Shanghai Tower China one of the High-Rise Tower in the World

Shanghai Tower stands as the pride of China. If you visit Shanghai, it is a must travelling place. It is one of the tallest skyscraper buildings in the world. Its position is third now. Burj Khalifa in Dubai (828 meters) holds the first position. Merdeka 118 in Malaysia (679 meters) is in second position and Shanghai Tower China holds third position (632 meters). Shanghai Tower is a property of the Shanghai city Government.

The world’s highest observation deck and the world’s fastest elevators that goes at 73.8km an hour belongs to the Shanghai Tower. According to Wikipedia, it is the largest and tallest LEED Platinum-certified building in the world since 2015.

Shanghai Tower Observation Deck

Shanghai Chengtou Corporation, Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd combined venture is Skyscraper Shanghai Tower. It is developed by Shanghai Construction Group Shareholding Co. Ltd. It has become a landmark of the financial service industry in China.

The main building has 128 floors above ground and 5 floors underground, the total height is 632 meters and the structural height is 580 meters. Shanghai Tower is not only an architectural wonder, but also a vivid embodiment of China’s modernization process.

The tower’s transparent, spiral form showcases cutting-edge sustainable strategies and public spaces that set new standards for green communities. Shanghai Tower holds the first position of the world’s highest observation deck. It is located at a height of 561.3

meters (1841 ft).The Shanghai Tower’s Observation Deck is located on the 118th, 119th, 125th, and 126th floors, of which the 118th and 119th floors are open to tourists as the main sightseeing floors, with heights of 546 meters and 552 meters respectively. Visitors can enjoy the beautiful scenery of downtown Shanghai and the scenery on both sides of the Huangpu River on the sightseeing.

Here you will get a small guide to the Shanghai Tower Observation Deck with location, transportation, building overview, recommended attractions, and precautions.

You can learn some relevant knowledge in advance so that you can better visit and understand each attraction.

In short, Shanghai Tower is a very worthwhile attraction to visit, not only for its unique architectural style and magnificent landscape but also for its rich tourist projects and food culture. Knowing detailed information about the tower can help you to better understand and experience the glory of the Shanghai Tower.

Shanghai Tower Location

The most attractive Shanghai Tower stands in the heart of the Lujiazui Financial Zone in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area. It is adjacent to the Shanghai World Financial Center and Oriental Pearl TV Tower Shanghai Pudong China. The address is 501 Yincheng Rd (M), Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, China, 200120. Shanghai Tower China located in a great geographical location and a developed transportation system. From Lujiazui Station Metro Line 2 or Lujiazui Ring Road is very close to The Shanghai Tower only 5 minutes walking distance.

Shanghai Tower is a giant and tremendous landmark skyscraper building that is used for offices and business purposes like exhibition hall, hotel, and sightseeing. The building is 632 meters high and has 128 floors, 5 floors underground. The most spectacular places of Shanghai Tower are the observation decks. They are located on the 118th, 119th, 125th and 126th floors. The 118th and 119th floors are open to tourists as the main sightseeing floors, with a height of 546 meters and 552 meters respectively. Special sightseeing areas are 125^th and 126^th floors providing visitors with an extraordinary, marvelous view from the height of 580 meters and 583 meters.

Building style

The shape of the “Shanghai Tower” meets the need for energy conservation. It breaks away from the traditional external structural frame of high-rise buildings and uses a rotating, asymmetrical external facade to reduce wind load by 24%, reducing the wind load on the building structure and saving construction costs. At the same time, compared with traditional linear buildings, the internal circular facade of the “Shanghai Tower” reduces its glare by 14% and reduces energy consumption.

From Shanghai Tower’s first-floor ticket office, visitors need to buy tickets. Ticket prices may change according to different sightseeing floors and activities. After buying tickets, travelers need to go through the security check to enter the building. The elevator in the Shanghai Tower Observation Deck is high-speed and can take visitors to the observation deck in a very short time

The visitor should strictly follow all the instructions for finding the elevator entrance so the visiting hour is more enjoyable and hassle-free. After reaching the sightseeing floor visitors can easily enjoy the spectacular of downtown Shanghai and the stunning scenery on both sides of the Huangpu River. The 118th and 119th floors have indoor observation decks and outdoor landscape balconies where visitors can take photographs. At the same time, these two floors also have facilities of leisure dining areas and souvenir shops where visitors can rest and shop.

Images of Shanghai Tower

High-speed elevator for an easy and comfortable tour

The Shanghai Tower’s express elevators designed by Mitsubishi Company take passengers to the sky lobby of the tower. This type of elevator uses a pressurized cabin design and a converter that can generate electricity, reducing energy consumption by 30%. The skyscraper will be equipped with 106 elevators, including 7 double-decker elevators. The express elevators that can reach the 119th-floor observation deck can reach a speed of 18 meters per second and reach the 119th-floor observation deck of the Shanghai Tower in 55 seconds. If it goes down the speed reaches 10 meters per second and it will reach the first floor in 70 seconds. There are three such ultra-high-speed observation elevators.

Evacuation elevator

1 elevator goes directly from the 1st floor to the 89th floor, 2 elevators go from the 89th floor to the 96th floor, and 3 elevators go from the 96th floor to the 100th floor. There are also 13 passenger elevators for a safe evacuation, serving 4 different refuge floors, of which 3 are double-deck shuttle elevators from the first floor to the 89th floor (only the lower floor elevator is used for evacuation in case of fire).

2 are single-deck shuttle elevators from the first floor to the 78th floor, 4 are double-deck shuttle elevators from the second floor to the 54th floor (only the upper floor elevator is used for evacuation in case of fire) and 4 are double-deck shuttle elevators from the first floor to the 30th floor (only the lower floor elevator is used for evacuation in case of fire).

The elevators for auxiliary evacuation are designed with fireproof, smokeproof and waterproof functions, a two-way power supply and a fire alarm system installed in the elevator machine room. Normally these elevators are shuttle elevators. In the event of a fire, the automatic fire alarm system will cause the shuttle elevators to make an emergency landing on the first or second floor of the building. Specially trained fire safety officers (elevator operators) will drive them to the refuge floor where rescue is needed to evacuate people.

Evacuation facilities

In addition to smokeproof stairwells and their antechambers, the refuge facilities of super high-rise buildings also include refuge floors, refuge areas, refuge rooms and refuge squares. There are safe places for people to escape the threat of smoke and flames in case of fire. They mainly provide temporary refuge for the elderly, the young, the weak, the sick and the disabled who have difficulty in moving and provide a breathing space for normal people during vertical evacuation.

For enthusiastic travelers; who have an unquenchable thirst for sightseeing there are special sightseeing areas on the 125th and 126th floors of Shanghai Tower. These two floors are higher and offer a wider view but they also require additional tickets. In addition, these two floors will also host activities such as top art exhibitions and audio-visual performances, providing visitors with a rich cultural and entertainment experience.

In the Shanghai Tower, visitors can also visit the Guanfu Museum created by collector Ma Weidu and other leisure and entertainment venues to learn about Chinese traditional culture and fine art. In addition, the building will also hold various exhibitions and activities, and visitors can choose to participate according to their interests.

Some of the sights worth noting when visiting the Shanghai Tower Observation Deck are given below:

Panoramic view of downtown Shanghai: You can overlook the beautiful scenery of entire downtown Shanghai if you stand on the observation deck of the Shanghai Tower. Also, you can see the high-rise buildings, bustling streets and historical buildings.
Scenery on both sides of the Huangpu River: From the sightseeing floor, you can enjoy the scenery on both sides of the Huangpu River, including the Bund, the Oriental Pearl Tower and other famous attractions.
Peak art exhibitions and audio-visual performances: In the special tourist area, you can enjoy wonderful activities such as peak art exhibitions and audio-visual performances, and experience the perfect combination of art and technology.
Guanfu Museum and other leisure and entertainment venues.

A small specification of some of Shanghai Tower floors for visitors

128^th floor Mechanical layer 9

125^th –127^th floor Concert Hall

Exhibition Hall

121^st floor “Top of Shanghai” observation deck

120^th floor J Hotel Shanghai Tower

Heavenly Jin Restaurant

118^th & 119^th floor Observation deck

111^th –115^th floor Boutique floors

110^th floor VIP Business Center

105^th floor J Hotel Soirée Ballroom

104^th floor Kinnjyou Inaka Japanese Restaurant

103^rd floor Jin Yan Chinese Restaurant

102^nd floor Office Zone

101^st floor Lobby Lounge, Italian Restaurant Centouno

86^th –98^th floor J Standard Hotel Rooms, Deluxe Rooms, Presidential Suite

85^th floor Spa, Fitness Center

84^th floor Swimming pool, Yi Lounge

68th & 69th floor Sky lobby

37^th & 38^th floor Sky lobby

22^nd & 23^rd floor Sky lobby

5^th floor Conference Center

3^rd & 4^th floor Shops and restaurants

2^nd floor Shanghai Center Grand Ballroom, Boutique Office Lobby, shops and restaurants

1^st floor Shops and restaurants, Office lobby, hotel lobbies,

B1 Sightseeing Floor entrance, shops and restaurants

B2 Subway station entrance, shops and restaurants

B3–B5 Mechanical layer with parking, hotel logistics, cargo handling areas.

A small detail about some of the floors of Shanghai Tower from my experience of visiting Shanghai Tower.

37th floor: Guanfu Museum:

In the Shanghai Tower, you can visit the Guanfu Museum and other leisure and entertainment venues to learn about Chinese traditional culture and art. Guanfu Museum is a private museum founded by the Mr. Ma Weidu. The exhibition hall is not large (after all, it is a private museum and cannot be compared with local or national museums), but the environment is elegant and the layout is reasonable.

There are 4 fixed exhibition halls: Porcelain Hall, East and West Hall, Gold Hall, Statue Hall, and a temporary exhibition hall. I personally like the Gold Hall and Statue Hall the most.

Shanghai Tower Fee

Ticket Prices: The adult ticket (regular ticket price) for the Shanghai Tower’s Top Exhibition Hall on the first underground floor and the Shanghai Top Observation Deck on the 118th floor is RMB 180.

Ticket Sales Time: The opening hours of Shanghai Tower are from 10:00 to 20:00 every day, and ticket sales stop at 19:30.

Preferential policies:

Children: Children under 1 meter in height or 3 years old in age, but must be accompanied by an adult. An adult can bring up to 2 children under 1 meter in height for free; children between 1 meter and 1.4 meters in height pay half price.

Students: Students refer to students who hold a valid student ID card or can prove their student status during the general higher education, high school and compulsory education stages, or foreign students who hold relevant valid documents. They must be 23 years old (inclusive) or younger and can purchase student tickets for RMB 120 (minors must be accompanied by an adult to enter).

Senior citizens: People aged 60 years and above can purchase discounted tickets at RMB 120.

Military personnel/disabled persons: Must purchase tickets on site and purchase discounted tickets at 120 yuan with relevant valid ID.

38th floor: Baoku Craftsmanship Hall

Baoku Craftsmanship Hall is all Baoku’s, consisting of three theme exhibition halls, 28 master spaces, and a multi-functional hall. The exhibits cover nine major craft categories such as sculpture, ceramics, weaving, and embroidery, and fully display the rich and profound Chinese arts and crafts culture and intangible cultural heritage art culture.

Go to another floor with the invisible stamp on your hand

52nd floor: Duoyun Academy 's

Chinese-style “Landscape and Secret Realm”, one black, one white, one south, and one north, each with its own characteristics. From the Cape of Good Hope, you can overlook the excellent scenery. The south corner overlooks the Huangpu River, and the north corner faces the Jinmao Tower. Look up at the clouds and look down at the books.

The entrance to the academy is in the office building of Shanghai Tower. There will be clear and clear signs on the ground floor of the building. You will get a light blue book card after showing the reservation code and health code and then line up in the building and wait for the staff to lead you to the elevator directly to the 52nd floor. When you exit from the elevator, you will be in the bookstore and hand over the book card to the staff.

118th floor:

The best time to visit the Shanghai Summit Observation Deck is before sunset. You can see the night view from the sunset. The floor-to-ceiling large transparent glass windows (although a bit dirty) provide a 360-degree panoramic view. You can overlook the Oriental Pearl Tower, Jinmao Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center from a close distance, and the Bund, Hongqiao Airport, etc. from a distance. The most beautiful night view of the Magic City is unobstructed.

In addition, The Oriental Pearl Tower starts to light up at 6 pm (7 pm in summer)

High altitude exhibition

In addition to the 118th and 119th floors of the Shanghai Tower, which are open to tourists as the main sightseeing floors, the 125th and 126th floors of the building will also be built into sightseeing areas, reaching 580 meters and 583 meters in height respectively. The Shanghai Tower will also host peak art exhibitions and audio-visual performances.

The highest point that can be reached in the Shanghai Tower is the 125th and 126th floors which are equipped with wind dampers. In this mysterious space, some small music concerts, art exhibitions, etc. can be held. The sightseeing platform of the Shanghai Tower will be equipped with souvenir shops, air post offices, etc., and plans are also being made to add exhibitions on the history of world super-high-rise buildings.

Light Show in Shanghai Tower China

The overall concept of landscape lights and theme light shows of the 632-meter-high Shanghai Tower China will not only add luster to the building itself but also preliminarily determine the overall lighting design around the theme of Shanghai’s innovative spirit. The crown of the tower will have a large screen of more than 2,000 square meters and LED dot matrix lights, and lighting fasteners are also being installed on the exterior walls of the nine major areas of the building, with temporary or permanent lighting landscapes.

The Shanghai Tower will create four types of light shows, corresponding to weekdays, weekends, holidays and special performances. It will also echo the landscape lights of the Bund Pudong and Puxi building complexes and regularly display landmark light shows.

Lunch in Shanghai Tower Inside

For lunch, there are restaurants of various prices in the building, you can search by yourself. For affordable prices, I recommend the Food Republic on the B2 floor, which has many choices. Or go to the Cape of Good Hope in Duoyun Academy and order a simple meal.

The following is arranged in order of floors. You can adjust the order freely according to the actual situation. You can go to Duoyun Academy first because the entrances are different. In addition: except for the escalator between the 37th and 38th floors, the elevators in other places are not the same. Basically, you have to go back to the first floor and transfer again.

Some special notes for visitors to make the tour remarkable

There are some things to note when visiting the Shanghai Tower. First, due to the large flow of people, it is recommended to book tickets in advance and pay attention to safety. Secondly, pay attention to protecting the environment during the tour, do not litter, do not destroy exhibits at will, etc. Finally, if you are interested in history and culture, you can learn some relevant knowledge in advance so that you can better visit and understand each attraction.

When visiting the Shanghai Tower Observation Deck, please note the following: comply with scenic area regulations do not climb or explore in non-tourist areas, pay attention to safety, and maintain a safe distance from scenic facilities.

protect your belongings and do not carry too much cash or valuables to avoid loss or theft.

When participating in activities such as pinnacle art exhibitions and audio-visual performances, you need to abide by the activity regulations, keep quiet, and not affect the experience of other tourists.

The Shanghai Tower is considered as an architectural statement of China’s credence in its future as one of the powerful nations in the world. Travelling this tower will make your concept clear about their architectural capacity and it will be a memorable day out of your life. I like this skyscraper tower very much for its outside view. I feel like a bird when I visit this tower.