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Above left: the Pudong area of Shanghai seen from the Puxi side of the city.
Shanghai is one of the great skyscraper cities of the modern era, and is strongly on its way to becoming the
world's #1 skyscraper town, even beating such cities like New York City, Chicago and Hong Kong.
The amount of high-rise buildings that are currently under construction in Shanghai is simply amazing.
Hundreds... The Pudong area, which has the fastest grow, was an agricultural area ten years ago,
with just a few sheds as only buildings. In the time that has passed,
Pudong quickly turned into a 21st Century's skyscraper sanctuary.
Above right: the Pudong area at night.


Above left: skyscrapers packed together in the Pudong area, with from left to right: Jing Yin Mansion
(160m/525f, 39 stories, 1998), Huaneng Union Mansion (188m/617f, 38 stories, 1997),
New Shanghai International Tower (168m/551f, 39 stories, 1997), World Finance Tower
(212m/696f, 43 stories, 2000), China Merchants Tower (186m/610f, 38 stories, 1995)
and China Insurance Building (196m/643f, 38 stories, 1999).
For more pictures of these buildings see page 2 of Shanghai.
Above right: the same bunch of skyscrapers seen at night.




Above: China's tallest at the moment: the Jin Mao Tower (421m/1,380f, 88 stories, 1998).
The tower is partly office and partly hotel (floors 50-87, making it the building with the heighest hotel rooms).
On the 88th floor there is a public observatory, the highest observation deck of China.
Next to this tower, Shanghai's and China's tallest is under construction at the moment.
After years of stagnation, construction on the Shanghai World Financial Center finally resumed
early February of 2003. The 492 metres (1,614f) tower, with 101 stories
should be completed in 2007.
Other tall Shanghai buildings currently under construction are:
Shimao International Plaza (333m/1,093f (including spire), 60 stories, 2005),
Shanghai Wheelock Square (290m/951f, 2007),
Bank of Shanghai Headquarters (252m/827f, 46 stories, 2005),
Chengfeng City (238m/781f, 60 stories, 2005),
Plaza 66 tower 2 (228m/749f, 46 stories, 2005)
Grand Gateway Shanghai Towers I and II (both: 225m/738f, 52 stories, 2005).


Above left: Shanghai's 2nd tallest: Plaza 66 (288m/945f, 66 stories, 2001).
Tallest building of the Puxi area.
Above right: International Ocean Shipping Building (232m/762f, 50 stories, 2000),
Shanghai's 5th tallest skyscraper.


Above left and middle: one of Shanghai's finest and 3rd tallest: Tomorrow Square (285m/934f, 55 stories, 2003).
This building wasn't completed yet when the pictures were taken (May 2001).
It was in 2003, and is in use an hotel/residential/office building
It was designed by renowned architect John Portman.
Above right: two pictures of Pudong International Information Port (211m/692f, 40 stories, 2001).
With the spire on top the building reaches a height of 282m/926f.
On the right next to it, you can see Pudong Development Mansion (155m/509f, 36 stories, 2001).


Above left: Bank Of China Tower, (258m/846f, 53 stories, 1999), Shanghai's 7th tallest.
Without the spire the building only reaches a height of 226m/741f).
Above right: Bocom Financial Tower I and II. These are two towers in one.
Tower I is 265m/869f, has 52 stories and was almost completed when this picture was taken (May 2001).
Without spire, Tower I reaches a height of 230m/756f. Tower II is 197m/648f and has 42 stories.


Above: the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, China's tallest structure (468m/1,535f, 14 stories, 1994).
The tower has three observation levels, with the heighest at 350 metres.
On the right, seen from the observation deck of the Jin Mao Tower.
Above middle right: close-up shot of two of the three observation decks.


Click here to go to page 2 of Shanghai


Shanghai's 10 tallest skyscrapers:
1. JIN MAO TOWER 421m/1,380f, 88 stories, 1998
2. SHIMAO INTERNATIONAL PLAZA 333m/1,093f, 60 stories, u/c
3. PLAZA 66 288m/945f, 66 stories, 2001
4. TOMORROW SQUARE 285m/934f, 55 stories,
5. HONG KONG NEW WORLD TOWER 278m/913f, 61 stories, 2002
6. BOCOM FINANCIAL TOWER 265m/869f, 52 stories, 2002
7. BANK OF CHINA TOWER 258m/846f, 53 stories, 2000
8. MAXDO CENTRE 241m/792f, 55 stories, 2002
9. INTERNATIONAL OCEAN SHIPPING BUILDING 232m/762f, 50 stories, 2000
10. RAFFLES SQUARE 222m/728f, 49 stories, 2003


The building data, the top 10 of tallest buildings and some of the building information are courtesy of
EMPORIS.COM, one of the world's leading architectural resources on tall buildings.

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