China’s tallest skyscraper Shanghai Tower has express elevator that shoots up to 119th floor in 55 sec

The construction of China’s tallest skyscraper Shanghai Tower has been completed recently and is going to open soon, local media reported. The 632-meter-tall tower located in Pudong district in Shanghai has 126 floors. The building boasts 400,000 square meters of floor space and will comprise mostly of fancy office space with the odd luxury retail areas and hotel rooms.

It is the second-tallest building in the world, only behind Dubai's Burj Khalifa, which stands at 829.8 meter.

The Shanghai Tower is equipped with a lightning fast elevator that can reach a max speed of 18 meters per second. Visitors taking the elevator can reach the 119th floor sightseeing platform in just 55 seconds.