The
Intempo skyscraper in Benidorm, Spain—standing proud in this image—was
designed to be a striking symbol of hope and prosperity, to signal to
the rest of the world that the city was escaping the financial crisis.
Sadly, the builders forgot to include a working elevator.
In fairness, the entire construction process has been plagued with problems, reports Ecnonomia.
Initially funded by a bank called Caixa Galicia, the finances were
recently taken over by Sareb – Spain’s so-called "bad bank" – when the
mortgage was massively written down.
In part,
that was a function of the greed surrounding the project. Initially
designed to be a mere 20 storeys tall, the developers got over-excited
and pushed the height way up: now it boasts 47 storeys, and will include
269 homes.
Read about it all at GIZMODO
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