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I don't know if this is still the case, but a friend who was going to Carnegie Mellon a few decades ago said that they referred to it as the Tower of Ignorance. You gotta love university rivalry!
...probably just jealousy because it's a stunning building!
In all of my 40+years I’ve never heard that reference. The building is spectacular especially the gothic interior. Perfect mix of deco/gothic.
In all of my 40+years I’ve never heard that reference. The building is spectacular especially the gothic interior. Perfect mix of deco/gothic.
When I google "tower of ignorance pittsburgh", the first entry that comes up is the wiki page for the Cathedral of Learning. A few links down from that, there's a reference to it by that insulting name. I swear that I didn't make it up. Like I said before, I chock it up to jealousy and rivalry.
Bellevue WA (across the lake from Seattle) is incredible. It’s suburban skyline may be the biggest in the US. And we are talking about the 14th biggest metro In the US.
Bellevue WA (across the lake from Seattle) is incredible. It’s suburban skyline may be the biggest in the US. And we are talking about the 14th biggest metro In the US.
I completely agree. Bellevue has quite the impressive downtown for a city of its size.
Bellevue WA (across the lake from Seattle) is incredible. It’s suburban skyline may be the biggest in the US. And we are talking about the 14th biggest metro In the US.
Just to ground ourselves here, Bellevue has 6 buildings over 400 ft. Buckhead has 23
When Bellevue is a 600' flat top it'll be more impressive. (One nearly topped out, one just started, six planned.)
As a skyline, it also benefits from Lake Washington in the foreground, being a little higher in elevation, and the Cascade Mountains in the background.
It's both true that Miami's skyline hugs the coast along Biscayne Bay, which becomes much more "open water" south of the MacArthur Causeway. It's also true that Miami's secondary skyline along the beach in Miami Beach (not Miami) is 3+ miles to its east.
I don't think people realize how built up even just Coral Gables by itself is now. Coconut Grove too. To say nothing of the 50+ miles of skylines stretching northward.
I don't think people realize how built up even just Coral Gables by itself is now. Coconut Grove too. To say nothing of the 50+ miles of skylines stretching northward.
One of my favorite areas in South Florida. Quite amazing that a smallish place like this boasts the third highest daytime population in the metro area.
Curious though: Does it have height restrictions? I am quite fond of the mid-rise infill as there are far less setbacks and parking podiums than the areas with highrises/skyscrapers.
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