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Jul 9, 2018 · 1. La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona. A work in progress since 1882, Antoni Gaudí’s monumental Roman Catholic Church stands amongst the most well-known examples of unfinished architecture. Gaudí ...
- La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona. The Basílica I Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, shortened to La Sagrada Familia, has been under construction for over 100 years.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The largest art museum in America is also unfinished. While it has been open since 1872, work on the museum in New York City continued for decades, with architect Richard Morris Hunt commissioned to transform the Metropolitan Museum Of Art’s front facade into something timeless.
- Alai Minar, Delhi. Alauddin Khalji of the Khalji dynasty was the mastermind behind the Alai Minar. The free-standing tower was meant to be around 478 feet tall, twice the size of the famed UNESCO-listed Qutb Minar.
- Sathorn Unique Tower, Bangkok. Bangkok is home to many unfinished structures, but none are as present in the city’s skyline as Sathorn Unique Tower. Designed and developed by architect Rangsan Torsuwan, the looming structure was envisioned as a luxury apartment building with 47 floors and over 600 units.
- Nakheel Tower: Pilings Begun. Nowhere was the 2008 financial crisis quite as visible as Dubai, where dozens of high-profile projects ground to a halt.
- India Tower: Foundation Under Way. India Tower, on the other hand, was a purely post-Recession idea. The 2,356-foot tower was planned for Mumbai in 2010, but was halted the following year after construction had begun.
- Russia Tower: Digging Begun. Yet another victim of the 2008 crisis: The 2,008-foot Russia Tower was already under construction when the downturn hit the following year, and the building's developer announced he'd be unable to put up the $3 billion needed for the building work.
- Doha Convention Center Tower: Foundation Finished. At 1,808 feet, this tower in Doha was destined to become one of the world's tallest buildings.
Oct 14, 2021 · The majority of new properties in China — about 90% — are sold before being completed, meaning that any setbacks for home builders could directly impact buyers, according to economists.
Jan 24, 2023 · In September, the owners of more than 2,600 unfinished units in the Haiyi Changzhou development threatened to stop paying their mortgages. Mr. Tang said his wife grew tired of waiting for a home ...
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Jun 30, 2021 · Dan Cortese. 30 June 2021. Video hosted by Fred Mills. It’s a record China never wanted to hold. When construction began 13 years ago, Goldin Finance 117 in Tianjin was going to be the fifth tallest skyscraper ever built – today, it's probably most well known as that building those daredevils on YouTube climbed.
The LeVeque Tower is a 47-story skyscraper in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. At 555 feet 5 inches (169.29 m) it was the tallest building in the city from its completion in 1927 to 1974, and remains the second-tallest today. Designed by C. Howard Crane, the 353,768-square-foot (32,866.1 m 2) Art Deco skyscraper was opened as the American Insurance ...
