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Oriental Pearl Tower (Dongfang Mingzhu)vsHeping Fandian
Both Peace Hotel and Oriental Pearl Tower are highly recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, Oriental Pearl Tower is the choice of most professionals compared to Peace Hotel. Oriental Pearl Tower scores 86 with recommendations from 5 reviewers like Michelin Guide, Atlas Obscura and Frommer's.
Oriental Pearl Tower (Dongfang Mingzhu)
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
Atlas Obscura
Frommer's
Independent
No. 1 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200120
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Fodor's "Looking like a stucture straight out of The Jetsons, the Oriental Pearl Tower was built when much of Pudong was still farmland." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Love it or hate it, it’s hard to be indifferent to this 468m-tall poured-concrete tripod tower." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The unusual silhouette of the Pearl of the Orient tower (1994, 468m) rises in three columns."
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The revolving restaurant offers expansive 360° views.
Atlas Obscura "The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline. " Full review
Frommer's "The earliest symbol of the new China, this hideous gray tower with three tapering levels of pink spheres (meant to resemble pearls) still holds a special place in many a local heart." Full review
Independent "The tower looks like a space rocket ready to launch and is one of China’s tallest structures. From up here, you can gaze down on the Bund"
Heping Fandian Fodor's Michelin Guide Frommer's
20 Nanjing Rd E, Shanghai 200002
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Fodor's "This hotel at the corner of the Bund and Nanjing Dong Lu is among Shanghai's most treasured buildings." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Designed by the star architects of the time, Palmer and Turner, it features a pyramidal tower made from copper that boasts a 360° view."
Frommer's "Having reopened after a 2-year renovation, this Art Deco palace is the ultimate symbol of romantic colonial Shanghai." Full review
