Jin Mao Tower
31°14′14″N 121°30′5″E / 31.23722°N 121.50139°E
| Jin Mao Tower | |
|---|---|
金茂大厦 | |
The Jin Mao Tower in April 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Skyscraper (incl. office, hotel, tourism, & retail) |
| Architectural style | Neo-Futurism |
| Location | 88 Century Avenue Pudong District, Shanghai 200121, China |
| Construction started | 1994 |
| Completed | 1999 |
| Cost | US$530 million (1999) |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 420.5 meters (1,380 ft) |
| Tip | 420.5 meters (1,380 ft) |
| Antenna spire | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Roof | 385.5 m (1,265 ft) |
| Top floor | 375 meters (1,230 ft) |
| Observatory | 374.5 meters (1,229 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 88 (+5 spire floors) (+3 basement floors) (Total: 96 floors) |
| Floor area | 289,500 m2 (3,116,000 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 61 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Adrian Smith at SOM |
| Developer | China Jin Mao Group |
| Structural engineer | SOM |
| References | |
The Jin Mao Tower (simplified Chinese: 金茂大厦; traditional Chinese: 金茂大廈; pinyin: Jīnmào Dàshà; Shanghainese: Cinmeu Dagho; lit. ‘Golden Prosperity Building’), also known as the Jinmao Building or Jinmao Tower, is a 420.5-meter-tall (1,380 ft), 88-story (93 if counting the floors in the spire) landmark skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, China. It contains a shopping mall, offices and the Grand Hyatt Shanghai hotel which starts from the 53rd floor; at the time of completion it was the highest hotel in the world. Along with the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Shanghai World Financial Center and the Shanghai Tower, it is part of the Lujiazui skyline seen from the Bund. In Shanghai, the tallest structure is the Shanghai Tower, which stands at 632 meters. It is followed by the Shanghai World Financial Center at 492 meters, the Oriental Pearl Tower at 468 meters, and the Jin Mao Tower at 420.5 meters. While Jin Mao Tower is the fourth tallest structure by height, it is often referred to as the third tallest building because the Oriental Pearl Tower is technically classified as a television and observation tower rather than a traditional skyscraper. This distinction explains why some sources list Jin Mao as the third tallest building, even though it is actually the fourth tallest overall structure.