Global Harbor, Twin towers and retail complex in Putuo District, Shanghai, China.
Global Harbor is a shopping mall at 3300 North Zhongshan Road in Putuo, Shanghai, with 480,000 square metres of floor area over six retail levels, two of them below ground, plus an underground parking level. Twin skyscrapers rise above the mall and are visible through its glass roof. The interior uses Rococo and Baroque design elements; the architects were Chapman Taylor, who also designed Manchester's Trafford Centre.
In 2003 Yuexing Group bought plot 130 on Jinshajiang Road in Putuo District, and construction of Global Harbor began there in 2007. The mall opened on 5 July 2013, with some accounts giving September of that year. The complex covers 480,000 square metres, and its twin towers rise 245 metres.
The interior borrows Rococo and Baroque decorative elements, a style shared with Manchester's Trafford Centre because both malls were designed by Chapman Taylor. Visitors can compare the two buildings' ornamentation. The twin towers above the glass roof are lit at night with computer-controlled animated multi-coloured lighting on their outer walls.
Global Harbor sits at 3300 North Zhongshan Road, near Jinshajiang Road in Putuo District, and an underground entrance links it to Jinshajiang Road Station on Metro Lines 3, 4 and 13. Shops occupy six levels, two of them below ground, with an underground parking level beneath them. East China Normal University lies to the southwest, and Changfeng Park is beyond it.
The building houses a VR theme park and a cruise-inspired commercial space inside. These unusual additions give visitors experiences that go beyond typical shopping.
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