Center compared with other Asian skyscrapers.
Shanghai World Financial Center.
The top of the building, with the aperture clearly visible.
Shanghai World Financial Center, visible behind the Oriental Pearl Tower.
Inside the tower's observation deck.
Shanghai World Financial Center (left) and the Jin Mao Tower.
The Shanghai World Financial Center and Jin Mao Tower adjacent to each other.
Night shot of the Shanghai World Financial Centre
Next to the Jin Mao Tower.
References
- ↑ Shanghai World Financial Center – The Skyscraper CenterCouncil on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ Shanghai World Financial CenterSkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shanghai World Financial Center (2008)Emporis. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ↑ Shanghai tops out world's third-tallest building. China Daily (15 September 2007). Retrieved 5 August 2013.
