118th floor
A sky-high deck.
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China's tallest building and the third-tallest in the world, a 128-storey, 632 m skyscraper in Lujiazui, known for its spiralling, twisting form that turns as it rises, so it seems to coil up into the sky. The 118th floor holds an enclosed observation deck about 546 m up, among the highest in the world, reached by lifts that are among the fastest on earth, in a ride of under a minute. From the deck the Oriental Pearl Tower and the World Financial Center look small, the whole city spreads to the horizon with the winding Huangpu River and the historic Bund, and higher up the huge damper that steadies the tower against the wind is on show. The 118th-floor deck costs about CNY 180, with an extra ticket for the damper on the upper floors, per visitor guides. Pick a clear day, as haze often hides the view; just before sunset is best.
A sky-high deck.
Among the fastest.
A twisting tower.
Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai
Shanghai World Financial CenterA soaring skyscraper in Lujiazui designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and completed in 3 minutes walk4.7
Oriental Pearl TowerA futuristic TV tower in Lujiazui, built from 1991 to 1994, which stayed the tal11 minutes walk4.7
The BundShanghai's most famous sight, a protected historic waterfront on the west bank o18 minutes walk4.8
Yu GardenA large classical Chinese garden in Shanghai's Old City, its name meaning «Garde18 minutes walk4.6About CNY 180 for the 118th-floor deck; the damper on the upper floors costs extra, per visitor guides.