50 storey tall ring of life monument in china nears completion
an enormous steel megalith provides an iconic location to view the surrounding landscape and raises controversy over its cost and resources.
‘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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