Plaza 66

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Plaza 66 恒隆广场
Tower 1 (right) & Tower 2 (left)
Information
Location	Jing'an District, Shanghai, China
Coordinates	31°13′48″N 121°26′56″E / 31.23, 121.449Coordinates: 31°13′48″N 121°26′56″E / 31.23, 121.449
Status	Complete
Constructed	Tower 1: 2001 Tower 2: 2006
Use	Office, retail
Roof	Tower 1: 288 m (945 ft) Tower 2: 228 m (748 ft)
Floor count	Tower 1: 66 Tower 2: 46
Companies
Architect	East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd., Frank C. Y. Feng Architects & Associates, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC

Plaza 66 (Chinese: 恒隆广场) is an office complex in Shanghai, consisting of two skyscrapers. The tallest, Tower One, is 288 m high and was completed in 2001, while Tower 2 is 228 m high and was copmleted in 2006. The two towers are connected by a skybridge.

Tower One is currently the 3rd tallest skyscraper in Shanghai^[1] and also the tallest building in the Puxi area.^[2] It is located at 1266 Nanjing Road West. The height of the building is 288 m (945 ft) and it has 66 floors.^[3] Work on the first tower was finished in 2001. The shorter tower, called Plaza 66 Tower 2, was completed in 2006.^[4] The project was developed by Hang Lung Properties of Hong Kong led by Ronnie Chan. The buildings were designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) architects from New York. The lead designer for KPF was James von Klemperer and the manager in charge of the project was Paul Katz. The building got third most votes in the 2001 Emporis Skyscraper Award selection.^[5]

[edit] See also

• List of tallest buildings in Shanghai

[edit] External links

• Plaza 66 Tower One at Emporis
• Plaza 66 Tower Two at Emporis
• Plaza 66 Tower One at SkyscraperPage
• Plaza 66 Tower Two at SkyscraperPage

v • d • e Skyscrapers in Shanghai over 170 metres Completed: Over 300 m Oriental Pearl Tower (468 m, 1995) · Jin Mao Tower (421 m, 1998) · Shimao International Plaza (333 m, 2005) 200-300 m Plaza 66 Tower 1 (288 m, 2001) · Tomorrow Square (285 m, 2003) · Hong Kong New World Tower (278 m, 2002) · Bocom Financial Towers (265 m, 2002) · Grand Gateway Shanghai Towers (262 m, 2005) · Bank of Shanghai Headquarters (252 m, 2005) · 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 Square (222 m, 2003) · The Regent 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) · Sofitel Jin Jiang Oriental Pudong Hotel (207 m, 2002) · 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) Under construction: Shanghai Center (580 m, 2010) · Shanghai World Financial Center (492 m, 2008) · Shanghai Wheelock Square (298 m, 2008) · North Bund Tower (297 m, 2009) · TIPS China Building (289 m, 2009) · Development Tower (256 m) · Albany Oasis Garden Office Tower (260 m, 2008) · Shanghai IFC North Tower (260 m, 2010) · Huamin King Tower (258 m, 2008) · Shanghai IFC South Tower (250 m, 2009) · Jasper Tower (220 m, 2008) · X3-2 Office Development (200 m) · Park Place Office Tower (188 m) · Hopson International Tower (180 m, 2008) · China Merchants Bank Headquarters (180 m) · Shanghai Expo Guest Hotel (178 m) Buildings listed in order of height and with year of completion  ·  Building data source: Emporis See also: List of tallest buildings in Shanghai · Category:Buildings and structures in Shanghai · Buildings on the Bund