TITANIC II: China builds £125m FULL-SIZE Titanic replica - pictures
TITANIC II, an almost identical replica of the RMS Titanic which sunk on April 12, 1912, is under construction in China and is set to cost £125 million.
The ship is expected to cost an estimated £125 million The ship is expected to cost an estimated £125 million
It is currently under construction on a bank of Qijiang River in the landlocked Sichuan province. When completed, it will be a full scale reconstruction of the original Olympic-class ocean liner. The replica is being bankrolled by Seven Star Energy Investment and is being constructed by Wuchang Shipbuilding.
The ship is expected to cost an estimated £125 million.
The replica will sadly never hit the ocean and will be docked permanently in a reservoir in Sichuan's rural Daying county.
Images of the replica being built show an aerial view of the life-size Titanic replica under construction.
The project started in 2016 and upon completion is expected to be 269 meters long and 53 meters high.
It will be the centrepiece of the Romandisea resort on the river Qi and house a number of hotel rooms.
Titanic II will also be an interactive museum with recreations of iconic features such as the Grand Staircase.
It will also be home to a workers boiler room and a replica steam engine.
The blueprints used for the original Titanic are being copied by the Chinese.
A company called Blue Star Line is also building a replica Titanic which is expected to sail from Dubai to Southampton and then onto New York, copying the same North Atlantic route as the original.
The ship will be able to house 2,400 passengers and 900 staff, almost exactly the same amount as the original.
Su Shaojun, the developer overseeing the project, said: "People have never forgotten how at that time people sacrificed their lives to carry out their responsibilities, with men protecting the women and children and couples side by side in life and death.
"That is the Titanic spirit of responsibility and universal love.
"Titanic shall be rebuilt and let it become the place to pass on and experience the great spirit of Titanic.
"Romandisea will therefore become a world-class tourist destination with a noble soul and spiritual pursuit."