On: China Plans To Build The World’s Tallest Building ...

[twelvechairs]

Of course the classic example of 'build a big building to look good, but so poorly that it will never really be usable' is the North Korean Ryugong Hotel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel

We are in another age now though. I'm not sure anyone will quite reach the same levels of stupidity.

[metronegative → twelvechairs]

They're actually finishing it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel#Construction_re...

There aren't any pictures of the insides however so this might be a classic case of North Korea "Look What It Looks Like On The Outside" that we're supposed to believe.

[damian2000 → twelvechairs]

That building is totally bizarre.

[mahmud → damian2000]

it looks like the space battleship from Galaga.