Shanghai International Convention Center, Convention center in Lujiazui, Shanghai, China
The Shanghai International Convention Center is a convention center in Lujiazui, Shanghai, China. It consists of a long building with a grid of tall windows, a large glass sphere on the right, and a curved glass canopy on the left, all facing the Huangpu River.
The center was completed in 1999 and served as the main venue for the 2001 APEC Summit. It was later recognized as one of the ten classic buildings of the first fifty years of the People's Republic of China.
The two glass spheres on the facade are meant to suggest Shanghai opening to the world, and the building has become a symbol of the city's modern face. Visitors often stop to photograph the spheres against the skyline of Pudong.
The center sits along the riverside, so walking there from the nearby metro station is straightforward. Once inside, follow the signs to the main halls and the riverside exit for views across the water.
The large sphere on the roof is 51 meters high and 50 meters in diameter, while the smaller one is 38 meters high but the same diameter. The glass panels on the spheres form a map of the world, a detail that many passersby miss.
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