Shanghai is one of the biggest cities in China claiming to have one of the busiest ports in the world. In its Huangpu District sprawls one of the most frequently visited tourist attractions in Shanghai, renowned as The Bund. Tourists often take a stroll along The Bund to capture the impressive architectural glamour of the buildings flanking the Huangpu River waterfront.
Shanghais Pudong District in particular boasts of a breathtaking skyline, painted with daunting skyscrapers dwarfed by a few soaring giants. And one of these giants is the super tall skyscraper known as the Jin Mao Tower. Jin Mao Tower is declared as one of the tallest buildings in the world with an astounding height of 420.5 metres. The towers architectural style is called oriental revivalism and is a classic fusion of post-modern style with Chinas traditional Pagoda style.
Right next to Jin Mao Tower stands a colossal skyscraper known as the Shanghai World Financial Center, counting just over 490 metres in height. Another gargantuan is up on its way to conquer the skyline and is expected to be completed by 2014. Known as the Shanghai Tower, this cloud piercing skyscraper will house 128 floors and will rise to an amazing height of over 600 metres.
When you come to the base of Jin Mao Tower and look upwards, the tower seemingly pierce the deep blue sky like an arrow. Its marvellous design will remind you of a multi-tiered pagoda, rising with ripples. Towards the spire the ripples concentrate and the structure tapers beautifully. Its facade is further adorned through an exquisite lattice work using aluminium pipes. The building also boasts of its Herculean strength being able to withstand strong typhoons and high seismic activity.
The towers construction began in 1994 and was completed in 1999, and since then until 2008 it held the spot of being the tallest building in China. Jin Mao Tower sits in the heart of Lujiazui Finance and Trade District in Pudong, Shanghai. There are 93 floors overall of which 88 floors are occupied, while 89th floor and all floors upward are reserved as mechanical floors. The first 88 floors are dedicated to modern offices, conference rooms, luxury hotel, banquet halls, recreational centre and exhibition space.
The most interesting attraction of Jin Mao Tower is its observation deck which is located on the 88th floor. This observation deck is called the Skywalk and has a capacity of holding 1000 viewers comfortably at once. Best of all with its high speed elevators, visitors can reach the 88th floor from the ground floor in merely 45 seconds.
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