Bangkok's Ghost Tower
Architects of a luxurious skyscraper in Bangkok may well not have foreseen their creation being dubbed the Ghost Tower, after the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis stymied construction of the upscale apartment block.
The abandoned 49-storey building, known as Sathorn Unique, now attracts visitors who clamber on its graffiti-covered skeleton. The climbers are rewarded by views of the Thai capital’s skyline and ferryboats passing on the nearby Chao Phraya River.
Visitors stand inside the skeleton of an abandoned building.
The “ghost tower” has views over central Bangkok and the Chao Phraya River.
Visitors climb on an unfinished structure covered with graffiti.
Visitors sit on the rooftop with the Bangkok skyline behind them.
A man walks in the “ghost tower” near fittings for a bathroom that never was.
A couple enjoy a sunset on the Bangkok rooftop.
A visitor jumps, straddling a “broomstick”.
An advertising billboard hangs on the “ghost tower” by night.
