Others head to the top-floor deck, where small private dining rooms offer views over the river to the neon lights of Pudong, punctuated by the two-globes-on-a-stick TV Tower, the symbol of modern Shanghai.

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The vistas from the expansive fourth-floor pool deck are none too shabby, either.

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From the 360-degree observation deck on the 72nd floor of the Shard, the tallest building in Western Europe at 310m, London opens up like a pop-up book and the landmarks of St Paul's Cathedral, the Houses of Parliament and Tower Bridge look toy-town tiny.

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