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Glass-bottom deck opens atop China's 'horizontal skyscraper'
cnn ^ | 9th June 2020 | Maggie Hiufu Wong

Posted on 06/09/2020 5:39:20 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Designed by Moshe Safdie, the mastermind behind Singapore's awe-inspiring Changi Jewel, the 250-meter-tall sky bridge is the highest of its kind.

Dubbed a horizontal skyscraper, it stretches 350 meters across four of the eight skyscrapers that make up Raffles City Chongqing, a multi-use riverside complex in the southwest China megacity. Aerial walkways also connect it to two more skyscrapers.

The Exploration Deck, spanning over 1,500 square meters, is more than just a viewing platform.

Raffles City Chongqing teamed up with National Geographic to create an exploration-themed exhibition.

At the end of the tour, visitors will arrive at an indoor park and an open-air glass-bottom viewing deck that offers panoramic views of the fast-developing Chinese city and the Yangtze River.

Yet to be opened, the rest of The Crystal sky bridge will be home to The Private Club, a members-only clubhouse, as well as The Sky Garden, a food and beverage destination.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: china; chungking; deck; glassbottom; horizontalskyscraper; redchina
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To: dfwgator

No blacks were killed by white cops.

100,000,000 Chinese were killed by Chinese Red Guards, though.


21 posted on 06/09/2020 6:26:27 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: BenLurkin

As someone who lived there, I tell you will lose some thing you cherish but gain something you appreciate if you live in China: safety, especially you are lady. You will feel as safe in anywhere as in your living room


22 posted on 06/09/2020 6:43:48 PM PDT by Lee25
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To: Terry L Smith

Or gravity.


23 posted on 06/09/2020 6:45:08 PM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma.)
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To: Lee25

“You will feel as safe in anywhere as in your living room”
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Though I’ve *not* lived there, I’d wager those women (and men) who are not on the Government Approved List are NOT as safe anywhere as in their living room.

Apples and Oranges.

Apples and Oranges.


24 posted on 06/09/2020 7:00:03 PM PDT by Notthereyet (NotThereYet.)
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To: Lee25

“You will feel as safe in anywhere as in your living room”
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Though I’ve *not* lived there, I’d wager those women (and men) who are not on the Government Approved List are NOT as safe anywhere as in their living room.

Apples and Oranges.

Apples and Oranges.


25 posted on 06/09/2020 7:00:28 PM PDT by Notthereyet (NotThereYet.)
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To: Mr. N. Wolfe
Then along came Godzilla...

Godzilla now resides in the engine bay of gas powered Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pickups.

26 posted on 06/09/2020 7:20:44 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (In time of peace, prepare for war.)
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To: BenLurkin

Oh hell no. Not. Never. I have jumped from airplanes but that would freak me out. Walking across Royal Gorge Bridge was rough enough.


27 posted on 06/09/2020 7:58:12 PM PDT by bravo whiskey (Never bring a liberal gun law to a gun fight.)
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To: Mom MD

You ain’t a-kidding! Not even at gunpoint...


28 posted on 06/09/2020 8:05:27 PM PDT by W. (Hey, beer!)
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