Plaza 66 is a commercial and office complex in Shanghai

Shanghai

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, consisting of a shopping mall and two skyscrapers. The shopping mall has 5 levels with a total area of over 50,000 square metres. Tower One is 288 metres (944.9 ft) high and was completed in 2001, while Tower 2 is 228 metres (748 ft) high and was completed in 2006.

Tower One is currently the 5th tallest skyscraper

Skyscraper

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 in Shanghai and the third tallest building in the Puxi

Puxi

Puxi is the historic center of Shanghai, China, and remains the home of approximately 48% of Shanghai's residents in an area of 288 km². Puxi is distinguished from Pudong to its east, which is separated from it by the Huangpu River...

 area. It is located at 1266 Nanjing Road West and has 66 floors. The project was developed by Hang Lung Properties of Hong Kong, led by Ronnie Chan. The buildings were designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox

Kohn Pedersen Fox

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 (KPF) architects from New York

New York

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. The lead designer for KPF was James von Klemperer and the manager in charge of the project was Paul Katz. The building got third most votes in the 2001 Emporis Skyscraper Award

Emporis Skyscraper Award

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 selection.

Introduction

Plaza 66 is the tallest building in Pu Xi(浦西) of Shanghai. The building has 66 floors, which is why it was named Plaza 66. There is a department store from the first floor to the fifth floor and it is usually regarded as the leader of the fashions in Shanghai. Many fashion brands have chosen this department store as the location for their flagship stores in Shanghai. They include Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Cartier, Chanel, Dior, Celine, Escada, Bvlgari, Fendi, Loewe, Prada, Versace, Lanvin, etc.

External links

• Plaza 66 Tower One at Emporis
  Emporis
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• Plaza 66 Tower Two at Emporis
  Emporis
  Emporis GmbH is a real estate data mining company with headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. The company collects and publishes data and photographs of buildings worldwide....
  
  
• Plaza 66 Tower One at SkyscraperPage
• Plaza 66 Tower Two at SkyscraperPage
• Plaza 66 at www.hanglung.com