All these photographs show the construction of the Empire State Building. It is a 102-story skyscraper in New York City that is located at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Being 1472 feet (448 metres) tall, this was the tallest building in the world for over 40 years since its completion in 1931. Only in 1972 when the North Tower of the World Trade Center was built, the Empire State Building was deposed as the world’s highest skyscraper. More images after the break...
Friday, November 5, 2010
The Most Unusual Buildings Around The World
1. The public library in Kansas City, USA
All the buildings reflect the desire of their creators. The builders have stepped away from the ordinary standard of architecture, we can say that these prominent structures are among the unique treasures of the world, which transmit the bizarre sense of uniqueness, which shows contemporary exotic forms of external and internal design and permissible visionary architect. More images after the break...
2. Atomium in Brussels, Belgium
3. Milwaukee Art Museum (Museum of Art, Milwaukee). Milwaukee, USA
4. Church of hallgrimur (Lutheran Church) in Reykjavik, Iceland
6. Wonder works. Pigeon Forge, United States
7. Another upside-down house (Upside down house) in Shimbarke, Poland
8. Crooked house. Sopot, Poland
9. Tenerife Auditorium. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
10. Bull ring. Birmingham, United Kingdom
11. La Tete au Carre in Nice, France. Inside is a library
12. Eden project. Britain
13. Snail House in Sofia
14. Edificio mirador in Madrid
15. Nautilus house. Mexico
16. Calakmul building - a building in a giant washing machine. Mexico
17. The residential complex Habitat-67. Montreal, Canada
18. Montreal biosphere. Montreal, Canada
19. Olympic Stadium in Montreal
20. Lotus Temple. New Delhi, India
21. Wooden skyscraper in Arkhangelsk. Demolished in 2009
22. Stone House (Stone house) in Guimaraes, Portugal
23. Mammy's Cupboard. Natchez, USA
24. National Library, Minsk
25. Cubic houses. Rotterdam, Netherlands
26. Casapueblo. Maldonado, Uruguay
27. Library of Alexandrina. Alexandria, Egypt
28. Cathedral of Brasilia (Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida) - Catholic cathedral in the capital of Brazil - Brasilia. Serves as the seat of the Archbishop of Brasilia
15 Absolutely Brilliant Architectural Photographs
Cuba Gallery, France
Photo credit: Andrew
Professional photographers combine creativity, artistic vision and technical mastery to take photographs. People in this profession use a wide range of equipment, some of which is specific to certain career fields. Good photographers have a natural eye for composition and can often create an aesthetically appealing photograph out of anything. Here are 15 absolutely incredible architecture photography examples to make your day fresh. More images after the break...
Sydney Opera House
Photo credit: John Dalkin
Photo credit: John Dalkin
The new Queen Elizabeth Hospital (England)
Photo credit: SantiMB
Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, Red Square, Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
Photo credit: Ivan Safyan Abrams
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