What do you think is the best avenue of the world? - Page 8

guille_89uy · December 8th, 2010, 09:48 PM

Passeig de Gràcia,

NYC007 · December 8th, 2010, 10:17 PM

Axelferis · December 9th, 2010, 01:04 PM

1/Champs Elysées the mother
2/Passeig de gracia a little copy of the mother
3/fifth avenue NYC

guille_89uy · December 9th, 2010, 02:30 PM

Champs Elysées has nothing to do with Passeig de Gràcia. Champs Elysées is just marketing, but architectonicly talking is absolutely trivial. Passeig de Gràcia is full of aweresome buildings of almost all styles; streetlights desgined by Gaudi's disciple; paving stone desgined by Gaudí; buildings of Toyo Ito, Puig i Cadafalch, Antoni Gaudí, Muntaner; luxury entrances; marble and granite everywhere...

And Passeig de Gràcia urbaniztation is of the year 1821; Champs Elysées urbanization, in 1824.

Adrian12345Lugo · December 11th, 2010, 11:41 PM

Avenue of the Dead

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/danlmar...7622237319643/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/otropx/4902858378/

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ajaaronjoe · December 12th, 2010, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pfeuffer

champs-elysses sucks

edited by Taller, Better
I have removed your last sentence as it was provocation. Please don't stir up threads like that. Thank you.

Pfeuffer · December 12th, 2010, 05:58 PM

rio2016 · December 27th, 2010, 10:39 PM

Rio de Janeiro, Presidente Vargas Avenue

M@rtoc · December 28th, 2010, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guille_89uy

Champes Elysees is always the same architecture... nothing special... it is marketing's doing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by guille_89uy

Champs Elysées is boring... all buildings has identical architecture.

Quote:

Originally Posted by guille_89uy

Champs Elysées is just marketing, but architectonicly talking is absolutely trivial.

I think we've understood your opinion.

It's amazing how some forumers think they have to denigrate other cities/avenues/whatever when praising their cities.
The thread title is not "Which avenue in the world has the best buildings along it ?". Some people put emphasize on the size of the avenue, some on the presence of a big monument in the middle, and some on the architectural value of the buildings surrounding it.
That being said, the avenues I prefer are the Spanish ones : Gran Vía & Passeig de Gràcia. The buildings are simply gorgeous. In Barcelona too, I like the claustrophobic feel of Via Laietana. Too bad we don't have buildings of this scale in France.

dutchsnookerfan · December 29th, 2010, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbosnail

Seriously. Champs Elysees. The End.

i agree

jaypaul · December 29th, 2010, 01:32 PM

new york , cause it is the biggest and the most busiest avenue of the world .

parcdesprinces · December 29th, 2010, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guille_89uy

Champs Elysées is boring... all buildings has identical architecture.

Are you sure ?? hmmm...

Lets look closer: Neoclassicism & Empire style, Second Empire & Haussmann, Beaux-Arts, Art-Nouveau & Modern style, Art-Deco, International style...., post/neo-whatever style, "Ugly" style, Citroën style

, etc etc etc etc.... (not to mention the 3,300 years-old Obelisk....

)

Maybe not the most iconic buildings ever built, Indeed.. ...but a nice mix from different eras IMHO !

Bonus (the Axe Historique):

the spliff fairy · December 30th, 2010, 01:52 AM

when complete the main axis in Guangzhou will be giving most places a good run for their money:

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It'll be landscaped and lined with supertalls and museums

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haikiller11 · December 30th, 2010, 01:59 AM

Champs Elysées ftw

guy4versa4 · December 30th, 2010, 06:07 AM

gooseberry · December 30th, 2010, 10:46 AM

So, where is that?

dutchsnookerfan · December 30th, 2010, 07:29 PM

it looks like the middle east i think its egypt a little river with alot of green next to it.

the spliff fairy · December 30th, 2010, 10:57 PM

Putrajaya, Malaysia

SoroushPersepolisi · December 31st, 2010, 02:03 AM

champs Elysees hands down

***Taller, Better*** · December 31st, 2010, 04:35 PM

Guangzhou seems to be big on LED lighting.

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guille_89uy BANNED Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Barcelona (Catalunya) Posts: 2,038 Likes (Received): 0	Champs Elysées has nothing to do with Passeig de Gràcia. Champs Elysées is just marketing, but architectonicly talking is absolutely trivial. Passeig de Gràcia is full of aweresome buildings of almost all styles; streetlights desgined by Gaudi's disciple; paving stone desgined by Gaudí; buildings of Toyo Ito, Puig i Cadafalch, Antoni Gaudí, Muntaner; luxury entrances; marble and granite everywhere... And Passeig de Gràcia urbaniztation is of the year 1821; Champs Elysées urbanization, in 1824. Last edited by guille_89uy; December 9th, 2010 at 08:21 PM.

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