{"id":121261,"date":"2023-11-19T20:10:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T20:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=121261"},"modified":"2023-11-19T20:10:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T20:10:03","slug":"doomed-abandoned-ghostscraper-twice-as-tall-as-the-shard-left-to-rot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/doomed-abandoned-ghostscraper-twice-as-tall-as-the-shard-left-to-rot\/","title":{"rendered":"Doomed abandoned ghostscraper twice as tall as the Shard left to rot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/The-half-built-Goldin-Finance-117-tower-in-Tianjin-China-5069086.jpg?r=1700129593209\"><\/p>\n<p>A massive skyscraper, double the size of The Shard, stands abandoned in China after construction was halted by authorities in Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, the construction of Goldin Finance 117 peaked at a height of 1,957 ft with a total of 128 floors.<\/p>\n<p>Building work began in 2008 during a period of frantic competition between Chinese cities to build the most impressive mega project.<\/p>\n<p>The visionary behind the Goldin Finance 117 project was Hong Kong-born billionaire Pat Sutong who had plans to transform downtown Tianjin in Northern China into an exclusive residential and business district<\/p>\n<p>Sutong looked to market the new neighbour to the global super-rich with European-style manors, a polo club and a wine museum.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Read More <\/strong> <strong>China launches largest disinformation campaign in history<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Goldin Finance 117 itself would have boasted the highest observation deck in the world featuring a restaurant and wine bar.<\/p>\n<p>However, the constriction stalled in 2010 as a result fo the Great Recession.<\/p>\n<p>A year later the project was revived briefly before being shut down indefinitely following an order by the Chinese Communist Party banning all buildings above 1,640ft.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Humiliation for prestigious UK universities as \u00a3122m Chinese funding revealed[INSIGHT] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Disaster for Chinese economy on brink as businesses pull billions out of country[REPORT] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>China building new overseas base for aircraft carrier in South China Sea[ANALYSIS] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Still standing unoccupied there have been some recent unsuccessful attempts at reviving the project<\/p>\n<p>The tower has been placed up for sale but has attraction little interest so far.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the tower has now become the &#8220;world&#8217;s tallest ghostscraper&#8221;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/1835639\/doomed-abandoned-skyscraper-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A massive skyscraper, double the size of The Shard, stands abandoned in China after construction was halted by authorities in Beijing. 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