 |
 |
 |
Tourist Attractions
|
 |
 |
Jin Mao Building
Located at the month of the Yan'an Dong Lu Tunnel, in Pudong, adjacent to Century Avenue, which is the core of Lujiazui, Pudong, a finance and trade center. The structure is adjacent to the 100,000 sqm Central Greens. The surrounding road network is well developed, enabling smooth traffic flow. It takes only two minutes to get downtown in Puxi using the tunnel.
Jin Mao Building is the symbolic architecture of Shanghai's entry into 21st century. It is a China's tallest and the world's third tallest building, designed by the Chicago Office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in August 1998. It is 420.5 meters in height, reaching 88 levels, among which 3 are basements, covering 58,000 sqm, one for catering, and the other two for basement garage.
The Jin Mao Building is high-tech, high-rise office building combining offices, upscale stores and a hotel. Levels 3 to 50 can accommodate up to 10,000 people. The 51st and 52 nd levels are for mechanical and electrical equipment. Levels 53 to 87 are occupied by the Grant Hyatt -- the world's tallest super 5-star hotel. Levels 56 through 87 contain a spectacular 27-meter wide atrium, 142 meters tall. The atrium is surrounded by 555 guest rooms of various sizes and styles, and numerousChinese and Western-style restaurants. The 86th level is an exclusive club for entrepreneurs. The 87th level is a restaurant with open-air seating. The 88th level is the highest sightseeing level in China, with a height of 341 meters, and can accommodate more than 1000 tourists. It takes only 45 seconds for two super-speed elevators to take tourists to the sightseeing level from the 1st level basement.