Shanghai World Financial Center, Skyscraper in Pudong, Shanghai, China
The Shanghai World Financial Center is a 492-meter skyscraper in Pudong, Shanghai, with a 101-story tower whose square prism form is cut by two curved surfaces, tapering to a diagonal at the top. A trapezoid aperture near the peak gives it the nickname "bottle opener". The building houses offices, the Park Hyatt Shanghai hotel, and a ground-floor mall.
Construction started in 1997 and was interrupted during the Asian crisis before the tower was completed in 2008. At its opening, it ranked among the tallest buildings on Earth.
The name refers to the global business world and reflects the international focus of the tower. In the lower floors, residents and visitors shop in upscale stores, while the upper levels serve exclusively as offices and hotel space.
The tower stands at 100 Century Avenue in Lujiazui, reachable on foot from Lujiazui Station on Line 2. The observation decks on floors 94, 97 and 100 closed permanently in 2023, so check current access before travelling. The Park Hyatt lobby occupies the 87th floor.
The tower stands on roughly 200 piles, not thousands, sunk up to 78 metres below ground and cut off 17.5 metres down at the raft foundation level. Two 150-tonne tuned mass dampers on the 90th floor, about 394 metres up, limit wind sway.
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