Lujiazui 'Big Three' Viewing
The heart of Pudong's financial-district skyline: Shanghai Tower, at 632 m China's tallest building, rises in a twisting spiral form that reduces wind load; its 546 m "Top of Shanghai" observatory ranks among the world's highest, and on floor 125 you can see the thousand-ton damper nicknamed the "magic needle that steadies the building"
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 10:00-22:00
- Ticket
- Shanghai Tower "Top of Shanghai" approx. CNY 180; Jin Mao Tower 88th-floor observatory approx. CNY 120; Shanghai World Financial Center observatory approx. CNY 120-180
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
The heart of Pudong's financial-district skyline: Shanghai Tower, at 632 m China's tallest building, rises in a twisting spiral form that reduces wind load; its 546 m "Top of Shanghai" observatory ranks among the world's highest, and on floor 125 you can see the thousand-ton damper nicknamed the "magic needle that steadies the building"; Jin Mao Tower, 420.5 m with 88 floors, was China's tallest when completed in 1999; the Shanghai World Financial Center is 492 m, its top wind-tunnel opening nicknamed the "bottle opener". The three towers (nicknamed the bottle opener / syringe / egg beater) framed together with the Oriental Pearl make the classic Shanghai skyline shot — after Pudong's development and opening began in 1990, this area was transformed from shantytown into an international financial district.
Getting there: Metro Line 2, Lujiazui Station
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More in Shanghai
- Yu Garden
Ming dynasty rockeries, pavilions and the zigzag bridge of City God Temple area.
- Shanghai Tower
China's tallest building; observation deck on the 118th floor.
- Zhujiajiao Water Town
17-bridge canal town 45 km from downtown; gondolas under Ming bridges.
- The Bund
Colonial riverfront facing Pudong's sci-fi skyline; walk it at dusk both ways.
- The Bund
Shanghai's calling card and a microcosm of its modern history: a 1.5 km riverside stretch on the west bank of the Huangpu River, running north from Waibaidu Bridge (Garden Bridge) to Yan'an East Road, is lined with 52 historic buildings in Gothic, Baroque, Art Deco and other styles, collectively known as the "World Architecture Exhibition"
- Oriental Pearl Tower
A 468 m TV tower completed in 1994, once the tallest tower in Asia: three 9 m-diameter slanted columns support 11 spheres of varying sizes, inspired by the verse "pearls large and small falling onto a plate of jade"