Bottle opener
Its famous top.
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A soaring skyscraper in Lujiazui designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and completed in 2008, nicknamed «the bottle opener» by locals for the large rectangular opening at its top, designed to relieve wind pressure. Its top holds three observation decks on floors 94, 97 and 100, the highest being a skywalk on the 100th floor about 474 m up, with a transparent glass floor through which you see the streets far below. It stands beside the Shanghai Tower and the Jin Mao Tower, the three together forming China's most famous skyline, and its decks look out over the Oriental Pearl Tower and the historic waterfront across the river. The 94th floor costs about CNY 120 and the combo for floors 94, 97 and 100 about CNY 180, per visitor guides. It's usually less crowded than its neighbours; just before sunset is best.
Its famous top.
On floor 100.
Side by side.
Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai
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