1:32. China's 'horizontal Skyscraper' Opens The Exploration Deck To Public As Lockdown Eases Since lifting the lockdown and suspension of home confinement measures, The Exploration Deck is the first major attraction to launch in Chongqing, China. Skyscraper. According to officials, the Deck is the first major attraction to launch in the Chongqing since the lifting of the countryโ€™s COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. CAPITALAND The eighth and final skyscraper of Raffles City Chongqing has been topped out. That is, there are four vertical towers and one horizontal tower that rests on them. visitors to the horizontal skyscraper are treated to the thrills of walking in mid-air while admiring views of chongqing. The Crystal at Raffles City Chongqing in Chongqing, China, just opened a brand-new observation deck, aptly named The Exploration Deck, inside what it describes as โ€œa horizontal skyscraper.โ€ The quirky piece of architecture, known as The Crystal, will be the highest sky bridge in โ€ฆ Chongqing, China is preparing to become home to the worldโ€™s first horizontal skyscraper, a hulking 10,893,077-square-foot structure spanning eight towers and a skybridge. The Asian giant has wanted to go further and build a horizontal skyscraper 260 meters high. China's Raffles City Chongqing, designed by Moshe Safdie, is a massive $4.8-billion project that includes a horizontal skyscraper. This time the turn is for China. So much so, that the hoisting of its first section was televised live on prime-time Chinese television. The Raffles project consists of eight towering buildings and a crystal corridor crossing the skyline. A โ€˜HORIZONTALโ€™ skyscraper is set to open in China later this year as part of a brand new mixed-use complex that features hotels, restaurants, shops, offices and private homes. Being the worldโ€™s highest sky bridge, it has got a perfect name i.e. Browse more videos. It also features a more unusual claim to fame: a โ€œhorizontal skyscraperโ€ 300m in length, stretching across four of the main towers at the 42nd floor. The entire project consists of eight skyscr Architecture & Design. See more about. Its name is The Crystal and it is formed by a horizontal structure of 305 meters long that rests on four skyscrapers. โ€œUpon Raffles City Chongqingโ€™s structural completion, we are now focusing on the interior fit-out works, including transplanting trees to enliven The Crystal sky bridge, which will feature the tallest observation deck across Western China,โ€ he added. First is the fact that China doesn't have a long of land available. CHINA will soon be home to a whopping horizontal skyscraper. The complex features eight towers, four of which support the clear glass promenade offering public access to some of the cityโ€™s most incredible views. Playing next. Itโ€™s crowning glory, a 300m โ€œhorizontal skyscraper,โ€ set atop the tall, residential and commercial towers, is certainly among the biggest talking points. The first of its kind, the Horizontal Skyscraper is a combination of cable-stay bridge technology and high-strength concrete framing, with tension cables carrying a load of 3,280 tons. 3:22. Setting a record as the โ€œworldโ€™s longest horizontal skyscraper,โ€ Raffles City by Safdie Architects has officially opened in Chongqing, China. It's nearing completion and the skybridge with a park as well as a glass-bottomed observation deck, has opened to the public. Known as โ€ฆ This "horizontal skyscraper" spans the top of four 250-meter high buildings. Sky Bridge: Chinaโ€™s horizontal skyscraper nears completion. The โ€˜Sky Corridorโ€™ can be described as a horizontal skyscraper. Today we explore one of the modern world's most magnificent new pieces of architecture, the luxury horizontal skyscraper, Raffles City Chongqing. 11 June. China's First Glass Bottomed Nearly 600-Foot High Suspension Bridge. The amazing structure is part of a large, 4.8$ billion project, Raffles City Chongqing, which consists of 8 tall buildings and the horizontal skybridge, also known as "the Crystal". The glass-bottomed observation area in Chongqing, Chinaโ€™s โ€œhorizontal skyscraper,โ€ has opened to the public. The megaproject occupies an area of 9.2 hectares and brings โ€ฆ ะฃ ะšะธั‚ะฐั— ะฟะพะฑัƒะดัƒะฒะฐะปะธ ะฟะตั€ัˆะธะน ัƒ ัะฒั–ั‚ั– ะณะพั€ะธะทะพะฝั‚ะฐะปัŒะฝะธะน ั…ะผะฐั€ะพั‡ะพั. Because itโ€™s coolโ€ฆand space efficient. Construction is nearly complete on a so-called horizontal skyscraper in Chinaโ€™s southwestern province of Chongqing. The Raffles City Chongqing complex includes a 300-metre-long horizontal sky bridge, named The Crystal. Inspired by the structure of the renowned Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, this unique skyscraper is a part of the Raffles City Chongqing project. This 250 meters long horizontal skyscraper in China is designed by Moshe Safdie, an eminent name in the field of architecture. A โ€œhorizontalโ€ skyscraper is set to open in China later this year as part of a brand new mixed-use complex that features hotels, restaurants, shops, offices and private homes. The growing Raffles City Chongqing complex boasts several firsts for China and the world. Six of the enormous structures are linked by The Crystal - a 250-metre high "horizontal skyscraper". Architect Moshe Safdie is leading the project, which is expected to be completed by mid-2019. See Chinaโ€™s groundbreaking $4.8B โ€œhorizontal skyscraperโ€ The project, designed by Moshe Safdie, is the biggest and one of the tallest sky bridges in the world. The sideways skyscraper being built in the Chinese city of Chongqing is named Crystal, but the entire complex is called The Conservatory, and it has has 1.12 million square meters inside. These cities are often some of the country's biggest tourist destinations, too. Stunning "horizontal" skyscraper opens in China CapitaLand. A 'horizontal skyscraper' perched 820 feet in the air opened in China, complete with a glass-bottom observation deck Sophie-Claire Hoeller Jun 23, 2020, 04:21 IST It stretches over four vertical towers near the Yangtze riverside in the Western Chinese municipality of Chongqing. The horizontal skyscraper by Steven Holl in Shenzhen is a building constructed using techniques imported from road building, and the façades of which present a series of declinations of the aluminium sunshading system. A "horizontal skyscraper" in China opened up its first attraction to the public: a glass-bottom observation deck 820 feet over the ground. Chinese workers are building an enormous glass corridor ABOVE four 60-storey towers in £2.7 billion project. The Raffle City Chongqing complex features a futuristic designโ€ฆ The Sky Corridor is at a height of 250 meters above the ground and has a length of 300 meters. Additionally, a spa, conference centre and parking are located under the large public landscape. A 250-metre-high 'horizontal skyscraper' in China. ะšะพะผะฟะปะตะบั ั€ะพะทั‚ะฐัˆะพะฒะฐะฝะธะน ะฝะฐ ะฒะธัะพั‚ั– 250 ะผะตั‚ั€ั–ะฒ. Report. Chinaโ€™s horizontal skyscraperโ€”dubbed โ€œThe Crystalโ€โ€”recently unveiled its first attraction to the public: The Exploration Deck. SocialMediaEntertainment. A conference center, spa and parking are located under the large gree The vertigo-inducing platform is part of an impressive corridor which spans across the top of four towers It โ€ฆ [Photo: courtesy CapitaLand] China has the largest number of tall buildings in the world, surpassing that of the second and third largest, the United States (800+) and Japan (250+), combined. China's 'horizontal skyscraper' attraction nears completion. Gravity-defying glass observation deck jutting out from Chinaโ€™s โ€˜horizontal skyscraperโ€™ at 820ft high will welcome visitors (but would you dare to stand on it?) China is building more skyscrapers than other countries because of 3 important reasons. It's a 'horizontal skyscraper'! Hovering over a tropical garden, this โ€˜horizontal skyscraperโ€™ โ€“ as long as the Empire State Building is tall - unites into one vision the headquarters for Vanke Co. ltd, office spaces, apartments, and a hotel.