The Shanghai World Financial Center - tallest building in the world by roof height at 492 meters (1,614 feet). This is the third tallest building in the world if you include others with antennae mounted on the top. If I saw nothing else in Shanghai, this is what I wanted to see. And that we did by visiting all three observatory levels...floors 94, 97, and 100. Floor 100 is the highest observation deck in the world at 474 meters (~1,555 feet). In addition to being the highest deck, floor 100 (AKA the Sky Walk) is also unique in that it has a glass floor depicted in pictures 3 and 4.
Pic 1 is a vertical shot up from the ground. Pic 2 is a night shot of the SWFC and Jin Mao Tower (2nd tallest building in Shanghai). From the ground you cannot see the height difference between the 2 buildings. But when you get in the buildings...WOW...there is a huge difference as the Jin Mao Tower is only 421 meters tall (1,381 feet). Pic 3 is my left foot on the glass floor. Pic 4 looks down at a street below through the glass floor. Finally pic 5 is our Shanghai holiday weekend crew (from left to right...Ron, Jill, ME, Lauren, and Gary).
It was a cloudy rainy day when we were there so pictures of the city were blah. But visit the official observation website at http://www.swfc-observatory.com/en/ for an excellent 360 degree view.
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That's awesome! Looks like you guys had a great time. Great pics too.
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