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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire at Paris 12th Arrondissement Town Hall

A massive fire broke out at Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall on the night of Sunday, January 26 to Monday, January 27, shortly after 3am. The fire was located on the spire, which is over 35 meters high. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on January 27, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360° landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360° landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360° landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360° landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360° landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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The Double Spiral Viewing Platform of City Island on The West Bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha

CHANGSHA, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on Sept 9, 2024 shows the double spiral viewing platform of City Island on the west bank of Meixi Lake in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. The platform looks like a "big vortex" rising from the lake when viewed from above. According to reports, the main body of this "whirlpool" viewing platform is a pure steel structure, about 35 meters high and about 86 meters in diameter. Its "vortex" shape is mainly composed of hundreds of ring units with completely different sizes and shapes and dozens of diagonal columns. From the ground floor of the platform, walk up the spiral road and get a panoramic view of the 360¡ã landscape. According to reports, the main body of the project is a pure steel structure building, with a total steel volume of about 7,000 tons, which is the largest double helix steel structure building in the world. Its complex and bizarre shape is mainly composed of 330 ring units of completely different sizes and shapes and 32 diagonal

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Chinese-built bridge boosts development of N. Norway

STORY: Chinese-built bridge boosts development of N. Norway SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:15 LOCATION: NARVIK, Norway CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Halogaland Bridge STORYLINE: The Chinese-built Halogaland Bridge near Narvik, Norway's northern port city, has spurred local economic growth, especially benefiting the local fisheries and mining industries, and enhancing overall regional prosperity. Stretching 1,533 meters with a span of 1,145 meters, the Halogaland Bridge, built by China's Sichuan Road and Bridge Group (SRBG), is Norway's second largest and the Arctic Circle's longest suspension bridge. It offers an important shortcut for European route E6 - the main north-south road through Norway and the west coast of Sweden. Data from BPS Nord, northern Norway's regional toll group, reveals the bridge's burgeoning significance. In the past year alone, over 1.59 million vehicles crossed the Halogaland Bridge, 16 percent more than in 2021 and 35 percent m

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Drone shot down by air defense near Moscow

STORY: Drone shot down by air defense near Moscow DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Moscow STORYLINE: Russian air defense forces have shot down a drone that attempted to fly over Russia's capital early Friday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on his social media channel. The debris fell in the area of the Expocentre, causing partial damage to one of its pavilions, he said. There were no casualties and the city's emergency services were working at the scene. According to Russia's TASS news agency, a partial collapse of the outer wall occurred in one of the pavilions of the Expocentre, located on the Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment in Moscow. The collapsed area is about 30 square meters. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)

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16 MW offshore wind turbine begins operations off east China coast

STORY: 16 MW offshore wind turbine begins operations off east China coast DATELINE: July 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wind turbine STORYLINE: The world's first 16-megawatt offshore wind turbine off the coast of east China's Fujian Province was successfully connected to the grid and began generating electricity on Wednesday. The wind turbine at the Fujian offshore wind farm, which is operated by the China Three Gorges Corporation, has the largest single-unit generating capacity of all turbines in operation worldwide, the company said. The turbine's blades are each 123 meters long and can sweep an area of approximately 50,000 square meters -- the size of seven standard soccer fields. It is estimated that the wind turbine will be able to generate more than 66 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually, meeting the annual electricity consumption needs of 36,000 three-member households. That is equivalent to saving about 22,000

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A visit to Bangladesh's solar fish farm

STORY: A visit to Bangladesh's solar fish farm DATELINE: June 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:35 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of floating solar panels 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD MIZANUR RAHMAN, Engineer, Joules Power Limited 3. various of floating solar panels 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): ABDUL MOMIN, Administrative officer, Nawab Group 5. various of a technician monitoring the output of a floating solar panel 6. various of floating solar panels STORYLINE: A solar fish farm in Chapainawabganj district, some 302 km northwest of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, has been connected to the national grid. The Joules Nawab Floating Solar Plant is a combination of fish farming and solar power generation. It consists of numerous solar panels mounted on specially designed floating platforms in a human-made pond with an area of 22,000 square meters. It uses floaters from Chinese renewable energy company Sungrow, solar panels from China's JA Solar, and inverters from German SMA Solar Technology. Md Miza

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Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A static load test is carried out on the Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China, on the afternoon of May 21, 2023. In this load test, 48 35-ton trucks with a total weight of 1680 tons were used to check and evaluate whether the quality and working performance of the bridge were in conformity with the design. The Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge is 1473.5 meters in length, and the main bridge is 650 meters of single span simply supported steel truss girder suspension bridge. It is the first ultra-wide lane steel truss girder suspension bridge constructed by prefabricated parallel steel cable strands in Guizhou Province.

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Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A static load test is carried out on the Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China, on the afternoon of May 21, 2023. In this load test, 48 35-ton trucks with a total weight of 1680 tons were used to check and evaluate whether the quality and working performance of the bridge were in conformity with the design. The Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge is 1473.5 meters in length, and the main bridge is 650 meters of single span simply supported steel truss girder suspension bridge. It is the first ultra-wide lane steel truss girder suspension bridge constructed by prefabricated parallel steel cable strands in Guizhou Province.

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Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A static load test is carried out on the Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China, on the afternoon of May 21, 2023. In this load test, 48 35-ton trucks with a total weight of 1680 tons were used to check and evaluate whether the quality and working performance of the bridge were in conformity with the design. The Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge is 1473.5 meters in length, and the main bridge is 650 meters of single span simply supported steel truss girder suspension bridge. It is the first ultra-wide lane steel truss girder suspension bridge constructed by prefabricated parallel steel cable strands in Guizhou Province.

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Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A static load test is carried out on the Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China, on the afternoon of May 21, 2023. In this load test, 48 35-ton trucks with a total weight of 1680 tons were used to check and evaluate whether the quality and working performance of the bridge were in conformity with the design. The Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge is 1473.5 meters in length, and the main bridge is 650 meters of single span simply supported steel truss girder suspension bridge. It is the first ultra-wide lane steel truss girder suspension bridge constructed by prefabricated parallel steel cable strands in Guizhou Province.

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Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A static load test is carried out on the Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China, on the afternoon of May 21, 2023. In this load test, 48 35-ton trucks with a total weight of 1680 tons were used to check and evaluate whether the quality and working performance of the bridge were in conformity with the design. The Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge is 1473.5 meters in length, and the main bridge is 650 meters of single span simply supported steel truss girder suspension bridge. It is the first ultra-wide lane steel truss girder suspension bridge constructed by prefabricated parallel steel cable strands in Guizhou Province.

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Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A static load test is carried out on the Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China, on the afternoon of May 21, 2023. In this load test, 48 35-ton trucks with a total weight of 1680 tons were used to check and evaluate whether the quality and working performance of the bridge were in conformity with the design. The Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge is 1473.5 meters in length, and the main bridge is 650 meters of single span simply supported steel truss girder suspension bridge. It is the first ultra-wide lane steel truss girder suspension bridge constructed by prefabricated parallel steel cable strands in Guizhou Province.

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Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A static load test is carried out on the Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China, on the afternoon of May 21, 2023. In this load test, 48 35-ton trucks with a total weight of 1680 tons were used to check and evaluate whether the quality and working performance of the bridge were in conformity with the design. The Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge is 1473.5 meters in length, and the main bridge is 650 meters of single span simply supported steel truss girder suspension bridge. It is the first ultra-wide lane steel truss girder suspension bridge constructed by prefabricated parallel steel cable strands in Guizhou Province.

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Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A static load test is carried out on the Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China, on the afternoon of May 21, 2023. In this load test, 48 35-ton trucks with a total weight of 1680 tons were used to check and evaluate whether the quality and working performance of the bridge were in conformity with the design. The Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge is 1473.5 meters in length, and the main bridge is 650 meters of single span simply supported steel truss girder suspension bridge. It is the first ultra-wide lane steel truss girder suspension bridge constructed by prefabricated parallel steel cable strands in Guizhou Province.

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Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang

GUIYANG, CHINA - MAY 21, 2023 - A static load test is carried out on the Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China, on the afternoon of May 21, 2023. In this load test, 48 35-ton trucks with a total weight of 1680 tons were used to check and evaluate whether the quality and working performance of the bridge were in conformity with the design. The Jinfeng Wujiang Bridge is 1473.5 meters in length, and the main bridge is 650 meters of single span simply supported steel truss girder suspension bridge. It is the first ultra-wide lane steel truss girder suspension bridge constructed by prefabricated parallel steel cable strands in Guizhou Province.

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A glimpse of "Sky Road" in Taihang Mountains in N China

STORY: A glimpse of "Sky Road" in Taihang Mountains in N China DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the road STORYLINE: Enjoy the spectacular scenery along the "Sky Road" in Pingshun County, north China's Shanxi Province. With a total length of 35 kilometers and an average altitude of more than 1,300 meters, the road in the Taihang Mountains has not only connected deep mountains with the outer world, but also promoted tourism in the region. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Taiyuan, China. (XHTV)

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Türkiye's indigenous light combat aircraft Hurjet makes maiden flight

STORY: Türkiye's indigenous light combat aircraft Hurjet makes maiden flight DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Türkiye's light combat aircraft Hurjet STORYLINE: Türkiye's locally-produced light combat aircraft Hurjet completed its maiden flight on Tuesday, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported. Developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS), Türkiye's jet trainer and light attack aircraft Hurjet made its first engine start test in February. The Hurjet project was initiated to be included in the Turkish Air Force inventory, replacing the T-38 aircraft for training and the F-5 aircraft for acro team demonstrations. The aircraft's maximum altitude is set at 45,000 feet (about 13,716 meters), along with its 3,000-kilogram payload, and will be able to use nine different kinds of ammunition, the TRT reported. Türkiye will start the mass production of the single-engine Hurjet in 2025, with a planned capacity of two aircraft per month and