The
Oriental Pearl
Tower (468m) is the highest TV and radio tower in Asia and the
third tallest in the world. It was built in 1994 and soon became
Shanghai's landmark.
The design for the Pearl tower includes 11 spheres (or 'pearls')
and three gigantic columns linking the green grass below to the
blue sky above.
Six high-speed elevators take passengers up to the bubbles of
the tower, for a great view over the city. The second bubble (267
m) has a nice rotating restaurant with Chinese or Western buffet.
The highest observatory platform, called the space module, is even
at 342m.
Address: No. 1 Century Avenue
Tel: 8621- 5879-1888 (Chinese and English services)
Hours: 9am - 9pm
Tickets: 70 yuan (sight-seeing hall), 85 yuan (to the
second sphere), 135 yuan (to the space module)
Access: Metro line 2 (Lujiazui Station)
Location of the Oriental
Pearl Tower
(Shanghai Daily July 16, 2007)
