
“Top of the World” is the functional experience area with city view platform, entertainment, VIP mini bar, catering, sightseeing and meeting.

It is divided into five functional areas, including the public commercial entertainment area, office area, enterprise business hall, hotel and functional experience area on the top. With the main function of office, Shanghai Tower also encompasses other businesses, such as hotel, sightseeing, entertainment, commercial activity, convention and exhibition, etc. At the same time, the underground public passage and parking lot are connecting with the adjacent super-skyscrapers, which is very convenient for visitors. It only takes 55 seconds to deliver you to the 119th sightseeing hall directly with a speed of 18 meters per second. In general, the speed of the normal elevator is only the half of it. The fastest speed is more than 64 kilometers per hour. There are 106 elevators in total and seven of them are double-deck elevators. The public area provides people with the services they need for daily life. There are nine vertical communities and each of them is surrounded by the public area between the double-deck curtain wall. Shanghai Tower is "a city in a building". What's more, the spiraling appearance also symbolizes Chinese dragon. This design can slow the wind down, which is very important to Shanghai building suffered from typhoons frequently. As the height increases, each layer twists about one degree. The shape of Shanghai Tower looks like a guitar pick from the top. There are 127 floors above the ground with an area of 410,000 square meters and 5 floors below the ground level with an area of 168,000 square meters. The total construction area of Shanghai Tower is 578,000 square meters.
Shanghai tower trial#
The trial operation was started in 2016 and the "Top of Shanghai" sightseeing hall on the 118th floor was opened officially to the public on April 26, 2017. Shanghai Tower was built in 2008 and completed in 2014. From the top of three skyscrapers, they present a spiraling upward trend. Shanghai World Financial Center stands to the east and Shanghai Jinmao Tower stands to the north of Shanghai Tower. It is located in the junction of Lujiazui Financial Trade Zone, Dongtai Road, Yicheng South Road and Garden Stone Bridge Road.

Shanghai Tower is the tallest architecture in China and the second tallest building around the world. Shanghai Tower is located in the core area of Lujiazui Financial and Trade Zone of Pudong New Area, which is a landmark skyscraper in Shanghai with a height of 632 meters. Recommended reason: A landmark of Shanghai the highest building in China and the second tallest building in the world.501, Yincheng Middle Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, China
