King Tower
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King Tower 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.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. 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
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
was built later in the same year. It was the tallest building in Shanghai until the Jin Mao Tower's completion in 1998.
External links
- King Tower at EmporisEmporisEmporis GmbH is a real estate data mining company with headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. The company collects and publishes data and photographs of buildings worldwide....
- King Tower at SkyscraperPage