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Shimao International Plaza

Shanghai, China

The 108th tallest building in the world

333.3 m · 1,094 ft

Shanghai Shimao Festival City, previously known as Shimao International Plaza, is a 333.3 m (1,094 ft) tall skyscraper of 60 stories in Shanghai's Huangpu District. It was completed in 2006 under the design of Ingenhoven, Overdiek und Partner, East China Architecture and Design Institute. Shanghai Shimao Festival City has two spires on its top, which make its total construction height to 333.3 metres. Most of the building (the upper 48 floors) houses, Conrad Shanghai, a luxury hotel with 728 rooms known as Le Royal Méridien Shanghai prior to January 1, 2022. The building also includes a 9 floor shopping mall and 3 floors of exclusive clubs. Shanghai Shimao Group bought the original developer of the tower, Wan Xiang Group, in 2001 and the name of the building was changed.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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