Jin Mao Tower

Shanghai, China

The 88-story Jin Mao Tower, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, is the tallest building in China. It rises to 421 m. (1,380 ft.) and is a centerpiece structure in Shanghai’s Pudong financial district. Its tiered pagoda draws heavily from traditional Chinese architecture and its name in English can be translated as the “Golden Prosperity Building.”

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