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Shanghai World Financial Center, a mixed-use skyscraper in China that opened after an 11-year construction period Two of China's tallest buildings, the Shanghai World Financial Center (left) and the Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai, China
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Shanghai World Financial Center

building, Shanghai, China
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Kenneth Pletcher
Ken Pletcher was Senior Editor, Geography and History for Encyclopædia Britannica. He holds an M.A. in Japanese studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As part of his master's program,...
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Shanghai World Financial Center, mixed-use skyscraper in Shanghai, China, that is one of the tallest buildings in the world. The tower is located in the Pudong district of the city, adjacent to the 88-story Jin Mao Tower. Designed by the American architectural firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates of New York City, it has 101 stories and reaches a height of 1,614 feet (492 meters). The building opened in 2008 after a construction period of...

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