The Lord of the Rings is one of the best-selling novels not only in the West, but also in the Far East.

The fantasy trilogy and the Hollywood blockbusters based on it have proved to be hugely popular in China - so much so that workers there are building a trio of skyscrapers in a nod to J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece.

The complex, part of a £1.6 billion property project, is made up with three 107-metre- tall (350-foot-tall) high-rises and a massive ring-shaped corridor at the top - just like the Eye of Sauron atop the Dark Tower.

Chinese workers are building a complex in a nod to popular fantasy novel and films The Lord of the Rings. Three skyscrapers, each 350 feet tall, will be connected by a huge 'ring' at the top

Footage released by state broadcaster CCTV shows the circular platform being lifted to place

The corridor will perch on top of the complex just like the Eye of Sauron atop the Dark Tower

Situated in Chongqing in south-western China, the architectural venture has been billed as 'The Lord of the Rings' towers by engineers in the Middle Kingdom in celebration of the fictional world of Middle-earth created by Tolkien.

'The Lord of the Rings' is translated as the 'Magic Ring Trilogy' in Chinese, and the crown jewel of the compound is its own 'magic ring', a gravity-defying circular glass corridor.

The observation deck weighs a whopping 2,060 tonnes and is suspended 99.8 metres (327 feet) above the ground, supported by the three towers.

China MCC5 Group, a state-run company that is in charge of the construction, has shared footage to show how workers lifted the enormous structure to the top of the complex.

Technicians used 15,300 metres (50,196 feet) of prestressed concrete steel strand and 12 hydraulic jacks to transport the 2,060-tonne ring-shaped platform to the top of the towers

The gravity-defying glass-bottomed corridor is built to pay tribute to J.R.R. Tolkien's novel

The see-through roof-top platform has an outer diameter of 32.6 metres (107 feet) and an inner diameter of 20.6 metres (67.5 feet).

In order to transport it safely and on time, technicians used 15,300 metres (50,196 feet) of prestressed concrete steel strand and 12 hydraulic jacks, according to lead engineer Jiang Yourong.

Another time-lapse video released by state broadcaster CCTV shows the entire lifting process, which was carried out last Friday.

The corridor was lifted to its position last Friday by workers at China MCC5 Group

The impressive skyscraper complex will be used as offices upon completion.

It is part of Chongqing's Xiantao Big Data Valley, a technology park covering two square kilometres (494 acres), or roughly two-thirds the size of Central Park in New York.

The technology park, with an overall budget of 14.4 billion yuan (£1.6 billion), is set to be home to more than 350 companies and will also include flats and hotels.