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The Shanghai Tower is seen prior to the topping off ceremony in Shanghai, China, on Saturday, Aug 3, 2013. – PHOTO: AP
A general view of Shanghai’s financial district of Pudong is seen from the top of the Shanghai Tower, which is undergoing construction, on Aug 3, 2013. — PHOTO: REUTERS
The moon rises over the skyline next to the Shanghai Tower (right), which is undergoing construction at Pudong financial district in Shanghai in this Sept 1, 2012 file photo. — PHOTO: REUTERS
A man stands on a boat on the Huangpu River near the Shanghai Tower (second, right), which is undergoing construction at Pudong financial district in Shanghai on Nov 12, 2012. — PHOTO: REUTERS
People walk near the Shanghai Tower, which is undergoing construction, at the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai on July 25, 2013. — PHOTO: REUTERS
A man watches a construction crane lift a piece of steel at the Shanghai Tower in the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai on Jan 21, 2013. — FILE PHOTO: REUTERS
People walk along a busy street near the Shanghai Tower (centre), which is undergoing construction, at the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai, on March 27, 2013. — FILE PHOTO: REUTERS
A banner with pictures of Chinese construction workers is seen at the Shanghai Tower, which is undergoing construction, at the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai on Jan 21, 2013. — FILE PHOTO: REUTERS
A view of Shanghai’s skyscrapers Oriental Pearl Tower (left), Shanghai Tower (under construction), Jin Mao Tower (second, right) and the Shanghai World Financial Center (right) are seen during a hazy day in the Shanghai financial district on May 12, 2013. — FILE PHOTO: REUTERS
A view of the Shanghai Tower (second, right), which is undergoing construction, at the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai on Dec 12, 2012. — FILE PHOTO: REUTERS
A worker prepares the last piece of steel during the topping out ceremony at the Shanghai Tower, which is undergoing construction, at the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai on Aug 3, 2013. — PHOTO: REUTERS
The last piece of the tower is lifted to put in place at the top of the Shanghai Tower during the topping off ceremony in Shanghai, China, on Saturday, Aug 3, 2013. — PHOTO: AP
SHANGHAI (AFP) – Work on the main structure of the world’s second tallest skyscraper was completed on Saturday, as the final beam was placed on the Shanghai Tower.
A crane placed the steel beam 580 metres above the ground in Shanghai, China’s commercial hub, as the building formally overtook Taiwan’s 509-metre tall Taipei 101 building to become the highest tower in Asia.
Globally it is second only to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which stands at 830 metres. The tower, which costs an estimated $ 14.8 billion yuan (S$ 3.05 billion), will reach over 630 metres when it is finally finished.
“It’s a landmark and it will change the skyline of Shanghai,” Mr Xia Jun from Gensler, the US firm which designed the tower, told a press conference on Saturday following a “topping out” ceremony. “I don’t think the importance of an architecture lies entirely in its height,” he added.
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