SHANGHAI Tower will be one of the city's top cultural landmarks, boasting rich artistic elements and plenty of exhibition space, developers of the highest building in the country said yesterday as it enters its final inspection phase before it opens.

"Cultural and artistic elements can be seen from the underground to the top," said Ge Qing, deputy general manager of the Shanghai Tower Construction and Development Co.

Under the building, a 400-meter-long passage linking it with Shanghai World Financial Center, Jin Mao Tower and Shanghai International Financial Center will provide a venue for small art exhibitions.