Page-turner in the Sky: World's Highest Library in Shanghai

The library located on the 60th storey of a hotel in Shanghai.

The library is open, free of charge for guests of the hotel.

The 57-square-meter library has a collection of more than 2,000 books on topics ranging from Chinese classics, architecture, philosophy, art, history, and literature.

One of the bookshelves opens as door to the terrace.

A panoramic view of Shanghai from the library's window.

The library's entrance.

The Guinness World Records certified the hotel library as "the highest" one in the world.

A view from the library's terrace.

The library's terrace.

The library is located on the 60th floor of the JW Marriott Hotel at Tomorrow Square in Shanghai.

A library on the 60th storey of the JW Marriott Hotel at Tomorrow Square in Shanghai has been certified by the Guinness World of Records as the "highest library in the world." Located 230.9 meters (757 feet, 6 inches) from street level and measuring 57 square meters, the library offers free access to hotel guests and features a collection of more than 2,000 books on various fields like Chinese classics, architecture, philosophy, art, history and literature. It also has a terrace that lets tourists enjoy Shanghai's panorama.