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They're player haters, Azazel. That's all.
Colon: the last one seems kind of tall. what is it, 15 meters tall?
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Colon: the last one seems kind of tall. what is it, 15 meters tall?
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Hey man, 2 of those have at least 20 storeys!Originally posted by DanS
ok Dan, it's just "high-rise"
More like "mid-rise".
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I wasn't trying to boast about the size of those buildings, I was trying to boast with the artistic value of my photos.
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Hey man, 2 of those have at least 20 storeys!
OK, the 20 storey ones get to be called highrises. The others...I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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I think people are liable to create their own definitions of "high-rise" and "skycrapers", so there isn't any point in arguing about it.Originally posted by Azazel
Actually, even a 10+ story building is a high rise.
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Here's another picture I made which I find very curious. Those 1 storey buildings you see are situated right in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, completely surrounded by skycrapers, half a block away from Times Square and a few blocks away from the Empire State Building. And at the corner opposite of those buildings there's Bryant Park.
Point being is that this has to be a prime real estate location and yet you just see a bunch of measly shops. It was very odd to see it.Attached FilesDISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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This thread so reeks of penile complex
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Trust me, I don't have any. 
Colon: This indeed is very interesting. It seems that there is another 4-story building there, too.
Possible Reasons:
a)High-Rise not allowed by Zoning: yeah, right. moving on to....
b)Owners don't want to sell, because he loves this place, and intends to run this shop for the rest of his life: Yep. amazingly enough, this is a possiblity: chances, though, are slim.
c)Owner is e greedy: The owner is greedy, and wants to make the Real Estate sharks bleed. Smart owner. - usually, this is not a show-stopper, but sometimes, it is.
d) funny land plot division: this is a series of plots rather than a plot. some owners don't want to sell due to the reasons aforementioned.
in any case, this exists in Israel too. ( reasons: fall in demand for prime office space, high sales taxes on such land (50%!), etc.Comment
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Would be the most logical reason. You have such situations everywhere and I can't really think of another reason either. The odd thing however is that this isn't in some new business district, where you'd expect such 'anomolies' the most. Most of the towers in the area have been there for quite a while, if not since before WW2 then atleast since the 70's and 80's. You'd atleast expect some mid-rise there, like that building to the left.Originally posted by Azazel
b)Owners don't want to sell, because he loves this place, and intends to run this shop for the rest of his life: Yep. amazingly enough, this is a possiblity: chances, though, are slim.
c)Owner is e greedy: The owner is greedy, and wants to make the Real Estate sharks bleed. Smart owner. - usually, this is not a show-stopper, but sometimes, it is.
d) funny land plot division: this is a series of plots rather than a plot. some owners don't want to sell due to the reasons aforementioned.
in any case, this exists in Israel too. ( reasons: fall in demand for prime office space, high sales taxes on such land (50%!), etc.
BTW: you can also see that low rise in one of the pictures on the first page of this thread. (in the corner opposing the park) Looks bizarre.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Az :
If you consider 10-levels buildings to be high-rises, then you'd love Stuttgart. There are many of thos (ugly) buidlings in the city centre.
For example, here is my uni, 11 levels :
Here's where my gf and my friends live (the tall building below the tree zone), 16 levels:
There are quite a few horrors like this in Stuttgart centre. Come and you'll love it
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Who said that I like high-rises? I live in one! The thread is about skyscrapers.
Besides, It's not like all old buildings are beautiful. I've been to Paris, and I've seen both.
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I don't know if its been posted yet but I thought I'd show the most beautiful of skyscrapers and in my opinion they should have stopped building them then since they could have never improved on this, shown by the other buildings in the picture.
Woolworth building, tallest building in 1913.
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