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Oriental Pearl Tower (Dongfang Mingzhu) vs Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall

Both Oriental Pearl Tower and Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall are praised by writers. Overall, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall ranks significantly better than Oriental Pearl Tower. Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall scores 95 with positive reviews from 9 reviewers like Michelin Guide, Afar Magazine and Travel + Leisure.

Oriental Pearl Tower (Dongfang Mingzhu)
Oriental Pearl Tower (Dongfang Mingzhu)
8 / 10
No. 1 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200120
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Fodor's 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 Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Love it or hate it, it’s hard to be indifferent to this 468m-tall poured-concrete tripod tower." Full review
Michelin Guide 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 Atlas Obscura
"The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline. " Full review
Frommer's 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
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Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
9 / 10
No.100 Renmin Main Street, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200003
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Fodor's Fodor's
"To understand the true scale of Shanghai and its ongoing building boom, visit the Master Plan Hall of this museum." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"More interesting than it sounds, this dramatic five-story glass building showcases the city's future urban development through detailed models and multimedia displays."
Frommer's Frommer's
"If you want to see what a city of the future is really going to look like, take yourself over to this museum on the eastern end of People's Square." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Some cities romanticise their past, others promise good times in the present, but only in China are you expected to visit places that haven’t even been built yet." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"On the third floor of the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center there's a room-size scale model of the city in 2020." Full review
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