Shanghai World Financial Center

The Shanghai World Financial Center is a 492 m (1,614 ft) high skyscraper in Shanghai, China. It has 101 storeys and is currently the third tallest building in the world, because Burj Khalifa is the tallest. Inside the building, there are offices, hotels and shopping malls.

Shanghai World Financial Center
上海環球金融中心
The Shanghai World Financial Center in March 2017
Location within Shanghai
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office, hotel, museum, observation, parking garage, retail
Architectural style	Neo-Futurism
Location	100 Century Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai, China
Coordinates	31°14′12″N 121°30′10″E
Construction started	27 August 1997
Completed	2008
Opening	28 August 2008
Cost	RMB ¥ 8.17 billion (USD $ 1.20 billion)
Owner	Shanghai World Financial Center Co., Ltd.
Height
Architectural	492 m (1,614.2 ft)
Tip	494.2 m (1,621.4 ft)
Roof	487.4 m (1,599.1 ft)
Top floor	474.2 m (1,555.8 ft)
Observatory	474 m (1,555.1 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	101 (3 below ground)
Floor area	381,600 m2 (4,107,500 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	91 + 32 escalators
Design and construction
Architect	Kohn Pedersen Fox
Developer	Mori Building Co.
Structural engineer	Leslie E. Robertson Associates RLLP
Main contractor	China State Construction Engineering Corp and Shanghai Construction (Group) General Co.
References

This building's roof is actually higher than Taipei 101's roof, but Taipei 101 has a spire on top, making Taipei 101 taller than Shanghai World Financial Center.