Shanghai IFC

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Shanghai International Finance Center
Hanyu Pinyin		Shànghǎi Guójīn Zhōngxīn

Shanghai International Finance Center, usually abbreviated as Shanghai IFC, is a commercial building complex and a shopping center (branded Shanghai IFC mall was officially opened to public on 28 April 2010) located at 8 Century Avenue, Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, China.^[1] It incorporates two tower blocks at 249.9 metres (820 ft) (south tower) and 259.9 metres (853 ft) (north tower) housing offices and a hotel, and an 85-metre (279 ft) tall multi-storey building behind and between the two towers.

Shanghai IFC is located in

, and can be accessed directly from the underground station via a tunnel.

The south tower of Shanghai IFC and part of the multistorey building was completed in 2009, while the north tower and the rest of the complex was completed in 2010. Work continued for several years afterwards on peripheral aspects of the development, including landscaping and footbridge connections to nearby buildings and Lujiazui Central Park.

The

supermarket. The remainder of the retail area is largely taken up by upscale chain restaurants and international luxury fashion brands.

Shanghai IFC, like its sister project the International Finance Centre in Hong Kong, was developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties.

Shanghai International Financial Center was officially opening ceremony by China's top leader, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party's Hu Jintao on New Year's Day 2011.

HSBC lions

Maintaining a tradition begun with the historic

, the front of the north tower features a pair of bronze lions, the fourth pair of copies of the original which once graced the bank's old Shanghai headquarters.

The original lions are now held by the Shanghai Historic Museum (which has no permanent home) and are separately on display at the museum's display room under the

) were cast from the Hong Kong copies and Shanghai originals respectively.

Shanghai IFC Mall

Shanghai IFC Mall

Hanyu Pinyin

Shànghǎi Guójīn Zhōngxīn Shāngchǎng

Shanghai International Finance Center Mall or Shanghai IFC Mall is a

spaces.

The

.

Most of the tenants on the ground floor are 24 international

.

On the third floor, there are Hong Kong Cantonese restaurant Liyuan, porridge noodle shop Zhengdou porridge noodle expert, Vietnamese cuisine restaurant Jinniuyuan and Taiwanese hot pot restaurant Taihe Temple spicy hot pot.

There are also many

.

• 
  Shanghai IFC while under construction in April 2010
• 
  Shanghai International Finance Center Mall Atrium (May 2010)
• 
  Avenue of Stars
• 
  Apple Store

Transportation

Shanghai IFC is connected by Shanghai Metro Line 2 (Lujiazui Station).

See also

• International Finance Centre (Hong Kong)

References

External links

• Shanghai IFC official site
• Shanghai IFC mall official site