Specific information of the Oriental Pearl

The Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower is a futuristic building, located in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, across the Huangpu River and the Bund. It was originally named Shanghai Radio and Television Tower, usually referred to as the Oriental Pearl for short.

The Oriental Pearl was designed by East China Architectural Design and Research Institute at that time. 199 1 started construction, 1994 was completed, with a total height of 468 meters.

From 1994 to 2007, it was the tallest building in Chinese mainland, which was surpassed by Shanghai World Financial Center in 2007. Since its completion, the Oriental Pearl has become a part of the Shanghai skyline, a landmark building in Shanghai and a national 5A tourist attraction in China.

The concept of Shanghai Radio and TV Tower comes from the framing concept of a big pearl and a small pearl falling on a jade plate in Bai Juyi's Pipa Journey. It consists of three cylinders arranged in zigzag with a spacing of 7 meters and three diagonal braces with a diameter of 7 meters and an angle of 60 degrees with the ground. During this period, the arrangement runs through 1 1 spheres of different sizes.

The cylinder is 9 meters in diameter, with six high-speed elevators and pipes built in, and is made of reinforced concrete. 1 1 Sphere is a spherical steel grid structure, which is enclosed by a new domestic aluminum honeycomb metal curtain wall panel. The bottom layer is concrete base. The sightseeing floor, guest rooms, restaurants, exhibition halls and radio and television transmitting equipment are distributed in the sphere and pedestal.

Extended information activities:

Since its completion, the Oriental Pearl is not only a landmark building, but also a venue for Shanghai's national fitness campaign. 1996 65438+ 10 1 day, Shanghai Sports Bureau held a New Year's Day climbing activity in Shanghai Radio and Television Tower, which has since become a regular and permanent activity.

The annual stair climbing activity usually starts at 9: 00 am on June 65438+1 October1Sunday at the Oriental Pearl Square. The number of participants is generally around 500, and another 2000 runners take part in long-distance running activities. There are standing men's and women's groups in the competition. Of course, other groups will be added according to different situations. For example, in the climbing activity of 20 1 1, two groups were added: Sunflower City Chaoyang Group and Happy and Harmonious Family Group.

Since 2009, Oriental Pearl, a landmark building in Shanghai, has announced its participation in the "Earth Hour" in response to the call of WWF for energy conservation and emission reduction.

At 8: 30 pm on March 28th, 2009, Shanghai Radio and TV Tower turned off all outdoor landscape lights 1 hour. On March 27th, 20 10, the lights of the Oriental Pearl and the whole Lujiazui financial and trade zone were turned off for one hour. On the evening of March 26th, 2065438+0/kloc-0, the Oriental Pearl participated in Earth Hour for the third year.

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