Jinmao Tower, an 88-story landmark building in Shanghai's Lujiazui area, started operation on March 19, 1999. (Photo by Zheng Xianzhang/for chinadaily.com.cn)
Standing at 420.5 meters, it was the tallest building in China from 1998, when it was completed, to 2007. (Photo by Zheng Xianzhang/for chinadaily.com.cn)
A Chinese parachutist jumped off the Jinmao Tower during a performance in this file photo. (Photo by Zheng Xianzhang/for chinadaily.com.cn)
The building contains a shopping mall, offices and the Grand Hyatt Shanghai hotel, which at the time of completion was the highest hotel in the world. (Photo by Zheng Xianzhang/for chinadaily.com.cn)
The building is located on a 24,000-square-meter plot of land in Lujiazui of Pudong New Area. (Photo by Zheng Xianzhang/for chinadaily.com.cn)
Jinmao Tower was surpassed by the 492-meter Shanghai World Financial Center in 2007 and the 632-meter Shanghai Tower in 2015. The three buildings create the world's first trio of adjacent supertall skyscrapers. (Photo by Zheng Xianzhang/for chinadaily.com.cn)
Its postmodern form draws on traditional Chinese architecture such as the tiered pagoda. (Photo by Zheng Xianzhang/for chinadaily.com.cn)
Jinmao Tower is part of the Lujiazui skyline seen from the Bund, along with the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Shanghai World Financial Center and the Shanghai Tower. (Photo by Zheng Xianzhang/for chinadaily.com.cn)
