Shanghai Tours-See Jin Mao Tower Shanghai

Unfortunately the day China tours we were there it was a bit smoggy so the view was okay but on one of those rare clear days I am sure it is pretty impressive. Luckily it was not too busy so we took our time. Now I've discovered you can just go up to the top of the Hyatt (one floor under) and have a drink for the same price, and enjoy the same view, I probably would have done that instead.

Wait for a clear day to pay for the sixty second elevator ride to the 88th floor of the Jinmao Tower, the tallest building in China. At 1380 feet, it's the world's third tallest building as well as the home of the world's tallest hotel, the Grand Hyatt Shanghai. The view looking down into the hotel atrium could be a challenge for the acrophobia, but the panorama of the busy Yangtze River cruises city is worth the trip.

With 88 stories reaching a height of 420.5 meters and 290,000 square meter construction area, Jin Mao Tower, which literally means "Gold Luxuriance Building" in Chinese, is a perfect China business travel combination of traditional Chinese architectural style and the world's modern architectural technology.

The first two floors are a capacious and bright lobby. From the third to the 50th floor are spacious offices, which are open-plan (column-free) with a floor-to-floor height of 4 meters and a floor-to-ceiling height of 2.7m. The 51st and 52nd floors are mechanical rooms. The Grand Hyatt Shanghai hotel occupies floors from 53 to 87. It's the world's tallest five-star hotel in terms of distance from the ground, which boasts a 152m barrel-vaulted atrium that is lined with 28 annular well-illuminated corridors and staircases arrayed in a spiral. The 88th floor houses the Skywalk, a 1,520-square-meter indoor observation deck, which is the tallest and biggest one of its kind in the Chinese mainland, It offers a panoramic view of Shanghai and a topside view of the hotel atrium below.The podium building is adjacent to the tower, which is Shanghai tours designed as J·LIFE, a center for recreation and fashion.

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