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Identification
Name
Oriental Pearl TV Tower
Alternative name
Shanghai Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower
Emporis Building ID
103802
Location
Address as text
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Neighborhood
Pudong
District
Pudong New Area
City
Shanghai
State
Shanghai
Country
China
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
468.00 m
Height (top floor)
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Height (observation floor)
350.00 m
Floors (above ground)
14
Floors (underground)
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Construction start
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Construction end
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Structure in General
Construction type
telecommunications tower
Current status
existing [completed]
Architectural style
modernism
Usages
Main usages
tv transmission
Side usages
shop(s)
restaurant
exhibition
Facts
The three columns between the two largest spheres are 9 meters in diameter, and the big spheres are 45 meters (upper) and 50 meters (lower) in diameter.
The tower has three observatory levels. The highest is at 350 metres, and is called the Space Module. The second is at 263 and 259 metres and is called the Sightseeing Floor. And the lowest, the Space City, is at 90 metres. There is also a revolving restaurant at the 267 metre level.
The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is member of the World Federation of Great Towers.
Pearl Oriental TV Tower also has a 20-room hotel called the Space Hotel, located in the five smaller spheres between the two biggest ones.
The smallest sphere at the top is 14m in diameter.
The design of the building is based on a Tan dynasty poem about the haunting sound made by a lute.
Companies involved in this building

architect: Shanghai Modern Architectural Design Co. Ltd.

Other companies:
Otis Elevator (China) Investment Co. Ltd., Shanghai Oriental Group Co. Ltd., Otis Elevator (China) Investment Co. Ltd., C & K, Shanghai Xinhua Fire Inhibitor Factory, Viracon
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