Intro
The Oriental Pearl tower is located in Shanghai,China by the Pudong River.
It is a great tourist attraction. It is a communication tower too. It was the first tallest building in china.
Purpose
The purpose of the Pearl Tower was for the chinese to get their radio and TV.
The purpose was also to have some art exhibitions,restaurants,museums and a look out.
Building and materials
The Oriental Pearl Tower is made out of glass, iron, wood,metal and tiles.
The construction of the Pearl Tower started in 1991 and then was completed in 1994.
It is 468 meters tall.
Fun Facts
Did you know that the Oriental Pearl Tower Was the first tallest tower ever to be built in china. The Pearl tower weighs a total ton of 120,000 tons, That’s very heavy!
The Pearl Tower is only 19 stories tall, even though it looks like it has more stories than what you see.
