Apple Looking to Patent Design of Huge Glass Cylinder at Shanghai Store

Date: 23 April 2012

Apple has filed a patent application seeking ownership of the design of the massive, elaborate glass cylinder that serves as the entrance to its megastore in Shanghai, China.

The store, which opened in mid-2010, is similar to Apple's landmark Fifth Avenue store in New York City, in that the entrance to the underground location is marked by a glass structure on the surface. But unlike the iconic cube found in New York, Apple's shanghai store features a glass cylinder that is 12 meters tall.



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