How to Visit Shanghai World Financial Center (Tips, Photos & Map)

The most outstanding feature of the skyscrapers is an aperture on its summit, which is often dubbed as "the bottle opener" by foreigners and Chinese.

See the picture below: Shanghai World Finacial Center ( the bottle opener ) on the left; Jinmao Tower in the Middle; Shanghai Tower on the right.

If you are an enthusiast for panoramic views from tall buildings,  you can choose any of the four skyscrapers - Shanghai Tower ( 623 meters ), Shanghai World Financial Center ( 492 meters ) , Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower ( 470 meters ), and Jinmao Tower (420 meters ).

Today let's go up Shanghai World Financial Center!  Shanghai World Financial Center stands adjacent to Shanghai Tower on its east and Jinmao Tower on its southeast. It is a multi-use skyscraper, encompassing offices, hotels, conference rooms, observation decks, and ground-floor shopping malls.

How to Get to Shanghai World Financial Center?

Practical Information ( Tickets and Business Hours )

The 100th-floor observation deck

It is said that there are three observation decks on the building. But you won't miss the tallest 100th-floor observation deck known as "Sightseeing Sky Pavilion".

The Sightseeing Sky Pavilion is housed on the 100th-floor in Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC). It is a 474-meter high suspended long corridor over the aperture of the bottle opener.

From the transparent corridor, you can see both the turrets of Jinmao Tower and Oriental Pearl TV Tower. As if walking in the clouds, you can glimpse all the beautiful sights on both sides of Huangpu River.

Hassle-free Shanghai Guided Tours

If you don’t want to do a self-guided tour and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for guided tours to Shanghai:

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