Plaza 66

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building_name = Plaza 66
恒隆广场


caption = Tower 1 (right) & Tower 2 (left)
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location = Jing'an District,
Shanghai, China
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constructed = Tower 1: 2001
Tower 2: 2006
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use = Office, retail
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roof = Tower 1: convert|288|m|ft|0|abbr=on
Tower 2: convert|228|m|ft|0|abbr=on
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floor_count = Tower 1: 66
Tower 2: 46
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architect = East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd., Frank C. Y. Feng Architects & Associates, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
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Plaza 66 ( _zh. 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 completed in 2006. The two towers are connected by a skybridge.

Tower One is currently the 3rd tallest skyscraper in Shanghai [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=100213&bt=9&ht=2&sro=1 Emporis.com - List of completed high-rise buildings in Shanghai] ] and also the tallest building in the Puxi area. [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bo/?id=100817 Emporis.com - Buildings in the Puxi district] ] It is located at 1266 Nanjing Road West. The height of the building is 288 m (945 ft) and it has 66 floors. [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=plaza66-shanghai-china Emporis.com - Plaza 66] ] Work on the first tower was finished in 2001. The shorter tower, called "Plaza 66 Tower 2", was completed in 2006. [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=plaza66tower2-shanghai-china Emporis.com - Plaza 66 Tower 2] ] 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. [ [http://awards.emporis.com/?nav=nominees&lng=3 Emporis Skyscraper Award - The nominees for 2001] ]

ee also

* List of tallest buildings in Shanghai

References

External links

* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=103767 Plaza 66 Tower One] at Emporis
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=149032 Plaza 66 Tower Two] at Emporis
* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1258 Plaza 66 Tower One at SkyscraperPage]
* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=15712 Plaza 66 Tower Two at SkyscraperPage]