China pushed the bounds of architecture with world's longest outdoor escalator | FT #shorts
China has pressed the start button on what is believed to be the world’s longest outdoor escalator system on the steep banks of the Yangtze River, in a mountainous region known for pushing the bounds of architecture.
The 'Goddess' escalator project in Wushan, a county in China’s western Chongqing municipality, stands out for its ambition even in a country where vast infrastructure has become ubiquitous. The almost 1km route took four years to complete, has more than two dozen individual escalators and lifts and takes 21 minutes to ascend, the FT's Thomas Hale explains.
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