The Bocom Financial Towers () are two conjoined
skyscraper
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s which reach 265 metres (869 feet) in height, the head office of
Bank of Communications
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(Bocom). They are located in the
Pudong
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District of
Shanghai
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,
China
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and are split into the North and South Towers. Both towers were designed by ABB Architekten. The North tower is the 810th tallest existing building in the world when measured up to the highest architectural point.
An atrium connects the two towers together and reaches a height of 163.4 metres. A swimming pool offering views over all of Shanghai is located on the 48th floor of the North Tower.
North Tower statistics
Construction of the tower began in 1997 and was completed in 2002. It is 52 stories tall with four basement levels. The height to the top of spire is 265 metres and it has a roof height of 230 metres. At its widest point, the tower is 15.8 metres wide and at its narrowest it is 9.75 metres wide. It has a length of 31 metres.
South Tower statistics
Construction of the South Tower was completed in 1999,
[ ] three years before the North Tower. It has 42 floors above ground and four below ground level. It has a roof height of 197.4 metres and the top floor is located 171.6 metres up. At its widest point, the tower is 15.8 metres wide and at its narrowest, it is 9.75 metres wide. It has a length of 31 metres.
In popular culture
It was one of the three buildings part of the filming of ''
Mission: Impossible III'' starring
Tom Cruise
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.
Ethan Hunt
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was shown sliding down the angled roof of the south tower.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Shanghai
The city of Shanghai, China has one of the largest skylines in the world, with 193 completed skyscrapers that reach a height of 150 metres (492 feet) as of 2025, making it the city with the List of cities with the most skyscrapers, sixth-most sk ...
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Skyscraper office buildings in Shanghai
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