Oriental Pearl TV Tower

Oriental Pearl TV Tower

  • The tower is 468 metres high. It is the highest TV Tower in Asia and is the third highest one in the world.

Towering high above Pudong New Area, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower has been the outstanding landmark of Shanghai since its completion in 1995. The tower is 468 m high, the highest in Asia and the third highest in the world, next to the 553–meter-high CN Tower in Toronto, Canada, and the 540-meter-high TV Tower in Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Russia.

The tower includes 15 spheres of different sizes at different levels creating an artistic conception of "large and small pearls dropping onto a jade plate". It has become a symbolic piece of architecture and a favorite sight for tourists in Shanghai.

There is a revolving teahouse and a sightseeing platform, which can accommodate 1600 people in the largest ball. Here visitor can get a panoramic view of the Bund and Pudong New area.

There are 6 elevators within the tower. Five are installed in the three columns and one runs between the height of 250 meters and 341 meters. One of the five elevators is double-decked. Two medium-sized elevators, accommodating 30 persons each and running at a speed of 7 meters per second, cover the distance from the bottom of the tower to the highest sphere in 40 seconds.

How to Get there?

Pear Bus No. 870, 871, 872, Bus No. 81, 82, Channel No. 3, 4, 5, 6, Ferry service: Lujin Line, Taigong Line
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A very "missable" experience. Even on weekdays, expect to queue for hours alongside extremely pushy tourists, for multiple lift rides up to viewing floors with dirty windows and only passable views of the city. Unless you're a tower geek on a world tour of tall buildings, definitely give this one a ...
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