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I'm gonna go with the Empire State Building. The name says it all (empire). It is the epitome of power in skyscrapers and although it is not the tallest it will always be regarded as one of the premiere skyscrapers by which all others followed. And quite frankly, although this building may have been built in the 1930s, it stands out even amongst the most modern skyscrapers today. When I think of beauty, power and character I think of the Burj Kalifa, Tapei 101, International Finance Centre, Petronas Towers and the Empire State Building. King Kong didn't climb it for no reason. http://www.infohostels.com/immagini/news/631.jpg
I like this building but to me I just think there is something so pure with the Hancock Building. Chicago does have super talls that stick out (Willis, Hancock, Prudential Building (Not enough credit as it is also raw esp from Millenium park), and the new Trump.
I agree. I think that being situated literally right next to the taller Aon center, it doesn't stand out as much. It does look great from Millennium though. The Aon Center may be a box, but it's so narrow relative to its height that it really seems tall. Prudential is great though.
Aon Center and Prudential from Millennium Park in mid-august:
Aon by itself:
The trump is pretty awesome on the river.
I took this a few weeks ago:
And Trump/Sears/Aon from the John Hancock observatory:
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Oddly the Sears (willis) looks bent at times. I snapped this on my camera a little over a year ago because it looked bent and the image caught it. Has anyone else ever noticed this up close?
I agree. I'll have to go through my pics from a few weeks a go and check it out. I think they all look a little bent.
I agree. I think that being situated literally right next to the taller Aon center, it doesn't stand out as much. It does look great from Millennium though. The Aon Center may be a box, but it's so narrow relative to its height that it really seems tall. Prudential is great though.
Aon Center and Prudential from Millennium Park in mid-august:
Aon by itself:
The trump is pretty awesome on the river.
I took this a few weeks ago:
And Trump/Sears/Aon from the John Hancock observatory:
I agree. I'll have to go through my pics from a few weeks a go and check it out. I think they all look a little bent.
The AON is really cool as well and also love the red building along the edge of the park close to the Art Museum. So many cool buildings in Chicago, maybe is why I personally prefer it to NYC (love the NYC skyline too)
Also the new Condo tower to the right in your first pic is really cool, got a good look at that from a river tour back in June, great city Chicago...
I took this shot from the river of the base of the Trump back in June, great view along the river of this building.
Not sure why it took me this long to nominate this. 548 feet tall, all stone. Inside what looks like 3 floors from the outside, are eight floors with 15 ft. high ceilings. The USA's largest municipal building, the world's second tallest stone building. Just under the William Penn statue is an observation deck with elevator access, so it isn't just a clock tower. Philadelphia City Hall just oozes 'power' and for good reason, it has executive, legislative and judicial offices within, the only city hall in the nation with all three branches. It is also a very busy subway station, the junction between the two main lines that serve Philly.
cityhall with sig 12x16 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/imagicdigital/6008898413/ - broken link) by imagic digital (http://www.flickr.com/people/imagicdigital/ - broken link), on Flickr
Chicago looks unimaginative in those photos. AON looks like a crappy version of one of the Twin Towers. Prudential is like some kid tried to reinvent the infinately more beautiful Chrysler Building...out of leggos. The best buildings in Chicago are gone. Except the Tribune Tower
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