Shanghai World Financial Center The Shanghai World Financial Center in March 2017
Status Complete Type Office, hotel, museum, observation, parking garage, retail Architectural style Neo-Futurism Location 100 Century Avenue , Pudong , Shanghai , China Coordinates 31°14′12″N 121°30′10″E / 31.23667°N 121.50278°E / 31.23667; 121.50278 Coordinates : 31°14′12″N 121°30′10″E / 31.23667°N 121.50278°E / 31.23667; 121.50278 Construction started 27 August 1997 Completed 2008 Cost RMB ¥ 8.17 billion (USD $ 1.20 billion)Roof 487.4 m (1,599.1 ft) Top floor 474.0 m (1,555.1 ft) Floor count 101 (3 below ground) Floor area 381,600 m2 (4,107,500 sq ft) Elevators 91 + 33 escalators Owner Shanghai World Financial Center Co., Ltd. Main contractor China State Construction Engineering Corp and Shanghai Construction (Group) General Co.Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox Developer Mori Building Co. Structural engineer Leslie E. Robertson Associates RLLP
The Shanghai World Financial Center is a 492 m (1,614 ft ) high skyscraper in Shanghai , China . It has 101 storeys and is currently the third tallest building in the world , because Burj Khalifa is the tallest. Inside the building, there are offices, hotels and shopping malls.
This building's roof is actually higher than Taipei 101 's roof, but Taipei 101 has a spire on top, making Taipei 101 taller than Shanghai World Financial Center. view more...