Dublin skyline
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Theres a CGI pic on the Burj Dubai tower in this mornings metro, 705 metres, 160 stories!
Best skylines in the world:
1. Hong Kong
2. Chicago
3. Shangai
4. New York
5. TokyoFrankfurt is the only European city up high in the list, at 13th.
It’s not all about height. New York is ugly, plain at best, while Chicago is a monument to beautiful architecture. Dublin could easily be over whelmed by a number of skyscrapers. The current approach of treading carfully is to be lauded in city with insufficient plannings control/funding and power.
The Dublin view in the paper in comparison to the rest is crazy, from Guinness Gravity bar. St. Patricks cathedral and loads of cranes, with the ‘huge’ Millennium Tower sitting pretty in the distance! I think they should put a CNN Tower-type somewhere in the city..never really liked The Spire..its good for giving directions though..”Do you know where the famous Arnott is?”..”See that big pointy silver needle there? Well, follow that.”
Well, I was prepared to give it the benefit except I’m not too crazy on those marks near the base. Every time I see them it puts me off, it looks like it got damaged when it was wrapped up and they didn’t realise until the whole sculpture was unveiled, then took off the wrapping to reveal a damaged base. I read some stuff about “making the design equate to the soil particals” or some such nonsense but I don’t believe it for one moment. It’s a mistake, a testimonial of ineptitude permanently ingrained on this monument to fallacy. Hate the damn thing.
@The Denouncer wrote:
Looks good from a distance, that’s about it.
There’s no need to capitulate ! if you don’t like it, you don’t like it !
Originally posted by a boyle
There’s no need to capitulate ! if you don’t like it, you don’t like it !In fairness if they cleaned off the marks .. and maybe when the street is complete, it’ll pass the test of my approval.
@a boyle wrote:
It’s not all about height. New York is ugly,
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new york ugly?? you must never have been here!was never huge fan of twin towers morlan, look too boring to me
but the sheer size would be impressive im sure. i never got to see them in person as i arrived here a couple
of weeks after sept 11.
apparently, at the top if you leaned your head against the glass you could feel the building swaying in the wind
if your interested in nyc photos of buildings etc, have a look around this:http://skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=105
last picture! lookin west with tiny portion of brookln queens waterfront with new jersey far side of the city – who needs the twin towers!
(the big green one on waters edge casting reflection – u.n buiding – ruins skyline)
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does anyone have the address for the advertising standards authority?
The Pd’s well know that while a laudable idea they have done everything in their power to ensure such a vision doesn’t happen; whilst squandering a perfect opportunity to reform Section 25 of the Docklands planning scheme to assist the vertical enhancement of the area.
They did nothing
just like with health
transport
education
environment
police recruitment
etc etcIf everyone on this Forum got into power, within 10 years Ireland would be transformed into a gleaming, modern, high rise city, with superb transport, health service, education and gardai on every street corner!
Absolutely god knows we pay enough tax to know the value of money; of course we would preserve a few historical districts just to keep a contrast.
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