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Old 07-24-2012, 01:06 AM
 
Location: Central Bay Area, CA as of Jan 2010...but still a proud Texan from Houston!
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Chase Tower (tallest skyscraper in Texas)

Bank of America (with its gothic inspired spires)

Wells Fargo Plaza (tallest all glass building in the western hemisphere & 2nd tallest building in Texas)

Penzoil Place (one or two seperate buildings)

Heritage Plaza (Myan top)

Continental Center (looks like a white ship sailing across the coastal plains)

Hess Tower (10 fully fuctional built in wind turbines at the top to power the building)
Hey don't forget about the Hermann Memorial Tower. I think that is a very cool looking tower with the glass thingy on top! I know it does not make up the Houston skyline but it is still a cool looking tower!

I actually think both cities have great skylines! But of course I am partial to Houston


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Old 07-24-2012, 10:26 AM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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Hey don't forget about the Hermann Memorial Tower. I think that is a very cool looking tower with the glass thingy on top! I know it does not make up the Houston skyline but it is still a cool looking tower!

I actually think both cities have great skylines! But of course I am partial to Houston


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I love that building too.

Its crown at night is awesome & can be seen shooting up into the night sky from afar. It kinda reminds me of how they had the World Trade Centers memorial lit only not nearly that bright.

Here is a pic of it all lit up at Christmas time a few years ago. Normally the red & green is blue & white.


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Old 07-24-2012, 11:28 AM
 
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I love that building too.

Its crown at night is awesome & can be seen shooting up into the night sky from afar. It kinda reminds me of how they had the World Trade Centers memorial lit only not nearly that bright.

Here is a pic of it all lit up at Christmas time a few years ago. Normally the red & green is blue & white.


Courtesy of LizzySWW on C-D


ahhhh!!!...the Famed "Tissue Box with the shot Glass on top".
 
Old 07-25-2012, 11:16 AM
JJG
 
Location: Fort Worth
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I like it myself. It looks very Japanese, if you ask me.





 
Old 07-25-2012, 11:56 AM
 
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Its the ugliest thing I ever seen....besides the tall skinny residential building close to the Houston Galleria with the windows all on one side of it...ughh!!
 
Old 07-25-2012, 12:09 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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Its the ugliest thing I ever seen....besides the tall skinny residential building close to the Houston Galleria with the windows all on one side of it...ughh!!
"All that jealousy & envy comin from my enemies while I'm sippin on Re-mi"

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Old 07-25-2012, 12:44 PM
 
Location: Northeast Texas
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Its the ugliest thing I ever seen....besides the tall skinny residential building close to the Houston Galleria with the windows all on one side of it...ughh!!
It's a good-looking tower! At least it looks way better than the crappy looking Renaissance Tower in Dallas. The only credit it gets is the height.

Don't worry, I love both cities' skyline.
 
Old 07-25-2012, 12:53 PM
 
Location: DFW
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It's not that the thingie on top of the building is ugly, it's that the building they put it on is ugly.

I like the Dallas skyline better, but I haven't seen Houston's "live."
 
Old 07-25-2012, 01:06 PM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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It's very imposing and says "Welcome to Houston" to those coming from San Antone, but no, it is not an attractive building.
 
Old 07-25-2012, 01:31 PM
JJG
 
Location: Fort Worth
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I give it a pass because it's NOT in Downtown.
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