China’s tallest skyscraper nears completion
August 20, 2014
SHANGHAI, China – The Shanghai Tower reaches 2,073 feet high with 125 stories, making it China’s tallest building and the second tallest in the world.
SHANGHAI, China – The Shanghai Tower reaches 2,073 feet high with 125 stories, making it China’s tallest building and the second tallest in the world.
A spiraling glass façade is designed to withstand winds of up to 114 miles per hour and several green design features will keep the building temperate.
The building is not only the tallest in China, but also houses the fastest single-deck and double-deck elevators in the world.
China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-15 07:52 Share CLOSE The Shanghai Tower is among landmark buildings on the Chinese mainland. The Shanghai Tower, which stands 632 meters tall and has 132 floors, is the nation s tallest structure. CHINA DAILY
The National Development and Reform Commission has recently issued a circular saying no building higher than 500 meters will be given clearance. There are very few such tall buildings in the world, and a majority of them are in China.
There are many reasons why China has so many super-tall building－surmounting technological challenges being one of them. China s booming economic development may have facilitated the construction of such buildings, but they do help attract heavy investment. For example, super-tall buildings become landmarks of a city, prompting many decision-makers to allow their construction.
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J Hotel Shanghai Tower is open and is now the highest hotel in the world. Located in Shanghai Tower, J Hotel offers unparalleled views across all of Shanghai, China.
Located on floors 101 to 120, J Hotel is not only the highest hotel in the world but it can also boast about being located inside the second-tallest building in the world.
J Hotel Shanghai Tower stands adjacent to The Bund in an area of Shanghai that is crowded with shimmering glass and steel towers of grandeur that represent the modern age of architecture in a city that celebrates both old and new.