Shanghai Tower honors 4,000 workers

The names of over 4,000 workers, designers and engineers who played a part in the design and construction of Shanghai Tower have been put on a new Wall of Honor.

The 60-meter-long structure was erected in gratitude to all the people who played a part in creating the world’s second-tallest building, said Ge Qing, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Tower Construction and Development.

The basement and one annex of China's tallest building, the Shanghai Tower, have opened to the public as a trial for the opening of the rest of the building later this year, said local authorities on Wednesday.

The 632-meter-high building in the Lujiazui financial hub of the Pudong New Area is surpassed in height only by Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, which soars to 829.8 meters. Its 35-meter-high fifth floor annex contains restaurants, conference rooms and wedding and banquet halls.

Along with the neighboring 492-meter-high Shanghai World Financial Center and the 420-meter-high Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai Tower is intended to cement Lujiazui’s reputation as a center for top financial companies and corporate headquarters.

Work on the tower began in 2008. It is scheduled to fully open by the end of this year.

An elevator that travels at 18 meters per second will carry visitors to the 118th floor in just 30 seconds. There they will be able to take another elevator to the sightseeing platform on the 120th floor.