Once known as the Paris of the East in the early 20th century, today Shanghai remains an exotic magnet for culture and the arts but has grown into a global hub for business and finance…and is the home of Shanghai Tower.

Shanghai Tower is a distinctive skyscraper reaching high above the financial district of Shanghai, China. It rises to 632 meters and has been designed into a spiral shape. It houses several facilities such as offices, commercial facilities, hotels and multi-purpose halls, and has observation decks on the 118th and 119th floors.

Observation deck viewed from the elevator hall on the 119th floor. One of the elevators runs at 1,230 meters per minute

The tower boasts a total of 114 elevators, all supplied by MEBS . Our active roller guide and noise reduction technologies have improved the issue of noise and vibration, resulting in increased speed and silent top-level riding comfort. And the regenerative power produced during elevator operation contributes to energy savings. When it comes to skyscrapers—and vertical transport—the sky’s the limit.

Elevator hall on the 2nd-basement floor, for shuttle elevators to observation decks

Elevator hall on the 126th floor. Part of the seismic damper located on the building’s highest level can be seen

Car of the elevator that connects the observation deck to the restaurant and machine room on the higher floors

1st-floor elevator hall, for double-deck elevators to offices. One of these is the world’s fastest double-deck elevator (as of 2023)

Office entrance. The elevator halls can be seen, respectively for the upper and lower cars of double-deck elevators

Shanghai Tower

Location: Shanghai, China
Architects: Gensler
Installation completed in: 2017