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Oriental Pearl Tower as seen from the Bund

The Oriental Pearl Tower (东方明珠塔 pinyin: Dōngfāng Mngzhūtǎ) is located in the Pudong district of Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It was completed in 1995 and is 468m high.


The tower features 5 spheres. The lower sphere has a diameter of 50 m. An antenna extends 118 m above the building and transmits TV and radio programs.


The Pearl Tower attracts three million visitors each year.


It belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers.


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Oriental Pearl Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (373 words)
The Oriental Pearl Tower (东方明珠塔, pinyin: Dōngfāng Míngzhūtǎ) is a TV tower in Shanghai, China.
The Oriental Pearl Tower is located at the tip of Lujiazui in the Pudong district, by the side of Huangpu River, opposite The Bund of Shanghai.
At 468 m (1,535 feet) high, it is the tallest tower in Asia, and the third tallest tower in the world.
Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai, Regent Tour China (198 words)
Anyone arriving in Shanghai at night from the airport for the first time is immediately taken with the Oriental Pearl TV Tower as it monopolizes an already amazing emerging skyline.
The tower is referred to by the Chinese as "two dragons playing with a pearl".
At the base of the tower is Pudong Park which was designed as a contrast to the massive commercial development of the Special Economic Zone of Pudong.
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