Bocom Financial Towers

Office in Shanghai, China

North tower: 230 m (755 ft)
South tower: 197 m (646 ft)

Technical detailsFloor count52Design and constructionArchitect(s)ABB Architekten

The Bocom Financial Towers (Chinese: 交银金融大厦) are two conjoined skyscrapers which reach 265 metres (869 feet) in height. They are located in the Pudong District of Shanghai, China and are split into the North and South Towers. Both towers were designed by ABB Architekten. The North tower is the 810th tallest existing building in the world when measured up to the highest architectural point.

An atrium connects the two towers together and reaches a height of 163.4 metres. A swimming pool offering views over all of Shanghai is located on the 48th floor of the North Tower.

North Tower statistics

Construction of the tower began in 1997 and was completed in 2002. It is 52 stories tall with four basement levels. The height to the top of spire is 265 metres and it has a roof height of 230 metres. At its widest point, the tower is 15.8 metres wide and at its narrowest it is 9.75 metres wide. It has a length of 31 metres.

South Tower statistics

Construction of the South Tower was completed in 1999,^[1] three years before the North Tower. It has 42 floors above ground and four below ground level. It has a roof height of 197.4 metres and the top floor is located 171.6 metres up. At its widest point, the tower is 15.8 metres wide and at its narrowest, it is 9.75 metres wide. It has a length of 31 metres.

In popular culture

It was one of the three buildings part of the filming of Mission: Impossible III starring Tom Cruise. Ethan Hunt was shown sliding down the angled roof of the south tower.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "BOCOM Financial Towers - The Skyscraper Center".

External links

"Emporis building ID 103749". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 22, 2016.
"Bocom Financial Towers". SkyscraperPage.

Skyscrapers in Shanghai over 170 meters (558 feet)

Completed:

Over 300 m	Shanghai Tower (632 m, 2014) Shanghai World Financial Center (492 m, 2008) Oriental Pearl Tower (468 m, 1995) Jin Mao Tower (421 m, 1998) Shimao International Plaza (333 m, 2005) White Magnolia Plaza (320 m, 2011)
200–300 m	Shanghai Wheelock Square (298 m, 2008) Plaza 66 Tower 1 (288 m, 2001) Tomorrow Square (285 m, 2003) K11 (278 m, 2002) Bocom Financial Towers (265 m, 2002) Grand Gateway Shanghai Towers (262 m, 2005) Shanghai IFC North Tower (260 m, 2010) One Lujiazui (256 m, 2008) Bank of Shanghai Headquarters (252 m, 2005) Shanghai IFC South Tower (250 m, 2009) Maxdo Centre (241 m, 2005) Cloud Nine (238 m, 2006) International Ocean Shipping Building (232 m, 2000) Plaza 66 Tower 2 (228 m, 2006) Oasis Skyway Garden Hotel (226 m, 2006) Bank of China Tower (226 m, 2000) Raffles City (222 m, 2003) Jasper Tower (220 m, 2008) The Longemont Shanghai (218 m, 2005) Shanghai Dong Hai Plaza (217 m, 2004) World Finance Tower (212 m, 2000) King Tower (212 m, 1996) Pudong International Information Port (211 m, 2001) Nan Zheng Building (205 m, 1998) Lippo Plaza (204 m, 1998) Shanghai Sen Mao International Building (203 m, 1998) Huaxia Financial Square Towers (202 m, 2003) Golden Bell Mansion (200 m, 1998) Radisson Hotel Shanghai New World (200 m)
170–200 m	World Plaza Shanghai (199 m, 1998) Bund Center (198 m, 2002) Wenxin United Press Building (197 m, 1999) Lan Sheng Building (196 m, 1997) China Insurance Building (196 m, 1999) The Center (196 m, 2004) CITIC Square (193 m, 2000) Huaneng Union Tower (188 m, 1997) CAAC Pudong Tower (188 m, 2001) Bao'an Tower (188 m, 1997) Shanghai Futures Building (187 m, 1998) China Merchants Tower (186 m, 1995) Shanghai China Merchants Plaza Office Building (186 m, 1998) Aurora Plaza (185 m, 2003) Pudong Development Mansion (185 m, 2001) Ciro's Plaza (181 m, 2002) Union Square Towers (185 m, 2005) Pudong Shangri La Hotel Extension (180 m, 2005) Citigroup Tower (180 m, 2005) Shanghai Property Information Exchange Center (180 m, 2000) Harbour Ring Plaza (178 m, 1998) K. Wah Center (178 m, 2005) Four Seasons Hotel (172 m, 2002)