Workers rebuilding TV tower11 August 2010 straitstimes.com - 2 years ago by Urbika. 0 comments.BEIJING - WORKERS on Wednesday started to rebuild a tower in China's new state television complex in Beijing, 18 months after the building was gutted by fire, state media said.
Much of the north tower of the new CCTV headquarters will be stripped of everything but its main structure, which was not seriously damaged in the deadly blaze, and rebuilt, Beijing News said, citing the developer.
The decision to renovate the gutted structure followed much speculation on the fate of the building... |
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Beijing party that went horribly wrong12 February 2009 co.uk - 2 years ago by Urbika. 0 comments.Spectacular explosions over Beijing heralded the end of the lunar new year.
But as the fireworks rose and fell, a new landmark building caught fire.
Part of the unfinished headquarters for state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) was also quickly overwhelmed by flames.
Days later the damage can be seen from across the city, and fresh details have emerged as to what happened.
Officials from CCTV were using the new building - all sharp angles and gravity-defying enginee... |
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