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 | |
  Location within Shanghai | |
| 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 |
| Construction started | 27 August 1997 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Opening | 28 August 2008 |
| Cost | RMB ¥ 8.17 billion (USD $ 1.20 billion) |
| Owner | Shanghai World Financial Center Co., Ltd. |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 492.0 m (1,614.2 ft) |
| Tip | 494.3 m (1,621.7 ft) |
| Roof | 487.4 m (1,599.1 ft) |
| Top floor | 474.0 m (1,555.1 ft) |
| Observatory | 474 m (1,555.1 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 101 (3 below ground) |
| Floor area | 381,600 m2 (4,107,500 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 91 + 33 escalators |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Kohn Pedersen Fox |
| Developer | Mori Building Co. |
| Structural engineer | Leslie E. Robertson Associates RLLP |
| Main contractor | China State Construction Engineering Corp and Shanghai Construction (Group) General Co. |
| 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.
References
- "Shanghai World Financial Center – The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- "Shanghai World Financial Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- "Shanghai World Financial Center". Emporis. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- "Shanghai tops out world's third-tallest building". China Daily. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
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