Completed in 2015 in Shanghai's Lujiazui financial district, the Shanghai Tower is the tallest building in China, rising 2,073 feet in 128 stories. It was designed by the American firm Gensler, with the Shanghai-born architect Jun Xia leading the team.
The tower is made of nine cylindrical sections stacked one on another, wrapped in two layers of glass. The outer skin twists as it rises, and the space between the two layers holds nine sky lobbies with gardens, cafés and shops, each with views over the city. Thanks to the double skin, neither layer needs reflective glass, so both can be fully transparent. From 2016 to 2025 it was the tallest building in the world with LEED Platinum certification for sustainability.
It stands beside the Jin Mao Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Center, forming the world's first group of three supertall buildings side by side. Its observation deck is among the highest in the world.
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