The Mingzhu Roundabout, located in the Lujiazui financial district of Pudong, is defined by a large, circular elevated pedestrian bridge that circles the intersection nearly twenty feet above the street. Completed in two thousand eleven…
Lujiazui Skyscraper Loop
This walking tour takes you along Pudong's futuristic elevated pedestrian walkways to experience the breathtaking scale of Shanghai's financial district. You will see architectural icons like the Oriental Pearl Tower and look straight up at China's tallest skyscrapers.
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1. Mingzhu Roundabout
2. Oriental Pearl TV Tower
The Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower stands out for its eleven spheres of varying sizes that appear to be suspended along three massive support columns. Rising to four hundred sixty-eight meters, the tower was designed by Jiang…
3. IFC Mall
The IFC Mall is identifiable by the two soaring glass towers that rise above it, their geometric forms inspired by the facets of a diamond. Located at eight Century Avenue in the Lujiazui financial district, this complex anchors a cluster…
4. Lujiazui Central Green Space
Lujiazui Central Green Space is defined by a massive, sixty-five thousand square meter lawn that remains green throughout the year. Located in the core of the Pudong financial district, this one hundred thousand square meter park sits at…
5. Jin Mao Tower
The Jin Mao Tower is distinguished by a tiered, steel-and-glass exterior that tapers as it rises, a shape designed by the Chicago firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill to evoke the form of a traditional Chinese pagoda. Standing four hundred…
6. Shanghai World Financial Center
The Shanghai World Financial Center is recognized by the distinct trapezoid-shaped opening near its summit, a feature that earns the four hundred ninety-two-meter tower its local nickname, the bottle opener. This opening is an engineering…
7. Shanghai Tower
The Shanghai Tower defines the Lujiazui skyline with its distinct spiral shape, twisting one hundred twenty degrees from the base to the top. Standing six hundred thirty-two meters tall, it is the tallest building in China and one of the…