On the right is the famous CCTV building in Beijing (visible from my office window!) which is usually pictured at a 90 degree angle to this, so it looks like a pair of legs.... On the left are the blackened remnants of the Mandarin Oriental hotel that was under construction when it was destroyed by a fire in February 2009 (see this BBC Beijing blog):

Six months later, the burnt out shell is still standing. Rumour has it that, if it were to be removed, the CCTV building would topple over! Ayayaah! One thing's for sure - this blemish on the otherwise-glittering cityscape can't stick around forever....