Shanghai IFC

Shanghai IFC in 2012 (with Shanghai Tower under construction in the background).

Shanghai IFC while under construction in April 2010

Forecourt of Shanghai IFC, with an Apple Store underneath.

Shanghai International Finance Centre, usually abbreviated as Shanghai IFC, is a commercial building complex and a shopping centre (branded Shanghai IFC mall) in Shanghai. It incorporates two tower blocks at 249.9 metres (south tower) and 259.9 metres (north tower) housing offices and a hotel, and an 85-metre tall multi-storey building behind and between the two towers.

Shanghai IFC is located in Lujiazui, in Pudong, Shanghai. It occupies a prominent position southeast of the Lujiazui roundabout, diagonally across from the Oriental Pearl Tower and across the road from Super Brand Mall. It is adjacent to Lujiazui Station on Metro Line 2, and can be accessed directly from the underground station via a tunnel.

The south tower of Shanghai IFC and part of the multistorey building was completed in 2009, while the north tower and the rest of the complex was completed in 2010. Work continued for several years afterwards on peripheral aspects of the development, including landscaping and footbridge connections to nearby buildings and Lujiazui Central Park.

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel occupies the south tower, while the north tower houses the current Shanghai headquarters of HSBC in China. Other prominent tenants of the complex include an Apple Store under the sunken forecourt of the building (topped by a cylindrical glass skylight rising from the forecourt), a multi-screen cinema, and a Citysuper supermarket. The remainder of the retail area is largely taken up by upscale chain restaurants and international luxury fashion brands.

Shanghai IFC, like its sister project the International Finance Centre in Hong Kong, was developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties.

HSBC lions

Maintaining a tradition begun with the historic HSBC Building across the Huangpu River on the Bund, the front of the north tower features a pair of bronze lions, the fourth pair of copies of the original which once graced the bank's old Shanghai headquarters.

The original lions are now held by the Shanghai Historic Museum (which currently has no permanent home) and are separately on display at the Museum's display room under the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Shanghai Banking Museum, both nearby in Lujiazui. The Shanghai IFC copies were cast from the copies outside HSBC's Hong Kong headquarters; the other two copies (outside HSBC's global headquarters in London and the historic HSBC Building in Shanghai) were cast from the Hong Kong copies and Shanghai originals respectively.

See also

• International Finance Centre

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shanghai IFC.

• Shanghai IFC official site
• Shanghai IFC mall official site
• Sun Hung Kai Properties

Skyscrapers in Shanghai over 170 metres Completed: Over 300 m 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) 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) 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 Tower (632 m, 2014) White Magnolia Plaza (320 m, 2011) TIPS China Building (289 m, 2009) Albany Oasis Garden Office Tower (260 m, 2008) Huamin King Tower (258 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

Coordinates: 31°14′11″N 121°30′04″E / 31.2365°N 121.5011°E / 31.2365; 121.5011