Shanghai at My Feet
Memories of Shanghai 2009 #1: Shanghai at my feet
standing at 1,500 feet
The Oriental Pearl Tower (Chinese: 东方明珠塔; pinyin: Dōngfāng Míngzhūtǎ, Official Name: 东方明珠电视塔) is a TV tower in Shanghai, China. The Oriental Pearl Tower is located at the tip of Lujiazui in the Pudong district, by the side of Huangpu River, opposite The Bund of Shanghai.
It was designed by Jiang Huan Cheng of the Shanghai Modern Architectural Design Co. Ltd. Construction began in 1991 and the tower was completed in 1995. At 468 m (1,535 feet) high, it is the tallest completed tower in Asia, and the fourth tallest tower in the world after the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada, the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Russia and the Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower . It was also the tallest structure in China from 1994-2007, when it was surpassed by the Shanghai World Financial Center. The Oriental Pearl Tower belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers. (Wiki)
fooling around at the top of Shanghai- Malaysian tourist!
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posted by Alex Tang at 2:44 PM
4 Comments:
Very similar to the CN Tower in Toronto. Laying on that glass was a bit scary for Ann and me ;)
Seems like all these towers have similar designs and features. Same as Auckland's Skytower too :-)
Hi Bob,
So I am not the only tourist to lay down on the floor :)
Hi Paul,
I look forward to visiting Auckland's Skytower and hopefully to meet you in person next month.
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