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09-01-2016, 12:50 PM
Thailand's new tallest building is a 77-storey pixelated wonder
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Perhaps it's a sign of the times, but it seems everything's going digital these days.
Thailand's new building, the MahaNakhon, is the country's tallest addition to its landscape, standing at 314 metres (1030 feet) or 77 storeys.
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The Bangkok skyscraper was launched earlier this week in a huge ceremony, with its exposed "pixels" lit up against the night sky.*
With the blocky cut-outs in its facade, the building looks like a graphic file that's been incompletely downloaded.
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The MahaNakhon eclipses the previous "tallest building" title holder, Baiyoke Tower II, which is 304 metres (997 feet) tall. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/01/bangkok-pixelated-skyscraper-maha-nakhon/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Perhaps it's a sign of the times, but it seems everything's going digital these days.
Thailand's new building, the MahaNakhon, is the country's tallest addition to its landscape, standing at 314 metres (1030 feet) or 77 storeys.
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/gRuzVrMOzD3R6A7xr4zmxJQd9CQ=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F197267%2FGettyImages-597696148_master.jpg
Image: LightRocket/Getty Images
The Bangkok skyscraper was launched earlier this week in a huge ceremony, with its exposed "pixels" lit up against the night sky.*
With the blocky cut-outs in its facade, the building looks like a graphic file that's been incompletely downloaded.
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/YgovmMwXZmir9uADhDgt_XufO0w=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F197271%2FGettyImages-597696162_master.jpg
Image: LightRocket/Getty Images
The MahaNakhon eclipses the previous "tallest building" title holder, Baiyoke Tower II, which is 304 metres (997 feet) tall. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/01/bangkok-pixelated-skyscraper-maha-nakhon/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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