Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai: Images

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Oriental Pearl Tower



Oriental Pearl Tower, Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai
1991-94/95
468m high
TV Tower
Architects: Shanghai Modern Architectural Design Co. Ltd



Tallest tower in Asia. Third tallest tower in the world
Project Architect: Jia Huan Cheng

Photographs : Andrew McRae

View from the Bund to Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Pudong district:


View looking up tower from near base:


View of Shanghai skyscrapers with Oriental Pearl TV Tower on left:




Context to Oriental Pearl TV Tower:

Jin Mao Tower, Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai
Shanghai building : Tallest building in China since 2005
Seventh tallest building in world at time of writing

Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai skyscraper: KPF Architects
Due to be tallest building in the world briefly in 2008 (ie tallest ignoring
spires), but the building has no spires proposed at time of writing

Shanghai Expo 2010 - British Pavilion
30 Mar 2007 - Closing date for return of expressions of interest
Shanghai Architecture Competition

Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank



Oriental Pearl Tower Photos © Andrew McRae

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