Andres Garcia
The Oriental Pearl Tower
The Oriental Pearl Tower (Chinese: 东方 明珠 塔; pinyin: Dongfang Míngzhūtǎ; official name: 东方 明珠 广播 电视塔) is the TV tower in Shanghai, China. It is located at the tip of Lujiazui in the Pudong district on the east side of the Huangpu River. The tower serves as one of the prinicipal sights and icons of the city. Finished in 1994, the tower was designed by Jiang Huan Chen, Lin Benlin and Zhang Xiulin, and at 468 meters, it was the tallest building in China between 1994 and 2007. The tower has viewpoints on several levels, the highest of which is at 350 meters. It also sports a revolving restaurant.
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