Landmark project nears completion

Oriental Gate, a landmark building in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, that has been widely ridiculed for its unconventional underpants shape, is finally nearing completion after more than a decade of construction.

According to Zheng Donghui, president of developer Suzhou Chinaing Real Estate, a 3,400-sq-meter garden will be built on the top floor of the skyscraper. The garden will resemble those listed as World Heritage in Suzhou and will be shared by two presidential suites on the 20-meter-high top floor.

"Many stones needed to construct the garden will have to be lifted by crane to the top floor," Zheng said. "Almost every floor of the building is specially designed because of its shape and complicated structure."