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The Oriental Pearl Tower (东方明珠塔 pinyin: Dōngfāng M?ngzhūtǎ) is a TV tower located in Pudong district of Shanghai, China. It was completed in 1995. At 468 m high, it is the highest construction of the People's Republic of China. The Oriental Pearl Tower belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers. The tower features 5 spheres. The 2 biggest spheres have a diameter of 50 m, for the lower one, and 45 m, for the higher one. They are linked by 3 columns, each are 9 m in diameter. The tower has three observatory levels. The highest one (Space Module) is at 350 m. The lower ones are respectively at 263 m (Sightseeing Floor) and at 90 m (Space City). There is a revolving restaurant at the 267 m level. An antenna extends the construction by another 118 m and transmits TV and radio programs. The Pearl Tower attracts three million visitors each year.
de:Oriental Pearl Tower es:Oriental Pearl Tower zh:东方明珠电视塔 Category:Towers in China Category:Shanghai This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Oriental Pearl Tower".
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