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  • Destined for nearby offices, two workmen deliver a heavy piece of corporate art taped up and covered in a narrow side street in the City of London, the capital's financial district. Each manhandling a corner and sharing the weight of this awkward company asset. Taped up for protection and handled carefully, the men make their way along a narrow medieval street called Tokenhouse Yard. This street dates from Charles I and was where farthing tokens were coined. The City of London is the capital's historic centre first occupied by the Romans then expanded during following centuries until today, it has a resident population of under 10,000 but a daily working population of 311,000.
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  • A pedestrian walks past roles of densely populated apartment blocks in Shanghai, China on 14 February, 2011.  While the latest introduction of property tax by the central government has yet to show its cooling effects on asset prices,  it is providing extra impetus for rent increases in many Chinese cities, according to a survey conducted by China Youth Daily. In the survey, 81.6 per cent of the 4,060 respondents interviewed said they "are suffering from the increase in rents". Among them, 34.8 per cent said their quality of life has been "greatly affected by the increase".
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  • A view of densely pupulated apartment blocks in Shanghai, China on 14 February, 2011.  While the latest introduction of property tax by the central government has yet to show its cooling effects on asset prices,  it is providing extra impetus for rent increases in many Chinese cities, according to a survey conducted by China Youth Daily. In the survey, 81.6 per cent of the 4,060 respondents interviewed said they "are suffering from the increase in rents". Among them, 34.8 per cent said their quality of life has been "greatly affected by the increase".
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  • A view of densely pupulated apartment blocks in Shanghai, China on 14 February, 2011.  While the latest introduction of property tax by the central government has yet to show its cooling effects on asset prices,  it is providing extra impetus for rent increases in many Chinese cities, according to a survey conducted by China Youth Daily. In the survey, 81.6 per cent of the 4,060 respondents interviewed said they "are suffering from the increase in rents". Among them, 34.8 per cent said their quality of life has been "greatly affected by the increase".
    QS110214Shanghai006.jpg
  • Schloss (Castle) Vaduz perches high on the slopes above Vaduz, the capital of the tiny landlocked Principality of Liechtenstein. Prince Hans-Adam II is the current resident of the Schloss. The mountain peaks in the background have snow on their jagged edges but the castle itself is free of snow and rests on the slope on a cold but fresh day. Sunlight shines on the side of the old castle walls making this a fairy tale scene of another era of history. The Liechtenstein dynasty dates a royal lineage going back to 1140 under various lines of the Hapsburgs dynasty. Liechtenstein is bordered by the Alpine countries of Austria and Switzerland and is a winter sports resort, though best known as a tax haven, attracting companies worldwide to register their assets in secrecy.
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  • Looking downwards from a high vantage point on a hillside, we see one mountain-biker leading a second cyclist as they traverse across a sunlit mountainside near the hamlet of Masecha in the parish of Triesenberg, Liechtenstein. The late afternoon sun is low across the valley and there is a haze that partly obscures and refracts light over the distant landscape. There is snow on the distant mountain peaks but the countryside has the brown look of a snowless winter. Far off villages and hamlets hug the hillsides and golden light floods the scene. The tiny landlocked Principality of Liechtenstein is bordered by the Alpine countries of Austria and Switzerland and is a winter sports resort, though best known as a tax haven, attracting companies worldwide to register their assets in secrecy.
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  • A late summer cornfield bathed in strong evening sunlight on fields of a farm in Suffolk, England. With the solar power of the sun shining on these crops of ears of corn, the cereals are ripe for harvesting. Wheat is a grass with a very swollen grain that when ground, produces a flour that is particularly suitable for the production of bread and biscuits. It is the world's most important crop. Cereals are grasses (members of the monocot family Poaceae, also known as Gramineae. In their natural form (as in whole grain), they are a rich source of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, oils, and protein.
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  • Airbus A380 demonstrating flying skills at the Farnborough Air Show, England. The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner, and many airports have upgraded facilities to accommodate its size. Airbus is an aircraft manufacturing division of Airbus Group (formerly European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company). Based in Blagnac, France, a suburb of Toulouse, with production and manufacturing facilities mainly in France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, the company produced 626 airliners in 2013. At the 2014 show, Airbus announced new business worth more than $75m for 496 aircraft, a new record for the company.
    farnborough_air_show52-17-07-2014.jpg
  • Unharvested corn in a field with darkening skies and an approaching storm at Shipdam, Norfolk. Ears of corn rise towards warm summer air before the impending rain delays the gathering of the annual crop by local farmers in this area of Britain is known as East Anglia, once the stronghold of Saxon tribes then later, of Norse Vikings.
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  • Anglo-American flags with helicopter and stealth jet fighters in the hospitality chalet of Lockheed Martin at the Farnborough Airshow.
    farnborough_airshow49-21-07-2010_1.jpg
  • A late summer cornfield bathed in strong evening sunlight on fields of a farm in Suffolk, England. With the solar power of the sun shining on these crops of ears of corn, the cereals are ripe for harvesting. Wheat is a grass with a very swollen grain that when ground, produces a flour that is particularly suitable for the production of bread and biscuits. It is the world's most important crop. Cereals are grasses (members of the monocot family Poaceae, also known as Gramineae. In their natural form (as in whole grain), they are a rich source of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, oils, and protein.
    corn_field02-24-07-2012_1.jpg
  • An old Polish-manufactured Ursus tractor parked in a farmyard in morning sunlight, on 22nd September 2019, in Jaworki, near Szczawnica, Malopolska, Poland. The Ursus Factory was founded in Poland in 1893 and began producing exhaust engines and then later trucks and metal fittings intended for the Russian Tsar. During the 1930s, the factory manufactured military tractors, tanks and other heavy machinery for troops. During World War II, PZInz was relocated to Germany by the Germans and the remains were destroyed but after the war production continued and URSUS Sp.z o.o. built models based on old Massey-Ferguson and common designs of Ursus and Zetor.
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  • A new German-made coinage minting press made by Sack & Kiesselbach outside an undisclosed local factory during its installation process, on 6th June 2019, in London, England.
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  • A covered classic car is covered beneath plastic sheeting while parked in a side-street in south London, on 29th January 2019, in Herne Hill, Lambeth, London, England.
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  • Aerial view of suburban Edwardian semi-detached houses in a south London street. We look down across the residential road in the borough of Lambeth where cars are parked and the sun shines on to the bay windows and roofs of middle-class houses built around the time of the first world war and whose building workforce probably did not return.
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  • Rooftop view of a suburban Edwardian semi-detached house in south London. We are high up at roof level on a sunny afternoon in the borough of Lambeth where  middle-class houses were built around the time of the first world war and whose building workforce probably did not return. The fireground has the prominent diagonal of the gable, recently painted by the home owner
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  • Rooftop view of a suburban Edwardian semi-detached house in south London. We are high up at roof level on a sunny afternoon in the borough of Lambeth where  middle-class houses were built around the time of the first world war and whose building workforce probably did not return. A Velux window has been fitted in the converted attic that many house owners invest in to increase space and value.
    aerial_homes03-19-06-2015.jpg
  • Airbus A350 XWB demonstrating flying skills at the Farnborough Air Show, England. The A350 XWB is the only all-new aircraft in the 300-400 seat category. The A350 XWB is a family of long-range, two-engined wide-body jet airliners developed by European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The A350 is the first Airbus with both fuselage and wing structures made primarily of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer. It's scheduled to enter commercial service later in 2014. At the 2014 show, Airbus announced new business worth more than $75m for 496 aircraft, a new record for the company.
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  • Airbus A380 jet airliner tail (in generic Airbus colours) at the Farnborough Air Show, England. The huge tail of the largest airliner in the world, scales the perspective of the corporate building alongside. At the 2014 show, Airbus announced new business worth more than $75m for 496 aircraft, a new record for the company. The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner, and many airports have upgraded facilities to accommodate its size.
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  • Video presentation of the BAE Systems Typhoon jet fighter presentation model, exhibited at the Farnborough Air Show, England. The Typhoon was designed and is manufactured by a consortium of three companies; BAE Systems, Airbus Group and Alenia Aermacchi, who conduct the majority of affairs dealing with the project through a joint holding company, Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, which was formed in 1986. The project is managed by the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, which also acts as the prime customer. BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London in the United Kingdom and with operations worldwide.
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  • F-35 stealth Joint Strike Fighter presentation model, exhibited at the Farnborough Air Show, England. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, fifth-generation multirole fighters under development to perform ground attack, reconnaissance, and air defense missions with stealth capability. The F-35 is the fighter due to fly from Britain's sole aircraft carrier, the BAE Systems-built Queen ELizabeth. BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London in the United Kingdom and with operations worldwide.
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  • An auctioneer's sign announces an upcoming woodland sale by auction for private land in north Somerset. Surrounded by tall beech trees the sign shows details for the sale including the name of auction holder's name Hollis Morgan and information of the land's 6.5 acre plot of prime woods with sporting (shooting) rights. Dead leaves from the previous autumn mulch down underfoot where Victorian lime mines were once a thriving local industry.
    woods_auction07-06-04-2012_1.jpg
  • An auctioneer's sign announces an upcoming woodland sale by auction for private land in north Somerset. Surrounded by tall beech trees the sign shows details for the sale including the name of auction holder's name Hollis Morgan and information of the land's 6.5 acre plot of prime woods with sporting (shooting) rights. Dead leaves from the previous autumn mulch down underfoot where Victorian lime mines were once a thriving local industry.
    woods_auction04-06-04-2012_1_1.jpg
  • A moment of street theatre is seen as a man seemingly gropes a young woman on the pavement (sidewalk) as three other Parisians gain an advantage by climbing higher than ground level to watch the patriotic Bastille Day Procession from a doorway on the Avenue Champs-Élysées, Paris. The young men have lodged themselves awkwardly a metre above the ground, resting their feet on various door catches and ledges, as if floating in mid-air. On a street traffic sign the French words 'Defense de Stationner' are written which in English translates as 'No Stopping', referring to vehicles not pedestrians. There is graffiti tagging sprayed on the walls and a brown stain at the bottom of a drainpipe.
    paris_spectators01-14-07-1992.jpg
  • A C-17 Globemaster belonging to the 60th and 349th Air Mobility Wing of the US Air Force. Seen at the Farnborough Airshow in England, this airlifting jet transporter is manufactured by the Boeing Company. The C-17 is used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward operating bases  throughout the world. It has the ability to rapidly deploy a combat unit to a potential battle area and sustain it with on-going supplies. The C-17 is also capable of performing tactical airlift, medical evacuation and airdrop missions. The C-17 is operated by the US Air Force, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada,NATO and Qatar.
    farnborough_airshow03-21-07-2010_1.jpg
  • A C-17 Globemaster belonging to the 60th and 349th Air Mobility Wing of the US Air Force. Seen at the Farnborough Airshow in England, this airlifting jet transporter is manufactured by the Boeing Company. The C-17 is used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward operating bases  throughout the world. It has the ability to rapidly deploy a combat unit to a potential battle area and sustain it with on-going supplies. The C-17 is also capable of performing tactical airlift, medical evacuation and airdrop missions. The C-17 is operated by the US Air Force, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada,NATO and Qatar.
    farnborough_airshow01-21-07-2010_1.jpg
  • Fine examples of early 19th century Georgian Regency terraced housing on the Camberwell New Road, south London. A cyclist passes-by on his way north towards the Oval. Clean brickwork and window pedament arches show the pre-Victorian era building style. Camberwell New Road is part of the A202. It goes from Camberwell to Kennington Oval. It was a turnpike road authorized by Act of Parliament in 1818, just after the construction in 1816 of the first Vauxhall Bridge, which it leads to, thus providing a second route from Camberwell to central London. Camberwell New Road is the longest Georgian Road in England.
    camberwell_housing02-27-03-2012_1.jpg
  • Fine examples of early 19th century Georgian Regency terraced housing on the Camberwell New Road, south London. A cyclist passes-by on his way north towards the Oval. Clean brickwork and window pedament arches show the pre-Victorian era building style. Camberwell New Road is part of the A202. It goes from Camberwell to Kennington Oval. It was a turnpike road authorized by Act of Parliament in 1818, just after the construction in 1816 of the first Vauxhall Bridge, which it leads to, thus providing a second route from Camberwell to central London. Camberwell New Road is the longest Georgian Road in England.
    camberwell_housing01-27-03-2012_1.jpg
  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos140.jpg
  • Workers uproot indigenous desert plants to make room for a new flower bed close to a densely built residential apartment development near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos132.jpg
  • Workers uproot indigenous desert plants to make room for a new flower bed close to a densely built residential apartment development near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos131.jpg
  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos128.jpg
  • Cell phone numbers advertising construction equipment and material rental decorate a wall surrounding a densely built residential apartment development near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos127.jpg
  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos123.jpg
  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos121.jpg
  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos120.jpg
  • A man works at the site of a new luxury housing development being built in the middle of the dessert near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos109.jpg
  • A view of a new luxury housing development being built in the middle of the dessert near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos102.jpg
  • A view of a new luxury housing development being built in the middle of the dessert near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A man walks past the slick Ordos Museum during night in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 92 July, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A view of the slick Ordos Museum seen in the night in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 92 July, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos095.jpg
  • A child peeks out a parked car in the night in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 92 July, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos094.jpg
  • A police officer walks past a grand lights and fountain show near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos091.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists and migrant workers, watch a grand lights and fountain show near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos071.jpg
  • Two riders carry a piece of construction material into Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos070.jpg
  • Flowers and young saplins planted in a garden in the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • A long stall offers snacks to visitors near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos067.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists and migrant workers, watch a grand lights and fountain show near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos065.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists and migrant workers, watch a grand lights and fountain show near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos064.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists and migrant workers, watch a grand lights and fountain show near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
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  • Workers put up a new sheet metal wall signaling yet another real estate development near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos060.jpg
  • Workers put up a new sheet metal wall signaling yet another real estate development near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos057.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists, walk down a flight of neon lit stairs near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos052.jpg
  • A view of densely built residential apartment developments near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos045.jpg
  • Visitors, mostly curious tourists, walk down a flight of neon lit stairs near the artificial lake in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos044.jpg
  • New apartments line an otherwise empty street in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos040.jpg
  • A new bridge and road leading into the surrounding desert near Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos038.jpg
  • New apartments line an otherwise empty street in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos036.jpg
  • A man sweeps a newly built road leading towards a luxury housing develpment near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos026.jpg
  • A man works at the site of a new luxury housing development being built in the middle of the dessert near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos021.jpg
  • Empty electric buggies wait for customers in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos019.jpg
  • Empty electric buggies wait for customers in Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos018.jpg
  • A man walks down a newly built road  near the Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos016.jpg
  • A few visitors and cleaning staff walk in the central plaza over looking Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos007.jpg
  • A few visitors and cleaning staff walk in the central plaza over looking Kangbashi New District of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on 16 August, 2011. With an investment of over 161billion USD from the local government and revenue from the region's rich coal deposits, enough buildings have risen on the site of an old desert village to hold at least 300,000 residents, complete with ultra modern facilities and grand plazas. The district however is less than 10% occupied, dubbed the "ghost city", Kangbashi epitomizes China's real estate bubble and dangers in mindless investment fueled economic  growth. In 2011, the real estate price of Ordos city has dropped over 70%.
    QS110816Ordos004.jpg
  • A man walks past a new apartment development on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
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  • A view of new apartment developments rising from the desert on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
    QS110814Yulin078.jpg
  • A view of new apartment developments rising from the desert on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
    QS110814Yulin075.jpg
  • A view of new apartment developments rising from the desert on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
    QS110814Yulin071.jpg
  • A small construction crew lays water pipes in the middle of the desert leading towards a new apartment development on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
    QS110814Yulin069.jpg
  • A small construction crew lays water pipes in the middle of the desert leading towards a new apartment development on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
    QS110814Yulin060.jpg
  • A small construction crew lays water pipes in the middle of the desert leading towards a new apartment development on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
    QS110814Yulin057.jpg
  • Workers use wires and steel rebars to build the skeleton of a building on the site of a new apartment development on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
    QS110814Yulin054.jpg
  • Workers use wires and steel rebars to build the skeleton of a building on the site of a new apartment development on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
    QS110814Yulin046.jpg
  • A Chinese national flag flies on the site of a new apartment development on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
    QS110814Yulin045.jpg
  • A man walks through the site of a new apartment development on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
    QS110814Yulin039.jpg
  • A worker operate on the site of a new apartment development on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
    QS110814Yulin035.jpg
  • A worker operate on the site of a new apartment development on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
    QS110814Yulin030.jpg
  • A bulldozer sits on the site of a new apartment development on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
    QS110814Yulin018.jpg
  • A view of a new apartment complex on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
    QS110814Yulin013.jpg
  • A man rides a bike past a densely built new apartment complex on the outskirts of Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China on 14 August, 2011. Like many coal rich regions in China's arid northwest, a vast amount of mineral wealth has been re-invested into the local economy in the form of speculative real estate ventures, creating hundreds of new cities that claims few real residents.
    QS110814Yulin008.jpg
  • A field of steel rebars meant to be made into structural posts of a now abandoned development sits in Macau, China on 28 January 2011. Macau experienced a building boom in the past few years as the gambling industry reaped profits from the influx of Chinese mainland gamblers, possibly creating a property bubble in the process.
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  • A view of a densely populated housing complex in downtown Shanghai, China on 09 December 2010. A report by a leading think tank in China showed Wednesday that residential housing in the country's cities is overpriced and in some cities is severely overpriced. Commercial residential housing in 35 large and medium-sized cities are, on average, about 29.5 percent overpriced, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) said in its annual report on China's housing conditions.
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  • Earth diggers seen at an old neighborhood in the process of being torn down to make room for new developments in Shanghai, China on 13 November 2010.  While China's central government has made repeated attempts to cool the property market, their interests are at odds with those of the local authorities. According to a research by Northwestern University, almost 50% of the Shanghai government's revenues come from land sales, and they have come to rely on that revenue for growth and investment.
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  • Pedestrians walk across a foot bridge with the skyscrapers of Pudong in the distance in Shanghai, China on 28 August 2010.  Investment in government infrastructure and real estate spending have surpassed foreign trade as the biggest contributor to China’s growth, fueling fears of an economic slow down triggered by the debt burden.
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  • Pedestrians walk across a foot bridge with the skyscrapers of Pudong in the distance in Shanghai, China on 28 August 2010.  Investment in government infrastructure and real estate spending have surpassed foreign trade as the biggest contributor to China’s growth, fueling fears of an economic slow down triggered by the debt burden.
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  • Construction workers operate on a new housing project on the outskirts of Shanghai, China, on 09 August, 2010.  Investment in government infrastructure and real estate spending have surpassed foreign trade as the biggest contributor to China’s growth, fueling fears of an economic slow down triggered by the debt burden.
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  • Construction workers operate on a new housing project on the outskirts of Shanghai, China, on 09 August, 2010.  Investment in government infrastructure and real estate spending have surpassed foreign trade as the biggest contributor to China’s growth, fueling fears of an economic slow down triggered by the debt burden.
    QS100807Shanghai018.jpg
  • Seen through housing models and their reflections on a glass case, a sales clerk sits in the sales office of Songlinyuan, a new residential development in Daoxian County, Hunan Province, China, on 03 June, 2010.
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  • A woman walks through a construction site for residential developments in Shanghai, China on 13 May 2010. Investment in government infrastructure and real estate spending have surpassed foreign trade as the biggest contributor to China’s growth, fueling fears of an economic slow down triggered by the debt burden.
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  • Workers operate on a construction site for residential developments as a light rail train passes by in Shanghai, China on 13 May 2010. Investment in government infrastructure and real estate spending have surpassed foreign trade as the biggest contributor to China’s growth, fueling fears of an economic slow down triggered by the debt burden.
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  • An Incident Support Vehicle with Highways England branding on the side and rear, seen next to a property in the Polish mountain village of Jaworki, on 21st September 2019, in Jaworki, near Szczawnica, Malopolska, Poland.
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  • A covered classic car is covered beneath plastic sheeting while parked in a side-street in south London, on 29th January 2019, in Herne Hill, Lambeth, London, England.
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  • Aerial view of suburban Edwardian semi-detached houses in a south London street. We look down across the residential road in the borough of Lambeth where cars are parked and the sun shines on to the bay windows and roofs of middle-class houses built around the time of the first world war and whose building workforce probably did not return.
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  • Rooftop view of a suburban Edwardian semi-detached house in south London. We are high up at roof level on a sunny afternoon in the borough of Lambeth where  middle-class houses were built around the time of the first world war and whose building workforce probably did not return. The fireground has the prominent diagonal of the gable, recently painted by the home owner
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  • Rooftop view of a suburban Edwardian semi-detached house and overflying airliner in south London. We are high up at roof level on a sunny afternoon in the borough of Lambeth where  middle-class houses were built around the time of the first world war and whose building workforce probably did not return. The jet aircraft passes overhead, under the flightpath of air traffic descending into Heathrow airport.
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  • Visitors view a Finmeccanica helicopter exhibited at the Farnborough Air Show, England. Climbing into the aircraft through a low door, the visitors inspect its features. Finmeccanica S.p.A. is the leading industrial group in the high technology sector in Italy and one of the main global players in aerospace, defence and security. It operates in seven sectors: aeronautics, helicopters, space, electronics, defence systems, transportation and construction. The company has offices in over 100 countries. It is partially owned by the Italian government, which holds about 30% of Finmeccanica's shares.
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  • Visitors view a Finmeccanica helicopter exhibited at the Farnborough Air Show, England. Climbing into the aircraft through a low door, the visitors inspect its features. Finmeccanica S.p.A. is the leading industrial group in the high technology sector in Italy and one of the main global players in aerospace, defence and security. It operates in seven sectors: aeronautics, helicopters, space, electronics, defence systems, transportation and construction. The company has offices in over 100 countries. It is partially owned by the Italian government, which holds about 30% of Finmeccanica's shares.
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  • Airbus A380 demonstrating flying skills at the Farnborough Air Show, England. The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner, and many airports have upgraded facilities to accommodate its size. Airbus is an aircraft manufacturing division of Airbus Group (formerly European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company). Based in Blagnac, France, a suburb of Toulouse, with production and manufacturing facilities mainly in France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, the company produced 626 airliners in 2013. At the 2014 show, Airbus announced new business worth more than $75m for 496 aircraft, a new record for the company.
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