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Shanghai Skyline

Grand Hyatt building on a clear day in Pudong

Grand Hyatt building on a clear day in Pudong

Grand Hyatt building on a clear day in Pudong Panorama of Puxi Shanghai Shanghai World Financial Center under construction (right) Night lights of Pudong Shanghai

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  • Image © 2006 Janet McKelpin

At the speed of all the construction in Shanghai, the skyline is ever changing. One has to wonder what will happen in just 5 months. It's no longer measured in years.

On a recent trip to Shanghai, I stayed on the Pudong side of the city. During an early morning walk, I found it amusing to see the skyline in front of me. Notice how small the Oriental Pearl Tower is compared to the Jin Mao Tower (Grand Hyatt Shanghai). Construction is under way on the Shanghai World Financial Center in close proximity. See how much taller it will be when it's completed.

If you have more recent pictures of the Shanghai skyline, I welcome you to share them.

Published on 11/16/06

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Shanghai Hills

Contributor: emckelpin [34] 11/26/06

1 of 2 people found this comment helpful.

Here's a link to the Shanghai World Financial Center recently re-named Shanghai Hills.

http://www.shanghaihills.com/en/overview/index.html

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Incredibly cosmopolitan

Contributor: cmchien [83] 11/17/06

3 of 3 people found this comment helpful.

The last time I visited Shanghai was in the summer of 1996, 10 years ago now. I remember that it seemed like, in general, there was always an enormous amount of construction going on everywhere. It seems like the pace has, if anything, picked up.

Readers should make sure to look at the full-size images. Is that a picture of the Mona Lisa on a 20-story tall digital billboard?

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