AN AMBITIOUS building that was meant to break major records has now become the world’s tallest “ghost scraper”.

Dubbed “The Walking Stick” because of the structural shape, Goldin Finance 117 would have been the fifth-tallest building in the world, if finished.

But all it could become was a hollow tube of steel and concrete that had been left deserted for years in China.

Eerie pictures now show the tall, abandoned building sitting empty after construction was stopped in 2015.

Goldin Finance 117 was part of an ambitious project worth a whopping £8billion.

Construction began in 2008, when cities across the country were vying for their place on the world stage.

The abandoned tower, sitting idle near China’s Tianjin business district, was topped at the height of 1,957 ft – with a total of 128 floors planned to go for housing, hotels, and commercial space.

It was supposed to be the centrepiece of billionaire Pat Sutong’s “Goldin Metropolitan” scheme – a high-end residential and central business district near downtown Tianjin.

The ambitious skyscraper was aimed at the super-rich – with multiple residential and commercial towers, French and Italian-style manors, a wine museum, extensive gardens, and even a polo club, on offer.

But all it could become was a hollow tube of steel and concrete that had been left deserted for years in China.

Eerie pictures now show the tall, abandoned building sitting empty after construction was stopped in 2015.

But all it could become was a hollow tube of steel and concrete that had been left deserted for years in China.

Eerie pictures now show the tall, abandoned building sitting empty after construction was stopped in 2015.