Oriental Pearl Tower (Shanghai)

China / Schanghai / Shanghai / Century Avenue, 1
 hotel, television / radio transmission tower, 1995_construction, television broadcast station / TV centre
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 Jia 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 tower in Asia, and the third tallest tower in the world. The Oriental Pearl Tower belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers. On 7 July 2007, Oriental Pearl Tower was host to the Chinese Live Earth concert.

The tower features 11 spheres, big and small. The two biggest spheres, along the length of the tower, have diameters of 50 m (164 ft) for the lower and 45 m (148 ft) for the upper. They are linked by three columns, each 9 m (30 ft) in diameter. The highest sphere is 14 m (46 ft) in diameter.

The entire building is supported by three enormous and surprisingly strong columns that start underground.

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  1. Музей истории Шанхая
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Pearl_Tower
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Coordinates:   31°14'30"N   121°29'42"E

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  • spactacular view at night
  • WOW!WOW!WOW! This is the great tower I never seen. SKY CITY - Is my favorite.I N S P I R A T I O N
  • Site for 15th international conference on biology of actinomycetes
  • OMG this is soo cool at night
  • I've been here last Oct. 7, 2010 up to the second sphere, the structure is so cool, they have a glass bottom you can see the top of the buildings there... it was amazin! super duper over looking :)
  • and they also have a museum at the basement & a revolving restaurant on the second sphere... very cool... :p
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