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Terrifying (but stunning) images show Shanghai Tower cranes coming down

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One worker can be seen casually dangling his legs over the edge of a crane, while others are shown in hard hats and overalls taking the structures apart.

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These photos capture the stunning panorama of Shanghai from atop the 128-storey Shanghai Tower, six years after work on the immense skyscraper began.

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The vertigo-inducing images show construction workers on the £1.6 billion structure as they dismantle cranes.

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At 632 metres, the building is one of the tallest in the world, second only to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

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The Tower, which was designed by a team led by Principal Architect Jun Xia, is comprised of nine cylindrical buildings stacked atop each other containing 128 floors in total.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/terrifying-but-stunning-images-show-shanghai-tower-cranes-coming-down-9207268.html

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