Shanghai (AFP) - The world's second tallestbuilding, Shanghai Tower, will soon open inthe Chinese financial capital with a twist -- a 120-degree twist, to be exact.
上海(法新社)——天下第二高樓上海塔將在上海開放,這座旋轉的大樓其旋轉度到達了120度。
A softened triangular "outerskin" is literally twisted around a circular core, sending the glass andsteel tower spiralling 632 metres (2,086 feet) into the grey sky above thecity.
一層軟化的三角形"外層皮膚"被旋轉、籠罩在這座大廈的圓形內核外,這座由鋼鐵和玻璃組成的大樓高達632米。
State-backed developer Shanghai TowerConstruction and Development Co. views the modern design as a symbol of China'sfuture, a super-tall building in the city's gleaming Pudong financial district,which did not even exist 25 years ago.
國度支撐的開辟商上海塔樓扶植和成長有限公司視這座當代修建為中國將來的意味,一座直立在繁榮的浦東金融區的超高修建,而浦東金融區在25年前乃至還不存在。