Shanghai denies plan on world's highest skyscraper
(Xinhua) Updated: 2006-10-19 10:28
Shanghai -- Rumors that Shanghai is planning to build a
700-meter-high skyscraper were refuted Wednesday by Lujiazui Group, a leading
real estate development company in the economic hub.
The height of the skyscraper - which will be the third landmark tower in the
Lujiazui financial zone - and its architect, are yet to be decided, sources with
the Lujiazui Group revealed.
According to a 1993 masterplan for the development of the Lujiazui financial
zone, there will be three landmark skyscrapers in the area.
One of the landmark structures, Jinmao Tower, has been erected, and another,
the Shanghai World Financial Tower, is being built.
At 420.5 meters high, Jinmao Tower ranks fourth in the world after the
508-meter-high Taipei 101 Tower (now the world's highest) in China's Taiwan
Province, Petronas Tower 1&2 in Kuala Lumpur, and Sears Tower in Chicago.
The Shanghai World Financial Tower that is currently under construction will
be 492 meters high and will have 104 storeys when completed.
The third skyscraper in Lujiazui financial zone will be adjacent to Jinmao
Tower in the north and Shanghai World Financial Tower in the east, said sources
with Lujiazui Group, who are responsible for the project.
The hunt for the project's architect is underway. Sources said that the
candidates include two American architect firms, SOM and KPF, and the
Southeastern Institute of Shanghai Modern Architectural Design Group.
Shanghai has more than 300 high-rises that reach more than 100 meters into
the air.
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