China - Shanghai - Modern Architecture

Friday, 3 May, and Saturday, 4 May 2019

While the modern skyscrapers in Shanghai are more conventional than some of the newer buildings in Beijing, Shanghai still has it's share of steel-and-glass originals.

I don't know if the waves on the upper floors of the Haitong Securities Building have any function or are just supposed to add interest to an otherwise straight tower.

The tall building to the left is the Jin Mao Tower, the other tall building is the Shanghai World Financial Center (aka "bottle opener").

The top of the Golden Bell Mansion looks to me like an Apollo space capsule.

Arches top the Guangming Building (Shanghai Light Building).

The lotus top of the Bund Center.

And along with some unusual architecture is an unusual sculpture by Salvador Dali, "Nobility of Time".

While researching the names of the buildings, I came across The Skyscraper Center webpage. It bills itself as the Global Tall Building Database of the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. If you want to know about skyscrapers, this is the site for you.