Goldin Finance 117


Goldin Finance 117, also known as China 117 Tower, is an unfinished skyscraper in Tianjin, China. The tower is expected to be and has 128 stories. Construction began in 2008 but was twice halted, and as of 2019 it remains unfinished and unoccupied.

Construction history

Construction of the skyscraper began in 2008 and was scheduled for completion in 2014. However, work was suspended in January 2010 and eventually resumed in 2011 with the new estimated completion date said to be in the year 2021. The building was topped out on September 8, 2015. As of December 2019, the building remains unfinished and unoccupied. China State Construction Engineering Corporation, the contractor of the project, removed all on-site workers and left it unfinished.

Design

Goldin Finance 117 is designed to resemble a walking stick, and has that as its nickname. Earlier designs resembled the shape of a fin and a diamond. It was planned to be the tallest flat-roofed building in the world.

Urban exploration

In 2015, two Russian and Chinese urban explorers climbed the tower and the construction crane.
In 2016, Russian couple Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau climbed the under-construction tower using stairs instead of the crane. Their video received over 880,000 views as of April 2020 and attracted worldwide media attention.