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Parking apron built at top of CCTV's new site

Construction of a parking apron for helicopters used for news coverage, at the top of CCTV's leaning tower, is underway. The parking apron is a 2,000- square meter, round platform with a 27-meter diameter, according to the China State Const ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Jul 07 2008

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