Towers under construction demolished due to China's real estate crisis

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 21 January 2021 at 03:40:49 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 20 June 2021 at 03:35:39 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 19 August 2021 at 11:15:51 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 31 August 2021 at 11:15:51 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 03 September 2021 at 03:35:41 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, urban planning, China
Fig. 1 - S2 (21.01.2021) - Kunming is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, in south-west China.
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The construction of Liyang Star City Phase II buildings, which began in 2011, did not continue because the construction company ran out of money in 2013.
Fig. 2 - S1 (26.07.2021->19.08.2021 / 31.08.2021->24.09.2021) - These 15 34-floors high towers have been flattened.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (21.01.2021 / 20.06.2021 / 03.09.2021) - On 27 Aug. 2021, it took 45 seconds to reduce the area to fallow land.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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