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In China, they built "skyscraper -breaks" - users are mocking, "dressing" it into panties (video)
In the dynamically developing Chinese city, Suzhou practically completed the new unusual skyscraper Gate of the Orient ("Gate of the East") 300 meters high. It is made in the form of a giant arch, but idle minds have picked up an alternative option for reading its architectural concept: a couple of giant trousers.
The similarity with the trousers is really striking. Although it seems like British architects from RMJM who designed him did not suggest anything, writes The Daily Mail : simply built next to each other, connected by the original transition-arch.
“The project is a symbolic“ key ”from the city of Suzhou and emphasizes the significance of China in the modern world,” the architects explain. Its construction has been underway for quite some time - since 2004, and it is planned to complete the construction next year.
However, the Chinese themselves tease the symbol presented by him. So, last year, the Shanghai Daily newspaper published a material called "Is it an arch or pants?" In the Chinese service of Weibo microblogs, they offer to call the skyscraper "Pants of the East, not the Gate." There is also a completely mocking mockery on what will happen if you remove these pants:
Meanwhile, a more serious criticism of the project is heard: "China has become a playground for foreign designers with their ridiculous architectural ideas." True, in response to this criticism, I would like to recall the same amount as maliciously as the inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom themselves for some reason shamelessly copy the masterpieces of Western architecture - such as, for example, the Eiffel Tower and many others.