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The Shimao International Plaza of Shanghai

Posted by Edward Dy on July 10th, 2008


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The Shimao International Plaza is located in the Huangpu District, Shanghai, China. Completed in 2005, and designed by Ingenhoven, Overdiek und Partner, East China Architecture and Design Institute, this 60-story skyscraper stands 333.3 meters (1,094 feet) above the ground.

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The two spires on top of this building added to its total height. The building is mainly used for offices, but the top 48 floors house the five-star Le Royal Méridien Shanghai hotel. The Shimao International also has a nine-floor shopping mall.

In 2001 Shanghai Shimao Group bought Wan Xiang Group, the original developer of this building, and consequently the Shanghai Shimao Group named the building after itself.

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