SHANGHAI | World Financial Center | 1,614 FT / 492 M | 101 FLOORS - Page 135

staff · #**2681** Posted **Nov 30, 2008, 1:10 AM**

Some awesome footage of SWFC

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arlekin_m · #**2682** Posted **Nov 30, 2008, 2:20 AM**

what is that mini spire-like horizontal thing atop the building?
it bugs me too see it in every shot

Indescribable · #**2683** Posted **Feb 8, 2009, 9:06 PM**

Are those just reflections or are the windows near the top in varying shades?

QuarterMileSidewalk · #**2684** Posted **Mar 17, 2009, 5:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by arlekin_m

what is that mini spire-like horizontal thing atop the building?
it bugs me too see it in every shot

I'm fairly sure it's a window-washing boom.

By the way, can someone confirm for me the proper way to pronounce "Lujiazui?" Is it "loo-jee-ah-ZWEE?"

giallo · #**2685** Posted **Mar 17, 2009, 7:26 AM**

Loo-jaz-way

QuarterMileSidewalk · #**2686** Posted **Mar 17, 2009, 7:32 AM**

^Thanks, giallo!

That seems a bit confusing, though... ui=way... I blame my American public schooling. There's no emphasis on a particular syllable?

hammersklavier · #**2687** Posted **Mar 19, 2009, 2:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by giallo

Loo-jaz-way

Is that "way" closer to weigh or to the French huit?

muppet · #**2688** Posted **May 31, 2009, 1:39 AM**

love this shot by ChunJuan

The Chemist · #**2689** Posted **May 31, 2009, 1:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by QuarterMileSidewalk

^Thanks, giallo!

That seems a bit confusing, though... ui=way... I blame my American public schooling. There's no emphasis on a particular syllable?

It's Pinyin pronunciation, which can be somewhat different from standard English pronunciation of the same letters.

The 'way' is very close to the English 'weigh', but the z sound in pinyin actually sounds more like dz, so zui is pronounced dz-weigh.

Muppet, that shot is HOT!

Fabb · #**2690** Posted **Nov 1, 2009, 3:16 PM**