The Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC; Chinese: 上海环球金融中心) is a supertall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai,China. It was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Mori Building. It is a mixed-use skyscraper, consisting of offices, hotels, conference rooms, observation decks, and ground-floor shopping malls. Park Hyatt Shanghai is the hotel component, containing 174 rooms and suites. Occupying the 79th to the 93rd floors, it is the second-highest hotel in the world, surpassing the Grand Hyatt Shanghai on the 53rd to 87th floors of the neighboring Jin Mao Tower.
The SWFC opened on 28 August 2008, with its observation deck opening two days later. This observation deck, currently the world's tallest, offers views from 474 m (1,555 ft) above ground level. The SWFC has been lauded for its design, and in 2008 it was named by architects as the year's best completed skyscraper. (Source form Wikipedia)
Facts :
Official Name : Shanghai World Financial Center
Type : building
Status : completed
Country : China
City : Shanghai
Building Function : hotel / office
Structural Material : composite
Proposed : 1997
Start of Construction : 1997
Completion : 2008
Global Ranking : #3 tallest building in the world
Regional Ranking : #2 tallest building in Asia (excluding the Middle East)
National Ranking : #1 tallest building in China
City Ranking : #1 tallest building in Shanghai
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