Shanghai World Financial Center
skyscraper in Shanghai
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Summary
Shanghai World Financial Center is a skyscraper[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,401 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Emporis Skyscraper Award in Bronze[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Pudong[4]
- Country: People's Republic of China[5]
- Instance of: tourist attraction[6]
- Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox[7]
- Owned by: Shanghai World Financial Center Co.[8]
- Named after: Shanghai[9], financial services[10], world[11]
- Architectural style: neo-futurism[12]
- Main building contractor: China State Construction Engineering Group Co. Ltd.[13]
- Location: Shanghai[14]
- Commons category: Shanghai World Financial Center[15]
- Occupant: Shanghai World Financial Center Co.[16], PUDONG DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED[17], GCL-Poly[18], CITIC Securities[19], Google[20], Ernst & Young[21], Mitsui & Co.[22], Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune[23], Korea Development Bank[24], Commerzbank AG[25], DLA Piper[26], Wells Fargo[27], BNP Paribas[28], Mizuho Securities[29]
- Inception: 2008[30]
- Structural engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates[31]
- Located on street: Century Avenue[32]
- Significant event: start of construction[33]
- Official website: http://swfc-shanghai.com/[34]
- Floors above ground: 101[35]
- Floors below ground: 3[36]
- Number of elevators: 91[37]
- Nickname: bottle opener[38], Flaschenöffner[39]
- Date of official opening: August 28, 2008[40]
- Area: 381,600 m²[41], 14,400 m²[42]
- Height: 492 m[43], 494.3 m[44], 474 m[45]
- State of use: in use[46]
Why It Matters
Shanghai World Financial Center has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
FAQs
What awards did Shanghai World Financial Center receive?
Honors received include Emporis Skyscraper Award in Bronze[3].