From the ground, this planned 67-storey skyscraper¹ looks entirely² wholesome³ - but look down from a passing plane and it's a whole different story.

 

从地面上看去，这座按计划修建的67层摩天大厦非常壮观，但如果从路过的飞机上向下看，就完全是另外一回事了。
 

 

The £800 million project, called Spire⁴ London, in London's docklands will provide luxury living for the 765 people who buy a home there, say developers.

 

But it has been pointed⁵ out that the tower looks like male genitalia from above - which is unfortunate, as it is close to London City Airport.

 

The skyscraper is expected to be open by 2020.

 

At 771ft, the 67 storey building will be the tallest in the UK and Western Europe, more than 150-feet taller than St George Wharf⁶ Tower, currently the tallest residential⁷ building in the capital.

 

It will also be one of the most luxurious⁸, with homeowners enjoying a paved piazza⁹, sculptured benches, birch tree lined entrance driveways and a dancing fountain inspired by the one at Somerset House.

 

There will be a concierge¹⁰ at hand at an orchid¹¹ shaped reception desk in the lobby with six metre high ceilings, columns, feature lighting¹² and lounge seating.

 

The frustration¹³ of waiting for a lift will disappear, with nine lifts providing a waiting time of just 35 seconds, say developers. Once in the lift, the cars will shoot up at six metres per second.

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