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Yes it does look like a skyscraper and in my opinion it destroys the skyline of the city and the view overall.
Skyscrapers look OK only when they are in a group and are away from historical centers of old cities.
They've tried to install Gazprom skyscraper in St. Petersburg but thanks to mass protests and the intervention of UNESCO this didn't happen. Otherwise this is how the city would look with this monstrosity;
I wonder will London be like NYC in 50 years with a bucketload of skyscrapers?
London has protected sight lines and only allows skyscrapers in certain areas.
Saying that certain areas of London may build substantial numbers of skyscrapers, although these won't be areas such as the West End (the main tourist area and many other areas with high concentrations of listed buildings in London). Canary Wharf and parts of the East End, parts parts of the City of London and indeed parts of South London will see the bulk of skyscraper development.
I like skyscrapers, the ones in London are the best in Europe and look great. It has the big, tall boxy skyscrapers in canary wharf east London and futuristic steel and glass skyscrapers in central London. I think London looks better now than it did thirty years ago, back then London only had a few towers and a small skyline, it has come a long way since then and now has a good skyline with many more going up now and I think that is right, big cities need new office space every year so they have to build skyscrapers to keep those companies. There are more towers under construction in London than the rest of the eu COMBINED. London has more towers going up than every other city in the whole of the eu combined, that is a massive boost for londons skyline
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Skyscrapper might have developped mainly in the US in the 20th century, and niw in Asia, they were actually invented in Europe in the end if 19th century...
Skyscrapper might have developped mainly in the US in the 20th century, and niw in Asia, they were actually invented in Europe in the end if 19th century...
Actually in Liverpool. The first two glass curtain walled buildings are in Liverpool. The building blocks for the skyscraper were in Liverpool. Metal frames and pre-cast modular panels were all pioneered in the city. Read on: Home of the Skyscraper - Liverpool - LocalWiki
I found sky scrapers impressive and a massive skyline looks great. I don't think it's only for the new world. I think it's for new cities. A lot of Europe's cities are destroyed during WWII and had to be rebuild. I like how they've build up Rotterdam and did a fine job with building a sky line allthough it needs a lot more to look really massive.
At the same time i couldn't imagine a sky line in the old cities. In that case it really spoils the old authentic feeling. Like the few tall buildings they put down in The Haque just don't fit in and do more damage than good.
From a profesional point of few it allways fascinated me. Every one of 'em is a real piece of work, and it seems every single one of 'em has it's own unique problems to solve during construction.
I think The Hague looks amazing.
It's a historic city so they didn't want to build ultra modern skyscrapers that would clash with The traditional architecture, so instead, they decided to build some really classy and sophisticated Art Deco style skyscrapers.
It looks amazing, most skyscraper enthusiasts think that The Hague is one of the classiest skylines in Europe. Instead of using glass walls and steel, they used traditional stone and warm tones, it looks like the early towers from the 1930s New York. I think it's beautiful
The Hague has shown that we can have traditional style skyscrapers in our Europe cities too
I think The Hague looks amazing.
It's a historic city so they didn't want to build ultra modern skyscrapers that would clash with The traditional architecture, so instead, they decided to build some really classy and sophisticated Art Deco style skyscrapers.
It looks amazing, most skyscraper enthusiasts think that The Hague is one of the classiest skylines in Europe. Instead of using glass walls and steel, they used traditional stone and warm tones, it looks like the early towers from the 1930s New York. I think it's beautiful
The Hague has shown that we can have traditional style skyscrapers in our Europe cities too
Being from there, i cant say i agree. I think most of them look ridiculous, this little bunch of weird shaped buildings sticking out of a small city. It just doesnt make much sense to me.
Being from there, i cant say i agree. I think most of them look ridiculous, this little bunch of weird shaped buildings sticking out of a small city. It just doesnt make much sense to me.
You do have a point. One is attempting to bleand in and continue some sort of heritage. The rest are any-city towers.
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