What do most Europeans think of skyscrapers?

[cattledog69]

Originally Posted by Obi wan spaghetti

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

Well it's ofcourse all a matter of taste, but i just think it looks like a disorganized bunch of odd looking buildings. Too low to be called "sky scraper" and to high to blend in.

[cattledog69]

Originally Posted by -Lamb

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.

http://media.schlijper.nl/normal/12/...ag-skyline.jpg
http://www.denhaag.nl/upload_mm/c/9/...p_skyline2.jpg

Exactly what i mean, it just doesn't come together. Such a pity of those realy nice old buildings. These are typical old dutch "herenhuizen" (gentlemen houses) wich the Haque still has a lot of. They give that nice old, authentic feeling to a city, and having a massive stone/steel/glass building next to it completely spoils that.
It destroys the "gezelligheid" of the old cities.