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- Status
- Completed
- Type
- Communication, hotel, observation, restaurant
- Location
- Shanghai
- Construction started
- July 30, 1991 ; 34 years ago ( 1991-07-30 )
- Completed
- November 18, 1994 ; 31 years ago ( 1994-11-18 )
- Opened
- May 1, 1995 ; 31 years ago ( 1995-05-01 )
- Antenna spire
- 468 m (1,535 ft)
- Top floor
- 351 m (1,152 ft)
- Floor count
- Equivalent of a 103 story building
- Architect
- Shanghai Modern Architectural Design Co. Ltd.
- Developer
- Shanghai Oriental Group Co. Ltd.
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The Oriental Pearl Tower is a futurist TV tower in Lujiazui, Shanghai. Built from 1991 to 1994, the tower was the tallest structure in China until the completion of nearby World Financial Center in 2007. Its status as Shanghai's first AAAAA tourist attraction, the tower's unique architecture, height, and fifteen observation decks have made it a cultural icon of the city.
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