The Shanghai Tower: Shanghai’s Tallest Building (Getting High in Shanghai Series 8)

The Shanghai Tower
Shanghai’s Tallest Building
Getting High in Shanghai Series 8

 A visit to the Shanghai Tower, one of the tallest buildings
in the world is the highlight of my family’s Pudong visit.

 



The tower when seen from below stands tall an proud
that some people sees it as a fully erect phallic symbol.

 

Built in 2008 and opened to visitors in 2016, 

  

 

....the Shanghai Tower is a 128-story, is the

world’s second tallest building at 2,073 ft.





Guests are shuttled to the world's second fastest elevators

at a top speed of 20.5 meters per second or about 74 km/h-

 

…to the world's highest observation deck within a building,

 

… that provides a breathtaking panoramic view of the city

.... and the neighboring suburbs.

It is the tallest of the world's first 
triple-adjacent supertall buildings, 

...and dwarfs the other two nearby
 skyscrapers, the Jin Mao Tower, 

 

…the Shanghai World Financial Centre,

 

...and even the Pearl TV Tower. 

 

The observation deck has its own atrium, 

 

…cafés, restaurants,

 

... souvenir shops and even hotel rooms.

 

 

It is a not to be missed attraction

for anyone visiting Shanghai.

Read my other Getting High in Shanghai Series:

Oakwood Residences Shanghai

Affordable Spacious Home in Shanghai

Getting High in Shangha iSeries 1 

Hong Kong Traditional Cuisine 

A Taste of Hong Kong in Shanghai

Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 2 

Kerry Pudong 

Upscale Lifestyle Center

Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 3 

Shanghai Dimsum 

Authentic Shanghai Cuisine
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 4 

Pudong Afternoon Walk 
Best of Pudong by Foot
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 5 

Pearl Tower 
Shanghai’s Icon Upclose
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 6 

Pudong Riverwalk 
Scenic Riverside Park
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 7 

Shanghai Tower        
Shanghai’s Tallest Building 
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 8 

A Ming’s Braised Pork Rice 
A Taste of Taiwan in Shanghai
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 9 

Pudong, Shanghai 
China’s Skyscraper City  
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 10 

Starbucks People’s Park 
People Watching in a the Heart of  Shanghai

Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 11 

People’s Park and the Marriage Market 
'match.com' Meets Farmer's Market

Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 12 

Shopping Shanghai 
Asia’s Bargain Shopping Capital 
Getting High in Shanghai Series 13

Shanghai’s Best Chinese Restaurant 
The Best an the Worst of Shanghai
Getting High in Shanghai Series 14

 Angels in our Midst 
Kindhearted Samaritans in Shanghai 
Getting High in Shanghai Series 15 

East Nanjing Road 
The Heart and Soul of Shanghai

Getting High in Shanghai Series 16 

Mc Donald’s Nanjing 
Feeling at Home in Shanghai

Getting High in Shanghai Series 17  

The Bund 
History in Microcosm

Getting High in Shanghai Series 18  

Ultra Modern Shanghai 

Fast Forward to First World

Getting High in Shanghai Series 19

Pudong Riverwalk: Scenic Riverside Park (Getting High in Shanghai Series 7)

Pudong Riverwalk 
Scenic Riverside Park
Getting High in Shanghai Series 7 

The Pudong Riverside Promenade and Park is
a 2.5-kilometer walk at the Huangpu Riverside.

 

The park stretches from Dongchang Road,

 

in the south to Taidong Road in the north,

 

…and this scenic promenade is popular with both
locals and tourists who flock here to enjoy so
peace and quiet amidst well manicured gardens.

 

 

 

The Pudong Riverwalk is one of the best places to
view some of the Shanghai’s architectural wonders,

 

…such as the Oriental Pearl TV Tower,

 

…the Shanghai World Financial Center and Jin Mao Tower.

  

This scenic strip is also s filled
with food kiosks  and restaurants

 

 



…and an awesome view of The Bund,
on the other side of the Huangpu River.

 

The promenade is the perfect place for people watching-

 

 

 

...as it is where the tourists and locals converge.

 

...for recreation, dining or simply to enjoy the view.

Read my other Getting High in Shanghai Series:

Oakwood Residences Shanghai

Affordable Spacious Home in Shanghai

Getting High in Shangha iSeries 1 

Hong Kong Traditional Cuisine 

A Taste of Hong Kong in Shanghai

Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 2 

Kerry Pudong 

Upscale Lifestyle Center

Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 3 

Shanghai Dimsum 

Authentic Shanghai Cuisine
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 4 

Pudong Afternoon Walk 
Best of Pudong by Foot
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 5 

Pearl Tower 
Shanghai’s Icon Upclose
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 6 

Pudong Riverwalk 
Scenic Riverside Park
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 7 

Shanghai Tower        
Shanghai’s Tallest Building 
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 8 

A Ming’s Braised Pork Rice 
A Taste of Taiwan in Shanghai
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 9 

Pudong, Shanghai 
China’s Skyscraper City  
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 10 

Starbucks People’s Park 
People Watching in a the Heart of  Shanghai

Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 11 

People’s Park and the Marriage Market 
'match.com' Meets Farmer's Market

Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 12 

Shopping Shanghai 
Asia’s Bargain Shopping Capital 
Getting High in Shanghai Series 13

Shanghai’s Best Chinese Restaurant 
The Best an the Worst of Shanghai
Getting High in Shanghai Series 14

 Angels in our Midst 
Kindhearted Samaritans in Shanghai 
Getting High in Shanghai Series 15 

East Nanjing Road 
The Heart and Soul of Shanghai

Getting High in Shanghai Series 16 

Mc Donald’s Nanjing 
Feeling at Home in Shanghai

Getting High in Shanghai Series 17  

The Bund 
History in Microcosm

Getting High in Shanghai Series 18  

Ultra Modern Shanghai 

Fast Forward to First World

Getting High in Shanghai Series 19

The Pearl Tower Shanghai’s Icon Upclose (Getting High in Shanghai Series 6)

The Pearl Tower 
Shanghai’s Icon Upclose
(Getting High in Shanghai Series 6

When alighted from the Lujizui Metro,
the Oriental Pearl Tower was the very
first structure that caught our eyes-

 

…and we paused to take photos with  
the iconic tower in the background.

 

The Oriental Pearl Radio & Television Tower  located at 
the fas  growing new center of  Pudong It was built 1991 and 
completed in 1994, and was the tallest structure in China until it
was surpassed by the Shanghai World Financial Center in 2007.

 

The tower is supported by three enormous columns,

 

… had a total of 11 spheres with two largest 
spheres aligned along the length of the tower,

 

According to most accounts, the tower has fifteen observatory levels.
with the highest post at 1148 feet and known as the Space Module.

 

There is a revolving restaurant, exhibition facilities, a shopping center
and even a hotel called the Space Hotel between the two large spheres.

 

The Oriental Pearl Radio & Television Tower is probably
the most recognizable structure that symbolizes Shanghai.

Read my other Getting High in Shanghai Series:

Oakwood Residences Shanghai

Affordable Spacious Home in Shanghai

Getting High in Shangha iSeries 1 

Hong Kong Traditional Cuisine 

A Taste of Hong Kong in Shanghai

Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 2 

Kerry Pudong 

Upscale Lifestyle Center

Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 3 

Shanghai Dimsum 

Authentic Shanghai Cuisine
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 4 

Pudong Afternoon Walk 
Best of Pudong by Foot
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 5 

Pearl Tower 
Shanghai’s Icon Upclose
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 6 

Pudong Riverwalk 
Scenic Riverside Park
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 7 

Shanghai Tower        
Shanghai’s Tallest Building 
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 8 

A Ming’s Braised Pork Rice 
A Taste of Taiwan in Shanghai
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 9 

Pudong, Shanghai 
China’s Skyscraper City  
Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 10 

Starbucks People’s Park 
People Watching in a the Heart of  Shanghai

Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 11 

People’s Park and the Marriage Market 
'match.com' Meets Farmer's Market

Getting High in ShanghaiSeries 12 

Shopping Shanghai 
Asia’s Bargain Shopping Capital 
Getting High in Shanghai Series 13

Shanghai’s Best Chinese Restaurant 
The Best an the Worst of Shanghai
Getting High in Shanghai Series 14

 Angels in our Midst 
Kindhearted Samaritans in Shanghai 
Getting High in Shanghai Series 15 

East Nanjing Road 
The Heart and Soul of Shanghai

Getting High in Shanghai Series 16 

Mc Donald’s Nanjing 
Feeling at Home in Shanghai

Getting High in Shanghai Series 17  

The Bund 
History in Microcosm

Getting High in Shanghai Series 18  

Ultra Modern Shanghai 

Fast Forward to First World

Getting High in Shanghai Series 19