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Shanghai Tower: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 632 m.

architectural height

632 m = 0.632 km. A meter contains 100 centimeters, or 1,000 millimeters.

2016Opened to the public

A twisting façade wraps around the tower.

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Shanghai Tower, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

A twisted façade wraps around the tower. Displayed dimension: architectural height.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Catalogue value to check against the source; not individually audited.

Detailed interpreted illustration. It is not a photograph, an architectural survey or an exact scientific reconstruction.

Opened to the public: 2016. Proposed historical date; an existing documentary source is linked but was not consulted for this date in this session. Do not interpret this reference as the manufacturing date of the illustrated specimen. Construction was completed in 2015; the 2016 reference denotes opening to the public, not the start of construction.