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Type
  
Office

Floor count
  
52

Height
  
230 m

Completed
  
2002

Antenna spire
  
265 m (869 ft)

Architect
  
ABB Architekten

Floors
  
50

Bocom Financial Towers

Location
  
Roof
  
North tower: 230 m (755 ft)South tower: 197 m (646 ft)

Address
  
188 Yincheng Middle Rd, LuJiaZui, Pudong Xinqu, Shanghai Shi, China, 200120

Similar
  
Bank of Shanghai Headqua, Bank of China Tower - S, One Lujiazui, World Finance Tower, Maxdo Centre

The Bocom Financial Towers (Chinese: 交银金融大厦) are two conjoined skyscrapers which reach 265 metres (869 feet) in height. They are located in the Pudong District of Shanghai, China and are split into the North and South Towers. Both towers were designed by ABB Architekten. The North tower is the 64th tallest existing building in the world when measured up to the highest architectural point.

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An atrium connects the two towers together and reaches a height of 163.4 metres. A swimming pool offering views over all of Shanghai is located on the 48th floor of the North Tower.

North Tower statistics

Construction of the tower began in 1997 and was completed in 2002. It is 52 stories tall with four basement levels. The height to the top of spire is 265 metres and it has a roof height of 230 metres. At its widest point, the tower is 15.8 metres wide and at its narrowest it is 9.75 metres wide. It has a length of 31 metres.

South Tower statistics

Construction of the South Tower was completed in 1999, three years before the North Tower. It has 42 floors above ground and four below ground level. It has a roof height of 197.4 metres and the top floor is located 171.6 metres up. At its widest point, the tower is 15.8 metres wide and at its narrowest, it is 9.75 metres wide. It has a length of 31 metres.

It was one of the three buildings part of the filming of Mission: Impossible III starring Tom Cruise. Ethan Hunt was shown sliding down the angled roof of the south tower.

References

Bocom Financial Towers Wikipedia


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