Jin Mao Tower facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Jin Mao Tower金茂大厦 |
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| General information | |
| Location | Shanghai, China |
| Construction started | 1994 |
| Completed | 1999 |
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| Antenna spire | 420 metres (1,380 ft) |
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| Floor count | 88 |
The Jin Mao Tower is a super tall building in Shanghai, China. It has 88 main floors, but if you count the floors in its spire, it has 93! This amazing skyscraper is 420.5 metres (1,380 feet) tall. It was once one of the tallest buildings in the world.
Inside the Jin Mao Tower, you'll find a big shopping mall, many offices, and the Grand Hyatt Shanghai hotel. When it was finished, this hotel was the highest hotel in the world! The Jin Mao Tower is a famous part of the Shanghai skyline. It stands proudly with other tall buildings like the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Shanghai World Financial Center, and the Shanghai Tower.
From 1999 to 2007, the Jin Mao Tower was the tallest building in China. Then, the Shanghai World Financial Center took its place. Later, in 2015, the even taller Shanghai Tower was built right next to them.
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Explore the Jin Mao Tower Skywalk
Imagine standing high above the city! The Jin Mao Tower has a special place called the Skywalk. It's an indoor observation deck on the 88th floor. This large area is 1,520 m2 (16,400 sq ft) big and can hold over 1,000 people at once.
From the Skywalk, you get amazing views of Shanghai. You can also look down into the hotel's huge open space, called an atrium. There's even a small post office here. To reach the Skywalk, you take two super-fast elevators. They travel at 9.1 meters per second and get you to the top in just 45 seconds!
What's Inside the Jin Mao Tower?
The Jin Mao Tower is like a small city inside! It has many different sections for people to use.
Shopping and Dining
In the basement, there's a food court where you can grab a bite to eat. The first two floors have special rooms for meetings and parties for the Hyatt hotel. The first six floors are home to a shopping mall, lots of restaurants, and fun nightclubs.
Office Spaces
The lower 50 floors of the tower are filled with offices. These offices cover a huge area of 123,000 m2 (1,320,000 sq ft). They are designed to be open, with no columns getting in the way. This gives businesses lots of space to work.
Grand Hyatt Shanghai Hotel Features
The Grand Hyatt Shanghai hotel takes up many floors in the tower. It has some cool places for guests to enjoy:
- The Piano Bar: A cozy place to listen to jazz music.
- The hotel lobby and Grand Café: These are served by a fast elevator from the ground floor.
- Canton: A fancy Cantonese restaurant that takes up an entire floor.
- Club Oasis: This is a fitness club with a swimming pool. It was once the highest swimming pool in the world!
- Club Jin Mao: A restaurant serving delicious Shanghainese food.
- Cloud 9: A sky bar where you can enjoy drinks and amazing views of the city.
Images for kids
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Looking up at the Jin Mao Tower.
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The Jin Mao Tower's retail area in the lower floors.
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The four mechanical stories forming the spire of the building are brightly illuminated at night.
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The hotel's atrium, viewed from the Skywalk on the 88th floor.
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The SWFC and Jin Mao Tower, showing the Jin Mao's cool metal design.
See also
In Spanish: Jin Mao para niños
