Most Impressive Building?

[Eukaryote]

The CN tower, five hundread and thirty three meters of ambition and pride!

I know that pictures too small so this looks stupid but all the pictures either hold too much memory or are that small, could someone tell me how to blow it up or get rid of it, don't say backspace the attachment, I already tried that. GAHH!

 

[Lambert Simnel]

The manual scoreboard. The flags up top rank what place teams are in and when the game is over there's either a "W" flag or "L" flag waved to tell whether the Cubs won or not. It looks like they lost to St. Louis that particular day. HAH!

As ever.....

Funnily enough, as soon as I saw the scoreboard I looked for the Cards result...

 

[aneeshm]

Uhh, well ok then. Alls I'm saying is that modern skyscrapers are a testament to the ingenuity of modern mankind, and should never be dismissed as less-than-artistic as, say, a temple. Nowehere did I say taller=better.

Nobody is dismissing the skyscraper as less impressive or less beautiful , newfangle . In fact , I think that the original idea of the temple - to exalt man , to bring him to the level of the god he worships ( as seen in the temple in London , in the statement it made ( that man can make holy what he likes by dint of his effort )) - can be well-expressed in the form of a temple made in the style of a skyscraper . It would be amazing , if somebody had the imagination and skill to execute it .

 

[aneeshm]

I don't understand why people waste so much money trying to perfectly replicate old forms of art. I think it reduces the aestethic value of the original pieces.

Modern phallic, skeletal, sineous architecture is far more beautiful in my eyes.

These temples are not really replications of old art . They use new materials in new ways - the only thing they have in common with the older temples is the intent . For example , the first temple - the Meenakshi temple - was made out of stone . The second temple - the Akshardham temple - was built out of sandstone , and built in a totally different style . The third one was built in Carerra marble , and again tried to use the material in the best possible way to enhance the desired effect . The later two temples break completely new ground when it comes to architecture .

 

[aneeshm]

The next in the series is the Parambanan temple , the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia . It was constructed , but later fell into disuse , and unscrupulous people carried away much of the temple's stone for their own construction .

The biggest image first :

The familiar metamorphosis that temples undergo after night , or at twilight :

The sculpture work in the temple :

The sculptures are remarkably well-preserved , considering that they are over a thousand years old .

 

[aneeshm]

The gigantic textbook of Buddhism , Borobudur :

Sunrise from within the temple ( gives you absolutely no idea of the scale ) :

Now let's look at that image in context , shall we :

Yes , it is huge .

A silhouette of the temple :

 

[aneeshm]

The last in the temple series , I present to you the magnificent Angkor Wat :

The metamorphosis :

The temple's sculpture work ( note the places it diverges from the Indian style ) :

 

[aneeshm]

Tomorrow I'll be back with Mosques .

 

[bad_ronald]

Philadelphia City Hall​

To get this out of the way, I do not consider City Hall to be the most beatiful building in the world, but it is very impressive for these reasons:

Interesting Facts:

• It is the largest masonry (i.e., no steel reinforcement) building in the world; the walls are 22 feet thick at the base, and the tower has 44 floors
• When construction began, it was to be the largest building in the world (though the Washington Monument and the Eiffel Tower were completed before it finished)
• Elevators were an afterthought (added near the end of construction), so each corner of the building has enormous octagonal stairwells
• It houses all three branches of Philadelphia's government

Pictures:

North Far

North Near

Stairs

Looking Up at William Penn Statue

Mayor's Office

Convention Hall

Footprint

 

[slothman]

The CN tower, five hundread and thirty three meters of ambition and pride!

I know that pictures too small so this looks stupid but all the pictures either hold too much memory or are that small, could someone tell me how to blow it up or get rid of it, don't say backspace the attachment, I already tried that. GAHH!

I agree. You'd think it would be mentioned earlier.
Of course the fact that it is taller then everything right now can't hurt.
The WTC would have to be second but if you want, current buildings then the Empire State would come in next.
As I have been few places there isn't much to list.

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

aneeshm: That is the first time I have ever had my breath taken away from me by pictures of a building

Some stunning pics here, some buildings I've never even heard of, but now really want to see.

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

A post so good it was posted twice.

(double post, please ignore/delete, apologies)

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

Philadelphia City Hall

How could it be the largest masonry building in the world?

I imagine the Pyramids didn't have any steel reinforcements...

 

[bad_ronald]

Philadelphia City Hall

How could it be the largest masonry building in the world?

I imagine the Pyramids didn't have any steel reinforcements...

According to Wikipedia, the height of the Great Pyramid at Giza is currently 138.75m and was once 146.5m. According to Skyscraperpage.com, the height to the top of the William Penn statue is 167.0m and the height to the top of the tower (ignoring the statue) is 155.8m. So, even if you don't count the statue and take the pyramid at its maximum height it's taller.

I haven't been able to find measurements for cubic feet of volume only square feet of area (which isn't good enough), but it's referred to as "the largest masonry building in the world" on these skyscraper websites so either 1. indeed, it has a greater volume or 2. it's merely the tallest masonry building in the world (which is still impressive).

 

[atreas]

I haven't been able to find measurements for cubic feet of volume only square feet of area (which isn't good enough), but it's referred to as "the largest masonry building in the world" on these skyscraper websites so either 1. indeed, it has a greater volume or 2. it's merely the tallest masonry building in the world (which is still impressive).

First of all, the square feet of area is what most people understand as having to do with "large". It is obvious from the shape and the dimensions that this building doesn't even come close to the Great Pyramid (it covers an extremely smaller area). Given the building's shape, it can't really be possible to cover up even in volume. Most probably they are using the term "larger" referring to the empty spaces inside it.

 

[aneeshm]

Sorry for the delay , but I'm back !

As promised , the Masjid-al-Haram , the holiest place of the Muslims :

To give you an ides of the size : the concentric white circles surrounding the black stone are actually worshippers !

 

[aneeshm]

The Jama Masjid , the largest Mosque in India :

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As Islam forbids representations of anything in heaven or on earth , the sort of elaborate sculpture and painting common to other religious places is totally missing in Mosques . It lends them a different flavour - as if religion has been reduced to its barest essentialls , and all else stripped away . That is why the overwhelming impression you get when you see a mosque or Muslims praying is of the sheer power of faith , with nothing to distract you .

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

I haven't been able to find measurements for cubic feet of volume only square feet of area (which isn't good enough), but it's referred to as "the largest masonry building in the world" on these skyscraper websites so either 1. indeed, it has a greater volume or 2. it's merely the tallest masonry building in the world (which is still impressive).

Ya, the height one would likely make sense. Even then it is a shocker. One would expect some Euro-cathedral or something, but wow.