Shanghai Tower

megatall skyscraper in Lujiazui, Shanghai, China
Place skyscraper Q18547
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Shanghai Tower

Summary

Shanghai Tower is a skyscraper[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,605 views/month, #13 of 1,933).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shanghai Tower received the Emporis Skyscraper Award in Gold[3].
  • Shanghai Tower is located in Shanghai[4].
  • Shanghai Tower is in the country of People's Republic of China[5].
  • Shanghai Tower's image is recorded as Shanghai Tower in 2015 (2).jpg[6].
  • Shanghai Tower's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[7].
  • Shanghai Tower's architect is recorded as Gensler[8].
  • Shanghai Tower's owned by is recorded as Shanghai Tower Construction & Development[9].
  • Shanghai is named after Shanghai Tower[10].
  • Shanghai Tower's architectural style is recorded as postmodern architecture[11].
  • Shanghai Tower's developer is recorded as Shanghai Tower Construction & Development[12].
  • Shanghai Tower's main building contractor is recorded as Shanghai Construction Group[13].
  • Shanghai Tower's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2017004285[14].
  • Shanghai Tower's has use is recorded as office[15].
  • Shanghai Tower's has use is recorded as hotel[16].
  • Shanghai Tower's has use is recorded as observation deck[17].
  • Shanghai Tower's Commons category is recorded as Shanghai Tower[18].
  • Shanghai Tower's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20045534[19].
  • Shanghai Tower's Emporis building ID is recorded as 323473[20].
  • +2014-09-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shanghai Tower[21].
  • Shanghai Tower's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.2355, 'lon': 121.501}[22].
  • Shanghai Tower's structural engineer is recorded as Thornton Tomasetti[23].
  • Shanghai Tower's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y4m5c[24].
  • Shanghai Tower's official website is recorded as http://www.shanghaitower.com[25].
  • Shanghai Tower's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+128'}[26].
  • Shanghai Tower's floors below ground is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[27].

Body

Geography

Shanghai Tower is in the country of People's Republic of China[5]. It is located in Shanghai[4].

Physical Characteristics

Shanghai Tower's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+420000'}[28].

Designation and Status

Shanghai Tower's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[7].

History and Context

+2014-09-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shanghai Tower[21]. Its owned by is recorded as Shanghai Tower Construction & Development[9]. Shanghai is named after it[10].

Why It Matters

Shanghai Tower ranks in the top 0.67% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,605 views/month, #13 of 1,933).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Shanghai Tower receive?

Honors received include Emporis Skyscraper Award in Gold[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . thorntontomasetti.com. thorntontomasetti.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . emporis.com. emporis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . thorntontomasetti.com. thorntontomasetti.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . skyscrapercenter.com. skyscrapercenter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . skyscrapercenter.com. skyscrapercenter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . skyscrapercenter.com. skyscrapercenter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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