The Bocom Financial Towers () are two conjoined
skyscraper
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s which reach 265 metres (869 feet) in height. They are located in the
Pudong
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District of
Shanghai
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,
China
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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,
[ ] 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
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.
Ethan Hunt
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Appearances ''Mission: Impossible'' (1996)
In the first film, Hunt acts as the IMF point man for an ex ...
was shown sliding down the angled roof of the south tower.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Shanghai
The city of Shanghai, China is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world in terms of skyscraper construction, with the City of Shanghai reporting at the end of 2004 that there had been 6,704 buildings of 11 stories or more completed since 19 ...
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2002 establishments in China
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Office buildings completed in 2002
Twin towers
Skyscraper office buildings in Shanghai