DailyDirt: Really Tall Buildings in China
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
Although China has been historically known for building lengthy walls that last for centuries, the country is now constructing skyscrapers at an incredible pace. It might seem logical that a country with a huge population would need to start building vertically, instead of horizontally, but these huge buildings have some unimpressive occupancy rates so far. Here are just a few interesting links on big buildings in mainland China.- A 74-story building in China isn't finished yet, but the locals are already complaining that the huge archway looks unflatteringly like a pair of giant pants. The British-designed skyscraper was supposed to be the largest gate-shaped structure -- representing a "Gate to the East", but Chinese bloggers have nicknamed the building "Giant Underpants" instead of "Arc de Triomphe of the East". [url]
- Buildings more than 152 meters tall can be considered skyscrapers, and four of the ten tallest buildings are located in China. There are now hundreds of skyscrapers in China, outnumbering those in the US, but there are concerns about how sustainable these towers will be with low occupancy rates and questionable safety and building management. [url]
- The Sky City project is expected to be complete in January 2013, taking the title for the world's tallest building away from the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The more impressive feat, however, is that this building will be fully constructed in just a few months. [url]
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Filed Under: buildings, burj khalifa, china, sky city, skyscrapers
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who needs big buildings in the US?
I remember the "Sears Tower" being a cool tourist attraction... but really once you've been up to the top of one big building, it's not that thrilling to see any others.
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who needs big buildings in the US?
I remember the "Sears Tower" being a cool tourist attraction... but really once you've been up to the top of one big building, it's not that thrilling to see any others.
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I am a sucker for cake too
Admit it... you dream of cake that size, don't you ? : )
just going by all your previous posts that are 99.9% food related.
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Re: I am a sucker for cake too
I haven't calculated the percentage of posts I've written that are food related, but I'm pretty sure it's less than 99.9%...
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Most frosting ruins a nice cake.
I enjoy your food related posts. (the best ones are over the weekend, telling me to be hungry)
I know it's not 99.9%, more like 30-50%. Excuse my really, not so funny, cake joke attempt. It failed to be funny and just seemed rude, I apologize.
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Re: Most frosting ruins a nice cake.
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