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St. Louis\u2019 Gateway Arch has some new competition in the crazy, man-made monument\u00a0department. Found in Fushun, China, this 157-metre \u201cRing of Life\u201d looks like it was inspired by the Halo video game franchise.<\/p>\n

“It’s made of an astounding 3,000 tons of steel and it will glow at night\u2014decorated with 12,000 LED lights,\u201d reads an article on Gizmodo.com<\/a>. \u201cAccording to Fushun Municipal Government’s officials, this titanic structure does absolutely nothing except serve as an elevated sighting position. They claim it is pretty “landscape architecture”\u2014like the Eiffel Tower. It uses four elevators to take people to the top.\u201d<\/p>\n

The $16-million ring has been a hot topic on the internet lately, with many people equating the structure to a \u201cStargate<\/a>\u201d transport ring. This of course has prompted a number of amusing Photoshop projects…<\/p>\n

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For more, check out Gizmodo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Images courtesy The Atlantic<\/a> and Livedoor<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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