Standing as the second tallest tower in Shanghai and measuring 1,614 feet, the Shanghai World Financial Center is the seventh tallest in the world. The gleaming tower was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and is a multi-use skyscraper, which includes hotels, offices, shopping malls, conference rooms and observation decks. The tower was completed in 2008. The shape of the tower is a combination of two arcs joined by a square prism which are believed to represent an ancient Chinese symbol of heaven and earth.