Shimao International Plaza

Shimao International Plaza
上海世茂国际广场
Shimao International Plaza from the west
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Hotel, retail
Location	Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
Coordinates	31.236°N 121.471°E / 31.236; 121.471
Construction started	2001
Completed	2005
Height
Antenna spire	333.3 m (1,094 ft)
Roof	256 m (840 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	61
Floor area	170,000 m2 (1,800,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect	East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd., Ingenhoven Overdiek und Partner

Shimao International Plaza (Chinese: 上海世茂国际广场) is a 333.3 m (1,094 ft) tall skyscraper of 60 stories in Shanghai's Huangpu District. It was completed in 2005 under the design of Ingenhoven, Overdiek und Partner, East China Architecture and Design Institute.

Shimao International Plaza has two spires on its top, which make its total construction height to 333.3 metres. Most of the building (the upper 48 floors) houses the five-star, ultra-luxurious Le Royal Méridien Shanghai hotel with 770 rooms. The building also includes a 9 floor shopping mall and 3 floors of exclusive clubs.

Shanghai Shimao Group bought the original developer of the tower, Wan Xiang Group, in 2001 and the name of the building was changed.

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  The eastern façade of the Shimao International Plaza

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  Under construction in 2005

References

• Shimao International Plaza at Emporis
• Shimao International Plaza at SkyscraperPage