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Identification Name Jin Mao Tower Alternative name Jin Mao Mansion, Jin Mao Building, ª÷Z¤j·H Emporis Building ID 103803
Location
Address as text * ZIP * Neighborhood District City State Country
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data Height (tip) * Height (architectural) 420.53 m Height (roof) * Height (top floor) * Height (observation floor) 340.10 m Length * Floors (above ground) 88 Floors (underground) * Construction start * Construction end * Gross floor area * Elevators * Parking places * Construction costs *
Structure in General Construction type skyscraper Current status  existing [completed] Structural system shear wall plus frame Structural material composite structure Facade material glass Facade system curtain wall Architectural style oriental revivalism
Usages Main usages  hotel  commercial office Side usages  shop(s)
Features and Amenities
Observation floor is available One of the city's famous buildings Public parking is available
Facts
The tower has an observatory (with a floor space of 1,520 square metres) on the 88th floor, at a height of 340.1 metres. It is the largest and highest observation deck in China. Admission is 50 rmb (about $6 US). |
Grand Hyatt Shanghai occupies floors 53-87. |
The building's shape draws on traditional Chinese forms, especially the tiered pagoda. |
Offices occupy floors 3 through 50. A 5-star Grand Hyatt Hotel fills the top 38 floors with 555 rooms. |
The tower is designed to withstand an earthquake of 6 on the Richter scale and the strongest level of typhoon. |
The hotel atrium starts at the 53rd floor and extend upwards to the 87th floor. It has a clear height of 152 meters and a diameter of 27 meters, making it one of the tallest atriums in the world. |
Designed by Adrian D. Smith, FAIA, RIBA Design Partner at Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP. |
Contains the world's highest hotel rooms, and is the world's tallest building with a hotel inside. The  Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea is still considered the world's tallest hotel because it is a pure hotel and not mixed-use. |
Replaced King Tower as the tallest building in Shanghai. |
Bregman + Hamann Architects was involved in the design of the Grand Hyatt's food court/theatre area. |
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Hear the radio interview (9MB, MP3) about the Jin Mao Tower held by the BBC with Janne Puustelli, Emporis senior editor from Finland. |
Companies involved in this building
Emporis Premium Companies:
MANNTECH Building Maintenance Systems (facade maintenance system supplier)
architect:
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Other companies:
Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design & Research Co.Ltd (SIADR), Mitsubishi Elevator and Escalator, Josef Gartner GmbH, China Shanghai Foreign Trade Centre Co., Ltd, Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc., East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd., Thorn Light, CECELEC (France), Guardian Fiberglass, Shanghai Jin Mao Contractor, Global Hyatt Corporation, Compaq, Dow Jones, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Asahi Bank, YAMAHA, Lucent Technologies, Shanghai Metropolis Real Estate Consultants, Mitsubishi Elevator and Escalator, Edgett Williams Consulting Group, Inc, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Bregman + Hamann Architects, Campolonghi Italia S.r.l, Alan G. Davenport Wind Engineering Group BLWTL, Ghirardi Marble and Granite Industry Group |
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