Friday, November 5, 2010

The Construction of the Empire State Building

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...


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



5. Longaberger Basket Building. Newark, USA


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

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Tewkesbury Abbey (England)
Photo credit: John Dalkin

The new Queen Elizabeth Hospital (England)
Photo credit: John Dalkin

The Nave in Gloucester Cathedral, England
Photo credit: John Dalkin

Modern Architecture in Asakusa Tokyo Japan
Photo credit: Retinafunk

The Houston Skyline
Photo credit: Foureyes

New York – The Calm Before the Storm
Photo credit: John Dalkin

Dubai Creek Golf Club
Photo credit: Sawrah

ING House at the Amsterdam Zuidas business district
Photo credit: Burt Youngsters

Modern Architecture in Berlin, Germany
Photo credit: Hans Vaupel

New Trade Fair Main Hall, Leipzig, Germany
Photo credit: Hans Vaupel

Puerto Marina, Spain
Photo credit: SantiMB

Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, Red Square, Kremlin, Moscow, Russia