Hundreds of 'tiger cages' suspended above apartment buildings in Vinh city
(Baonghean.vn) - It was thought that expansion only happened in old apartment buildings, but in some high-rise buildings in Vinh City, the situation of installing "tiger cages" to encroach on space is now quite widespread, affecting the urban beauty and safety of the space below.
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| Located right on the bustling Quang Trung street, the urban face of a modern Vinh city, but the Bong Sen Tower building appears in a "slovenly" appearance with dozens of "tiger cages" attached to the apartments, hanging outside. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| On the side of the building, the "tiger cages" and air conditioner condensers are installed densely, protruding and retracting, destroying the architecture, causing loss of urban beauty, affecting the load-bearing capacity and safety of the apartment building; at the same time, it also endangers the residents below if an accident occurs. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Most of the “tiger cages” are made quite solidly. The frame is made of iron and welded to the wall. The air conditioners are of all kinds, hung haphazardly and in no particular order. This accidentally becomes an iron cage that blocks the escape routes for the apartments. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Each "tiger cage" extends 50-70cm outside, attached to the wall with screws. Some families even attach heavy air conditioner condensers to iron frames without fully anticipating the risks that could occur if they were unable to bear the weight and fell down below. Photo by Tien Dong |
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| Building CT1 of Kim Thi apartment building is located in Quan Bau ward, which is also where many "tiger cage" most of the buildingshigh-rise apartmentin the city. The facade of the building was originally modern but now it isshabbywith all kinds of iron cages of different designs installed by households. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| According to a security guard at CT1 building, the "tiger cage" problem has been a hot topic here for many years. Every time households water their plants, water splashes from the upper floors, not to mention when the wind is strong, soil, sand and other objects from above race to fall down below. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Inside each "tiger cage", theexpansionWhen asked why they could still build "tiger cages" sticking out like this, many people "innocently" answered that when they first moved in, they saw the previous house doing it, so the next house followed suit, and no one said anything, but now no one can force them to take it down. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Not only in the central area, at CT,B building - Vinaconex9 Apartment located on Le Nin Avenue - the gateway to the city, many "tiger cages" have also appeared. Mr. Le Sy Chien - Vice Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee affirmed that the arbitrarily building and expanding "tiger cages" by households in the apartment building is completely illegal. The City People's Committee will direct the wards to inspect and handle according to regulations. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Although new apartment buildings are all built high-rise, suitable for modern and dynamic urban spaces, the fact that people arbitrarily install iron cages and expand into common spaces makes people imagine that in the future, if there is no strict management and decisive handling, these places will be like the old apartments today with shabby iron cages, causing loss of urban beauty. Photo: Tien Dong |
