If you saw my most recent DTube video, you know I went up to the observatory of the SWFC skyscraper while in Shanghai.
I also took a a solid amount of pictures, so this post will feature facts about the skyscraper and photos from the experience.
The supertall skyscraper was completed 2007 and resides in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. It is a unique design, almost the shape of a bottle opener. In 2008 it was named by architects as the year's best-completed skyscraper. It was built by the Mori Building Company and designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.
The building is a mixed-use skyscraper, housing offices, hotels, conference rooms, observation decks, and ground-floor shopping malls.
One of the coolest parts of the experience was the elevator ride. The speed of the elevator to the observation deck is 8 meters per second, so it only takes about 66 seconds to reach the observatory, 1,555 ft in the air. The very top of the building is 1,614.2 feet tall.
Besides an airplane bathroom, probably the highest toilet I have used:
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Bumping music at the top with my buddy Christian. He had a huge Bluetooth speaker in his backpack:
The Shanghai World Financial Center (1,614.2 feet tall) :
The Shanghai Tower (2,073 feet tall) :
Jin Mao Tower ( 1,380 feet tall) :
All 3 skyscrapers:
A McLaren sitting right outside:
The Video!
Michelle and I took a month to travel across Japan and China last May (2017). It was epic! Follow me, @slickwilly and Michelle, @curiouser for posts about our travel adventures!
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