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The
Shanghai
Tower
is
a
128-story,
megatall
skyscraper
in
Lujiazui,
Pudong,
Shanghai.
It
is
the
tallest
building
in
China
and
the
world's
3rd
tallest
building
by
height
to
architectural
top.
It
is
the
tallest
and
largest
LEED
Platinum
certified
building
in
the
world
since
2015.
It
shares
the
record
with
the
Ping
An
Finance
Center
of
having
the
world's
highest
observation
deck
within
a
building
or
structure
at
562
m.
It
had
the
world's
second-fastest
elevators
at
a
top
speed
of
20.5
meters
per
second,
that's
to
say
74
km
per
hour
or
46
miles
per
hour,
until
2017,
when
it
was
surpassed
by
the
Guangzhou
CTF
Finance
Center,
with
its
top
speed
of
21
meters
per
second,
76
km/h
or
47
mph.
Designed
by
international
design
firm
Gensler
and
owned
by
the
Shanghai
Municipal
Government,it
is
the
tallest
of
the
world's
first
triple-adjacent
supertall
buildings
in
Pudong,
the
other
two
being
the
Jin
Mao
Tower
and
the
Shanghai
World
Financial
Center.
Its
tiered
construction,
designed
for
high
energy
efficiency,
provides
nine
separate
zones
divided
between
office,
retail
and
leisure
use.
Construction
work
on
the
tower
began
in
November
2008
and
topped
out
in
August
2013.
The
exterior
was
completed
in
2015,
and
work
was
considered
complete
in
September
2014.
Although
the
building
was
originally
scheduled
to
open
to
the
public
in
November
2014,
the
actual
public-use
date
was
shifted
to
February
2015.
The
observation
deck
was
opened
to
visitors
in
July
2016;
the
period
from
July
through
September
2018
was
termed
a
test
run
or
commissioning
period.
Since
2017,
the
sightseeing
deck
on
the
118th
floor
has
been
open
to
the
public.
The
Shanghai
Tower
is
owned
by
Yeti
Construction
and
Development,
a
consortium
of
state-owned
development
companies
which
includes
Shanghai
Chengtou
Corp.,
Shanghai
Lujiazui
Finance
&
Trade
Zone
Development
Co.,
and
Shanghai
Construction
Group.
Funding
for
the
tower's
construction
was
obtained
from
shareholders,
bank
loans,
and
Shanghai's
municipal
government.
The
tower
had
an
estimated
construction
cost
of
US$2.4
billion.
Such
a
wonderful
project
and
landmark.
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