Raffles City Chongqing, the World’s Largest Horizontal Tower

Chongqing links the Three Gorges and the Jianghan Plain. A network of rivers and mountains come together to form a majestic view. Chaotianmen, from where thousands of boats sail, is about to receive a new sail. Here in Chaotianmen Square, eight 250 meter skyscrapers rise from the ground. The frame for this complex is a 100,000 ton structure made of steel. This remarkable project raises the city's skyline to become its latest landmark. The builders will use 16 mega-sized hydraulic hoists to deliver the 3,000 ton steel structure to the skyscraper at a height of 250 meters in three batches. Chaotianmen is located at the intersection of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers. This means crosswinds between the towers will pose the biggest challenge to construction. The builders must complete the elevation during a brief window of calm weather. After 20 days and nights of intricate work, a 300 meter long crystal corridor made of 12,000 tons of steel is finally put in place. This horizontal skyscraper has a record-breaking length and height. It's an amazing achievement in the history of architecture. This is the world's largest horizontal skyscraper covering an area the size of eight standard swimming pools. This steel structure corridor stretches for 250 meters. It's like a mid-air ocean floor. Rivers and mountains are reflected in the glass curtain walls of the city's high-rise towers. New memories are made and new stories are written along with this astonishing piece of modern architecture.