Shanghai Tower Glass Floor

The space between the two tubes varies from 1 to 10 meters 3 to 33 feet wide providing more public space inside the building.

Shanghai tower glass floor. Shanghai world financial center is an incredible feat of modern architecture. The shanghai tower was designed by the american architectural firm gensler with shanghainese architect jun xialeading the design team. The tower sports two glass facades an inner one and an outer one like overlapping tubes. The jinmao tower in shanghai has an unusual attraction for thrillseekers.

The tower takes the form of nine cylindrical buildings stacked atop each other totalling 128 floors all enclosed by the inner layer of the glass facade. You need to be lucky with the weather as the view is less spectacular when it s overcast like it was on our visit today. The first step out is little unnerving but so fun to be above the square and get some great pictures. Glass on 100th floor this is the middle height one of the 3 towers and provides a unique view of the city below as you walk on a glass floor on the highest observation area 100th floor.

The glass floor was amazing though. On a glass bottomed walkway at 1 115 feet above the ground. Not recommended for children with fear in height because they will only stay on the side and not want to step on the glass floor. Even though it s a financial center all tourist activities are well planned and well managed.

The observation deck is well worth the trip. It s a wonderful experience if you travel to shanghai you have to experience the 100th floor aerial view walking on the glass floor. But it s a must have experience. Overall the tower was a very good experience.

You re surrounded by glass and mirrors and stepping on thick glass looking between your feet. On the skyscraper s 88th floor there is a glass walkway with not even handrails to block the views. Sitting 259 meters above the ground the glass bottomed sightseeing corridor on the upper ball is absolutely the most attractive part in the oriental pearl tv tower. You can experience a 360 degree view of shanghai while standing on the corridor.

It was a little pricey for just the observatory and not the lunch or dinner but not something to shy away from. Unfortunately it was raining and foggy at time of our visit and some buildings were not much visible when at the top. Jinmao tower a super tall skyscraper in shanghai has. Main sightseeing floor is great with glass floor tower.

This might be the most thrilling way to view one of the world s largest cities. They will charge you for the visit.