Shanghai Tower facts for kids
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上海中心大厦
Zånhe Tsonshin Dasa |
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Shanghai Tower in 2015
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| Former names | Shanghai Centre |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Location | 501 Yincheng Middle Rd, Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai |
| Coordinates | 31°14′08″N 121°30′04″E / 31.2355°N 121.501°E |
| Construction started | 29 November 2008 |
| Completed | 6 September 2014 |
| Inaugurated | 18 February 2015 |
| Cost | CN¥15.7 billion |
| Owner | Shanghai Tower Construction and Development |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 632 m (2,073 ft) |
| Tip | 632 m (2,073 ft) |
| Top floor | 587.4 m (1,927 ft) (Level 127) |
| Observatory | 561.25 m (1,841 ft) (Level 121) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 128 above ground 5 below ground |
| Floor area | 380,000 m2 (4,090,300 sq ft) above grade 170 m2 (1,800 sq ft) below grade |
| Lifts/elevators | 106 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Jun Xia (Gensler) TJAD |
| Engineer | Thornton Tomasetti Cosentini Associates I.DEA Ecological Solutions |
| Main contractor | Shanghai Construction Group |
The Shanghai Tower (Chinese: 上海中心大厦; pinyin: Shànghǎi Zhōngxīn Dàshà; Shanghainese: Zånhe Tsonshin Dasa; literally "Shanghai Center Building") is a 632-metre (2,073 ft), 128-story megatall skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. It shares the record (along with the Ping An Finance Center) of having the world's highest observation deck within a building or structure at 562 m, and the world's second-fastest elevators at a top speed of 20.5 metres per second (74 km/h; 46 mph). It is the world's second-tallest building by height to architectural top. However, the title of the world's fastest elevator now belongs to the Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, with a top speed of 21 metres per second (76 km/h; 47 mph) achieved in 2017.
Designed by international design firm Gensler and owned by the Shanghai city government, it is the tallest of the world's first triple-adjacent supertall buildings in Pudong, the other two being the Jin Mao Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Centre. Its tiered construction, designed for high energy efficiency, provides nine separate zones divided between office, retail and leisure use.
Construction work on the tower began in November 2008 and topped out on 3 August 2013. The exterior was completed in summer 2015, and work was considered complete in September 2015. Although the building was originally scheduled to open to the public in November 2014, the actual public-use date slipped considerably. The observation deck was opened to visitors in July 2016; the period from July through September 2016 was termed a "test run" or "commissioning" period. Since April 26, 2017, the sightseeing deck on the 118th floor has been open to the public.
Shanghai Tower is the winner of Tien-yow Jeme Civil Engineering Prize of 2018.
Images for kids
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Shanghai Tower tuned mass damper
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View from Shanghai Tower Observation Deck showing The Bund, Huangpu River, and The Oriental Pearl Tower
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View north from 118F observation deck
See also
In Spanish: Torre de Shanghái para niños
