Introduction
This tallest building in China is, quite simply, sublime. Built in 1998 as a Sino-American joint venture, the Jin M¨¤o is currently the third tallest building in the world at 421m (1,379 ft.). Blending traditional Chinese and modern Western tower designs, the building, which boasts 88 floors, consists of 13 distinct tapering segments, with high-tech steel bands binding the glass like an exoskeleton.
Offices occupy the first 50 floors, the Grand Hyatt hotel the 51st to the 88th floors, while a public observation deck on the 88th floor ("The Skywalk") offers views to rival those of the nearby Oriental Pearl TV Tower (its admission charge is also lower). High-speed elevators (9m/31ft. per second) whisk visitors from Level B1 to the top in less than 45 seconds. The view from there is almost too high, but exquisite on a clear day. You can also look down at the 152m-high (517-ft.) atrium of the Grand Hyatt. Enter the building through entrance 4. |
