Cloud Nine (Shanghai)

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Cloud Nine
General information
Type	Office, hotel, retail
Location	Changning District, Shanghai, China
Coordinates	31°13′16″N 121°24′43″E / 31.221°N 121.412°E / 31.221; 121.412Coordinates: 31°13′16″N 121°24′43″E / 31.221°N 121.412°E / 31.221; 121.412
Construction started	2001
Completed	2006
Height
Roof	238 m (781 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	58
Floor area	300,000 m² (3,200,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect	Arquitectonica

The name Cloud 9 also refers to the top-floor bar of another skyscraper in Shanghai, the Jin Mao Tower. For other contexts see Cloud Nine

Cloud Nine is a 58-floor 238 meter (781 foot) tall skyscraper completed in 2006 located in Shanghai, China. It is also known as Shanghai Summit Shopping City. It is home to many multinational retailers such as Uniqlo and H&M, and is also home to a Renaissance Hotel.

Its English and Chinese names are completely different: its Chinese name is 龙之梦购物中心 (Dragon's Dream Shopping Center).^[1]

[edit] See also

List of tallest buildings in Shanghai

[edit] References

^ "Cloud Nine Shopping Mall龙之梦购物中心". City Weekend magazine. http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/listings/shopping/malls-department-stores/has/cloud-nine-shopping-mall/.

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Skyscrapers in Shanghai over 170 metres

Completed:

Over 300 m	Shanghai World Financial Center (492 m, 2008) · Oriental Pearl Tower (468 m, 1995) · Jin Mao Tower (421 m, 1998) · Shimao International Plaza (333 m, 2005)

200-300 m	Shanghai Wheelock Square (298 m, 2008) · Plaza 66 Tower 1 (288 m, 2001) · Tomorrow Square (285 m, 2003) · Hong Kong New World Tower (278 m, 2002) · Bocom Financial Towers (265 m, 2002) · One Lujiazui (256 m, 2008) · Grand Gateway Shanghai Towers (262 m, 2005) · Bank of Shanghai Headquarters (252 m, 2005) · Maxdo Centre (241 m, 2005) · Cloud Nine (238 m, 2006) · International Ocean Shipping Building (232 m, 2000) · Plaza 66 Tower 2 (228 m, 2006) · Oasis Skyway Garden Hotel (226 m, 2006) · Bank of China Tower (226 m, 2000) · Raffles City (222 m, 2003) · Jasper Tower (220 m, 2008) · The Regent Shanghai (218 m, 2005) · Shanghai Dong Hai Plaza (217 m, 2004) · World Finance Tower (212 m, 2000) · King Tower (212 m, 1996) · Pudong International Information Port (211 m, 2001) · Sofitel Jin Jiang Oriental Pudong Hotel (207 m, 2002) · Nan Zheng Building (205 m, 1998) · Lippo Plaza (204 m, 1998) · Shanghai Sen Mao International Building (203 m, 1998) · Huaxia Financial Square Towers (202 m, 2003) · Golden Bell Mansion (200 m, 1998) · Radisson Hotel Shanghai New World (200 m)

170-200 m	World Plaza Shanghai (199 m, 1998) · Bund Center (198 m, 2002) · Wenxin United Press Building (197 m, 1999) · Lan Sheng Building (196 m, 1997) · China Insurance Building (196 m, 1999) · The Center (196 m, 2004) · CITIC Square (193 m, 2000) · Huaneng Union Tower (188 m, 1997) · CAAC Pudong Tower (188 m, 2001) · Bao'an Tower (188 m, 1997) · Shanghai Futures Building (187 m, 1998) · China Merchants Tower (186 m, 1995) · Shanghai China Merchants Plaza Office Building (186 m, 1998) · Aurora Plaza (185 m, 2003) · Pudong Development Mansion (185 m, 2001) · Ciro's Plaza (181 m, 2002) · Union Square Towers (185 m, 2005) · Pudong Shangri La Hotel Extension (180 m, 2005) · Citigroup Tower (180 m, 2005) · Shanghai Property Information Exchange Center (180 m, 2000) · Harbour Ring Plaza (178 m, 1998) · K. Wah Center (178 m, 2005) · Four Seasons Hotel (172 m, 2002)