50 storey tall ring of life monument in china nears completion

‘ring of life’ monument nears completion, fushun, liaoning province, chinaimage © sina weibo

china is quickly and fiercely pushing it’s way to become a global leader in many fields, exhibiting new and astounding feats including their newest monument now reaching completion. as the name suggests, the mammoth ‘ring of life’ in fushun is a 157-meter diameter metal ring made using 3,000 tons of steel, illuminated by 12,000 individual LED lights in what will most likely be a very coordinated impressive light show,complete with four elevators to help visitors to the top. the 16-million dollar structure has been recently receiving much attention onsocial media sites and online publications due to to its function: a site-seeing monument. the project, apart from its absurd use of materialand money, raises a more important question about the appropriateness of generic, iconic mega-buildings that lack any specificity to siteand offer, as in this case, little to no real social value.

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