Posted on 08/12/2013 6:56:57 PM PDT by TexGrill
Neighbors of rocky villa claim the construction was illegal and could cause a building collapse. Until then, mountain views are an elevator ride away for Professor Zhang Lin.
Top this one, Trump.
A Chinese professor built a mountaintop getaway on top of a towering apartment building in Beijing.
Professor Zhang Lin’s rock-covered villa had the height right — it sits 26 floors up — but the home is dispensed with the rest of the mountain, Yahoo! News reported.
Neighbors say their building is crumbling beneath a man-made mountain in Beijing.
The tower residents left to hold up their ambitious neighbor’s dream penthouse were less excited to see the new addition.
The faux-mountain penthouse sits 26 stories in the air. The heavy construction cracked their walls and caused leaks, according to some neighbors. A few worry the entire building could collapse.
There are also questions about whether the professor obtained permits for the work.
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
How did he get all that up there?
This is what happens when you live in a culture that says, “don’t ask too many questions ...”
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