The Shanghai World Financial Center is finally complete. China's tallest building, overtaking its neighbor, the Jin Mao by 70 meters. Though in this photo the older pagoda looks a little taller.
The SWFC was supposed to have a circular hole at the top, but it was felt to be 'too Japanese' at a time when China was remembering the painful recent history of occupation. I was in Shanghai in 2005 when Japanese restaurants were being attacked and eaters being shouted at to leave.
Here's some earlier photos, first no tower, then under construction...
LuJiaZui in Pudong (the new side of Shanghai, much of it being farms and fields 20 years ago) is home to much of Shanghai's financial horsepower. Lots of skyscrapers, though perhaps the most famous structure is the Pearl, which somehow follows you around...
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