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General Information

Name in local language: 新金桥大厦 (Xīnjīnqiáo Dàshà)
Completion: 1996
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Office building
Material: Steel structure

Location

Location: ,
Coordinates: 31° 14' 52.38" N    121° 35' 13.61" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

number of floors (above ground) 38
total height 212 m
height to rooftop (without superstructures) 172.30 m

Notes

The King Tower was the tallest structure in Shanghai until the completion of the Jin Mao Tower. It also held the title for tallest building in China for a few months but was surpassed by Shun Hing Square in Shenzhen in the same year.

Excerpt from Wikipedia

King Tower (simplified Chinese: 新金桥大厦; traditional Chinese: 新金橋大廈; pinyin: Xīnjīnqiáo Dàshà) is a skyscraper in Shanghai, China. It is 212 m tall, has 38 stories and was completed in 1996.

The tower was the tallest in China until Shun Hing Square in Shenzhen was built later in the same year. It was the tallest building in Shanghai until the Jin Mao Tower's completion in 1998.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "King Tower" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

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  • Structure-ID
    20023658
  • Published on:
    13/10/2006
  • Last updated on:
    28/07/2023
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