Shanghai World Financial Center – the building «opener»

It can be said that the construction of the Shanghai World Financial Center watched everyone. Each of them waited for will be finished and the construction of what will happen. And then, finally, in 2008, in the summer, the construction ended. Anyone who has been waiting for this hour, was insanely happy.

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And so, the height of the building to date is 492 meters, that is, the building occupies the fourth place among the tallest skyscrapers in the world. The construction of a financial center, engaged the Japanese company Mori Building Corporation. The most interesting thing in this building, that in its view it resembles a building «opener».

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In order to construct a building, we need sponsors, and so the construction of the building is supported Japanese tycoon Minoru Mori, because the informal name of the building in his honor. However, the building was under construction for a long time, as has begun in 1997, but because of the crisis, it turned out that the construction dragged on for 10 years. The building area is 377 square meters, the building has an elevator 31 and 33 escalators.

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Before you hand over the building in operation, it has been tested on a seismological and activity and found that it can withstand the force of the earthquake, which will be seven balls. In order for the building to be as secure as possible, three emergency exits provided for therein. That is, if you remember September 11, when people can not get out of the building because it was not as. The building has a special elevators that are outside stairs that are inside. As well as floors that are specially protected

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Specially protected floor, located on each floor 12. It provided for people to be able to wait for reinforcements, and not die by fire or any other disaster. Three floors below ground are intended for parking, from the first to the fifth floor, it’s shops, restaurants and conference facilities. A 7 to 77 floor are offices. Also, do not forget about the hotel, which is located on 79 floors at 93 so that the building is quite interesting and exciting.