We don’t yet know when to expect this world wonder on 57th Street which will alternate the familiar city skyline, but we’re bending over backwards to stay patient. The skyscraper will require an elevator system that can travel in loops and curves to scale its unique shape, which sounds somewhat like a rollercoaster. If carried out successfully, The Big Bend will end up becoming the longest building in the world, surpassing even Dubai’s Burj Khalifa in total length. Here we tell Big Bens historic story in words and images. Six monarchs and 41 prime ministers have come and gone since the bells first struck their now familiar music across Westminster. That iconic silhouette is instantly recognisable and is one of the most Instagrammed landmarks on the planet. “If we manage to bend our structure instead of bending the zoning rules of New York we would be able to create one of the most prestigious New York skyscrapers in Manhattan,” they wrote on their official website about their plan to circumvent the laws by building longest instead of tallest building. Big Ben is probably the worlds most famous clock. The Big Bend is an ambitious project being carried out by Oiio Studio, a world-renowned design team previously confronted by the city’s land use restrictions.

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