In a world first, the luxury five-star hotel in the town of Songjiang, approximately 35 km from the city of Shanghai, has been built into the side of a disused, 90-metre-deep, water-filled quarry that is the size of five football fields. With 16 of its 18 floors underground, it has been called a wonder of modern engineering.
InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland is a hotel like no other! Move Over Marina Bay Sands Singapore! China's Shanghai underwater quarry hotel is scheduled to open in late 2018. After a decade of construction, the Shimao InterContinental Wonderland (also known as the Songjiang Quarry Hotel) is finally opening its doors.
Songjiang Hotel: Construction Begins On Chinese Eco-Resort Nestled into 100-Meter-Deep Quarry.
The Songjiang Quarry Hotel, officially known as the Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental, is probably one of the "greenest" and most audacious hotel developments in recent history. Its a bold idea that sees a multi-storey hotel complex nestled into a 90+ meter high rockface of an abandoned, water-filled quarry in the satellite town of ...
Video Architecture This Is How China Was Able to Build the World's First Subterranean Hotel The InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland is built 16 stories below ground level—into a flooded quarry...
The world's first quarry hotel has been opened in China, designed by Martin Jochman and his studio JADE + QA
Built into the side of an 88-metre-deep quarry in Songjiang, the subterranean hotel features 336 decadent rooms over 18 floors. The bottom two floors are submerged inside a 10-metre-deep saltwater aquarium, allowing the guests in these six underwater suites to literally sleep with the fishes.
Discover Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental Hotel in Songjiang District, China: The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.
The five-star hotel in the town of Songjiang, approximately 35km from the city of Shanghai, is a feat of architectural ambition and engineering bravado. Adopting an unconventional design, the hotel is built into the side of …