Verizon Tower
Philadelphia, USA

HEIGHT: 225m/739 feet
FLOORS: 55 floors
COMPLETION: 1991
ARCHITECT: Kling Lindquist Partnership

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8.5/10

needs more glass.............. 7.5/10

It's okay. . .looks quite fortress like. 6.5/10

A distant cousin to Toronto's Scotia Plaza ?

8.5

tays

I like the top of the hole thing.
Don't really like the colour. 7.5/10

8/10

The facade is a bit dull, but it actually is very elegant. I love the setbacks and the base. Looks like a cross between Scotia Plaza and GE Building.

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i like it way better at night. . .5.5/10

Its not the best, but aaight-6

the top looks cool when its lighted at night. but the color makes it ugly 6.5

nice and tall, but boxy

7/10

8.5 Yet another beautiful new Philly skyscraper... very elegant... and deceptively complex... a very tasteful facade... wonderful window pattern... and gentle setbacks galore...

8/10

I dont like how the brown facade appears in the day btu at night it simply rocks! :guns1: :cool:

8/10

Could have been more gentler then wat it looks now? 6/10.

this one is kinda nice, i like the color two, i give iit a nine

4.5/10 :puke

Looks a bit like a Russian scraper...This tower is far too fat.

6/10

i love atlantas post modern style 9/10

i like it at night..8/10

facade: great!
form: also cool
points: 9.5

Nice and tall
8/10

I like the top of this tower, and it's height, but the colours could be better.

7.5/10 :)

7/10 For a 1991 scraper, it looks kinda old, at some angles

7/10

Not bad at all -except at night when it looks awfull.

7.5/10

7/10


it looks ok

reminds me of the sf embarcadero complez, but the building looks pretty good broadside.

8.5

Not my cup of tea. 6

6/10

Yuk!!! It really just reminds me of some of those ugly brown buildings in Indianopolis!! As always since it seems to soar some points for height though. 3/10

8/10

Classic and Classy. Good solid looking building 8/10

Bland. Doesn't really do anything for me.

6/10

Great scraper. 8.5

6/10

nice building, especially the top, love it at night. however, it looks weird from the side. should make it more symmetrical

7.5/10

5/10

I like it. It isnt the best in Philly but its ok. 8.5

7.10 tis ok

Not the best Philadelphia has to offer, but still a good tower overall. I give it a 7.5/10. :)

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9/10
The tower could be better by switching a few things around here and there, but it is very well lit at night, really good job from the (illuminators?)

8/10

It's not that bad,a bit bland but it has a nice facade.

8.5/10

8.

8/10

7/10.

Too much setbacks, 7/10

The colour is really strange but looks nice. I like the shape too. 8/10

8.5/10

modern classic

8/10

6/10

9,5/10

7/10

i like it at night..
7/10

Ugly at day but beautiful at night 7/10

Doesn`t impress me very much.
7/10

i like it 8.5/10

5/10...Don't like it very much...

tall but old and ugly.7/10

Shape and cladding are OK, although it is not quite soaring from most angles.
The night lighting is not great but at least there's something.
6.

i like it at night
7/10

It reminds me of Rocky Ctr and LA's TCW Tower. 8/10

7.5/10

not bad 7.5/10

7/10 not bad

9/10!!

3,5/10

8/10

like it 8/10

6/10

7,5/10

fantastic tower, 9/10

8/10.

7.5/10

like a cellphone or electric shaver?

8/10

7/10

6/10

better by night. 7/10 in the morning, 9/10 at night. 8/10 average?

8.5 nice.

Fascinating design, it looks very great at night 7.5/10

3

I loathe the design and color of this building, I did a happy dance, when the Comcast Center towered over it, and now is looking down at this ugly monster.

I love it! 10/10

great tower

6/10

a little bland but at night it looks great
7.5/10

Nice top I like it more by night. 8.0

8/10

The lighting is very cleverly done, so because of that it looks better at night than during the day. A great building nonetheless.

8/10

6/10

Nice, 7,5 out of 10.

6/10

8/10

7.5/10

8/10 - I like the night pics.

7/10

A cool tower in Philadelphia. 8.5

9/10

Quality tower 8.5/10

weird 6/10

6.5

5/10

7.5/10

looks massive for it's height, it would have looked better with more glass :cheers:

I like the form but facade is not that nice... 7/10

3,5/10

7/10

Very nice, love it at night, especially in real life. :) 9/10

8/10

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5594/mbcverizonbigdk6.jpg

5,5/10

nice lighting but tower on 5

slim!sexy

nice 8

8/10

7/10

Now this is what I call a real beauty, especially that night picture. 9/10

6/10

Nice!

8.5/10

7/10

8/10:)

Dull....I gave it a 6/10

8,5/10

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9/10

8/10

8/10

8/10

Very nice and classy

8/10

Not bad. Reminds me of Toronto's Scotia Plaza.

It is ok but... the color :/
8/10

8/10

Nice facade with short setbacks...

8.0/10

8. Good building. Regards.

7/10

I voted 8.5/10 very sleek and slim, cool color, nice corners, like the glass windows.

7/10

7/10

:lol:, it looks better than the one in NYC!

8/10

8/10

6.5

8/10

SLIM, SLEEK & looks TALL!
9/10

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old 7/10

10/10

Quite elegant. 9/10

7.5/10 Liking the setbacks...

7/10

7/10 As a Philadelphia, I see the Verizon tower almost every day. It's good, but not great. It probably doesn't even make my top 10 in Philly.

Nice tower 7/10

nice.. 8/10

8/10

8/10

Dont like the colour..7/10

8/10

8.5/10

9/10

5.5/10

7/10

6.5...i don't know..kind of like a communist block.

Nice. 8/10

7/10

8/10

7/10

Pretty cool 7.5/10

cool nice

8/10

8/10 I like it :)

nice and tall, but boxy

7/10

7/10

Not a huge fan. 6/10

10/10

8/10

6/10, nothing too special.

9/10