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Pictures of The Tallest Tower in Asia–The Orient Pearl TV Tower in Sh
2008-02-16 03:14:00 The Orient Pearl TV Tower is 468 meters high, the tallest in Asia and third tallest in the world. It faces the Bund across the Huangpu River. When viewed from the Bund, the tower and the Nanpu and Yangpu bridges create a vivid imagery known as “two dragons playing with a pearl.” The sphere at the top has a diameter of 45 meters and is 263 meters above ground. The observation deck in the sphere offers a sweeping view of the city. The revolving restaurant is set at 267 meters above Pudong New Area. The dance ball, piano bar and 20 karaoke rooms, at 271 meters, are also opened to the public. The penthouse, which sits at 350 meters, has an observation deck, meeting room, and coffee shop. The tower integrates broadcasting technologies with sightseeing, catering, shopping, amusement, and accommodations. It has become the symbol of the city and a major tourist attraction in Shanghai. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is located in Pudong Park in Lujiazui, Shanghai. The tower, surroun...
By: China online
Tallest Tower, no longer CN Tower
2007-09-13 21:00:00 That’s right… The CN Tower has been surpassed in height by a Dubai building, under construction. This means the CN Tower no longer holds the title as “the world’s tallest building”. The Burj Dubai, a US$4.1-billion hotel, business, and residential complex under construction in the United Arab Emirates, yesterday reached slightly above the CN ...
X-SEED 4000: World?s tallest tower will house 1 million people
2007-09-07 08:16:00 There?s a lot of debate about what the tallest tower in the world currently is. Some say the Taipei 101, at 1671 ft to the tip of it?s spire, is the world?s tallest tower, whereas we might argue that the Sears Tower, at a whopping 1731 ft (and 110 stories), still takes the prize. However, if the enormous, 13,000 ft X-Seed 4000 structure ever gets built in Tokyo - it will win the worlds-tallest-building competition hands down and leave its puny competitors in the dirt.
By: Attuworld
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