Why Ghostscraper tower due to be twice as tall as The Shard was left a half-built MESS& was so bad it changed the law [Video]

A HUGE skyscraper that was set to be twice as tall as London’s iconic Shard has been left half-build – and the unfinished mess prompted a law change.

The Goldin Finance 117 – dubbed a “Ghostscraper”– would have been the fifth-tallest building in the world, standing at over 1,640 feet, if completed.

Also known as “The Walking Stick,” the tower is located in the central business district near Tianjin in Northern China.

It was topped out in 2015 at a height of 1,957 ft – and has 128 storeys above ground, with 117 of them planned to go for housing, hotel, and commercial space.

Construction of this ambitious project began in 2008 but was halted twice – with the building remaining unfinished till today.

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