Shanghai tower

Introduction 

Shanghai Tower is located on 501 middle Yincheng road in Pudong New Area with Shanghai World Financial Center to the east and Jin Mao Tower to its north. Shanghai tower is one of China's tallest buildings standing at a dizzying 632 meters high with 127 floors and 5 basement levels. The tower covers an area of 30,368 square meters with its floor space covering around 576,000 square meters. 

The building design is such that it spirals upward in a snake-like manner twisting one degree per level making a 120-degree rotation, a design that was put into use to protect the building structure from string winds making it as stable as possible. Construction engineers, first of all, put 980 foundation piles underground up to a depth of 86 meters. They then poured 2.15 million cube feet of concrete setting a 6-meter thick baseboard to strengthen the main building. It also has a double layer wall structure forming the building facade creating a form of insulator which also improves indoor air quality. 

Major attractions and activities to do on a visit

Shanghai Tower Observation Deck

Located on the 118th floor at 1,791 feet high, a tour to this tower brings tourists to the world's highest indoor observation deck. Visitors get to this fantastic height on the observatory deck on a super-fast elevator that takes only 55 seconds to reach the 118th floor where they can take in unique panoramic views of the Huangpu River, other skyscrapers like the World Financial Center, the Bund and Jin Mao Tower. The panoramic views across Shanghai’s skyline are very rewarding especially during sunset and at night. In addition to this, there is an exhibition on the 125th and 126th floor of the Shanghai Eye which is unmatched and shouldn’t be missed out.

Shanghai eye

The eye is situated on the 125 to 126th floor with a damper to stabilize it. Exploring this level isn’t for the faint-hearted yet it is very thrilling. 

Shanghai Tower Elevators

Shanghai Tower is serviced by 149 elevators and 108 of them are lifts. Three of the lifts can be used by visitors up to the height of 546 meters within one minute making the highest speed elevator in the world.

Shanghai Guanfu Museum 

This displays the long history of Chinese civilization with exhibits of ceramics, statues, gold wares and porcelain. 

World's Second-Highest Hotel

Visit and be part of this luxury hotel that’s located on the 84th to 110th floors that is currently the world’s second-highest hotel.