On the night of 8 10, there was a heavy rain in Shanghai, and lightning cut through the sky like a sword. Pictures and videos of the Oriental Pearl being "hit" by lightning spread wildly in the circle of friends and jumped on the hot search.

On August 1 1, the reporter learned from the Oriental Pearl that the Oriental Pearl had installed a ring lightning rod. Although the lightning seen by netizens directly hit the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower, there was actually no "kissing". And now the ring lightning rods of high-rise buildings are all set up, let alone being struck by lightning, even if it is struck by lightning, it will be very safe.

In addition, the Shanghai Center also revealed to reporters that the tower crown of the Shanghai Center, including all external protective structures, is a part of the lightning protection system, which is equivalent to installing countless lightning rods.

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Landscape facilities of Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower;

Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower is a lower sphere outdoor sightseeing corridor with a diameter of 50 meters, with an altitude of 90 meters. The 263-meter upper sphere sightseeing layer is 45 meters in diameter, which is the subjective light layer of the Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower.

The 259-meter suspended sightseeing corridor is 150 meters long and 2. 1 meter wide, which was transformed from the adjacent side of the original second spherical sightseeing platform. The sightseeing corridor consists of 24 petal-shaped tempered transparent laminated glass, with a unit construction area of 17.29 square meters.

The diameter of the capsule at 350m is 16m, which shows the sci-fi charm of the space scene in a futuristic style and is the highest sightseeing floor of the TV tower.

Minnan Net-Shanghai Oriental Pearl was struck by lightning. A ring lightning rod is installed in the site drawing.