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Terrifying (but stunning) images show Shanghai Tower cranes coming down | Terrifying (but stunning) images show Shanghai Tower cranes coming down |
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These photos capture the stunning panorama of Shanghai from atop the 128-storey Shanghai Tower, six years after work on the immense skyscraper began. | These photos capture the stunning panorama of Shanghai from atop the 128-storey Shanghai Tower, six years after work on the immense skyscraper began. |
The vertigo-inducing images show construction workers on the £1.6 billion structure as they dismantle cranes. | The vertigo-inducing images show construction workers on the £1.6 billion structure as they dismantle cranes. |
At 632 metres, the building is one of the tallest in the world, second only to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. | |
One worker can be seen casually dangling his legs over the edge of a crane, while others are shown in hard hats and overalls taking the structures apart. | One worker can be seen casually dangling his legs over the edge of a crane, while others are shown in hard hats and overalls taking the structures apart. |
The Tower, which was designed by a team led by Principal Architect Jun Xia, is comprised of nine cylindrical buildings stacked atop each other containing 128 floors in total. | The Tower, which was designed by a team led by Principal Architect Jun Xia, is comprised of nine cylindrical buildings stacked atop each other containing 128 floors in total. |
It has been under construction since 2008 and is expected to open to the public in 2015. | It has been under construction since 2008 and is expected to open to the public in 2015. |
In February, two Russian climbers filmed themselves defying gravity (and death), by climbing the building without any ropes or climbing gear. | In February, two Russian climbers filmed themselves defying gravity (and death), by climbing the building without any ropes or climbing gear. |
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