Similar Towers/Buildings around the world

Regio_MTY · July 26th, 2008, 08:49 AM

Ok so... Post pics & information about similar Towers around the world, obviously they´re not the same as a twin towers, so I think this thread hasn´t been done before

Well... I´ll start with this 3:

Dataflux Tower, 43 floors & 167 meters tall, Monterrey, México

Photograph by Pedro Zurita Zaragoza from Panoramio (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/372032)

Photograph by Eric Rodríguez from Panoramio (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/796526)

Repsol Tower (U/C), 45 floors & 250 meters tall, Madrid, Spain

Photograph by Diegobs (SSC Forumer)

Commerzbank Tower, 53 floors & 300 meters tall, Frankfurt, Germany

Photograph by Alexander75 from Panoramio (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2692254)

Corrected

Dreh · July 27th, 2008, 01:19 AM

Banespa Building - Sao Paulo

The brazilian Empire State called Banespa was constructed between 1939 and 1947 and it was the tallest building outside USA when built.
The building has 35 floors, 161.22 meters tall (528 feets) and 17,951 square meters in area, and has 14 elevators, 900 steps and 1,119windows. For 20 years, it was the tallest building in São Paulo. In 1948, it was considered to be the biggest reinforced concrete structure in the world.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/douglasm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/maducan

The amazing Empire State Building - New York
The Empire State Building remained the tallest skyscraper in the world for 41 years, and stood as the world's tallest man-made structure for 23 years. The building rises to 1,250 feet (381 m) at the 102nd floor, and including the 203-foot (62 m) pinnacle, its full height reaches 1,453 feet (443 m) and 8 9/16th inches (443 m).

http://flickr.com/photos/abed

http://flickr.com/photos/egold

Brisbaner21 · July 27th, 2008, 03:38 AM

I really don't see a comparison between the Empire State building and the other.

christos-greece · July 27th, 2008, 10:44 AM

Me too

uA_TAGA · July 27th, 2008, 11:12 AM

Me too

Adrian12345Lugo · July 27th, 2008, 11:10 PM

wat about the Torre Latino..in Mexico City

by jessicasweettv flickr

by atoll..both flickr

gabrielbabb · July 28th, 2008, 04:43 PM

Agbar Tower in Barcelona

http://www.arqhys.com/construccion/torre-agbar.html

30 st mary axe in London

Source: photobucket

philadweller · July 28th, 2008, 05:08 PM

Stamford Connecticut's tallest

Tour de la Bourse Montreal

Bell Atlantic Philadelphia

200 Public Square Cleveland

World Trade Center New Orleans

Place Ville Marie Montreal

Edificio Cruz Blanca Santiago

Liberty Place Philadelphia

Melli Complex Tehran

Prudential Center Boston

Crescent City Residences New Orleans

2000 Market Street Philadelphia

One Battery Park Plaza New York City

WR Grace Building New York City

Solow Building New York City

Bankers Trust Building New York City

Seattle Smith Tower

3 world finacial center New York City

Canary Wharf London

Faison Building Milwaukee

One Detroit Center

Eagleton Federal Courthouse St. Louis

Aegon Center Louisville

Bell South Building Nashville

Melbourne Central Building Melbourne

Dreh · July 28th, 2008, 07:01 PM

This tower in Mexico City is similar too.
And the Banespa architecture style is only influenced by Empire State elements. Like the Central Plaza in Hong Kong and the Torre Latino in México.

Central Plaza (Hong Kong)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=287394 (similar thread)

philadweller · July 28th, 2008, 09:59 PM

One Wall Center Vancouver

and a gilette shaving cream can

Transamerica Pyramid

And a dunce cap

AT&T building New York City

And a Chippendale dresser

indaco1 · August 2nd, 2008, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by philadweller

AT&T building New York City

Torri FS - Milano

From SSC by a forumer

Sadly as you can see they are recladding them, so they'll not be similar to the AT&T anymore...

Christian urbanite · August 2nd, 2008, 02:44 AM

Don't forget about the Westin in Atlanta and the Renaissance Center in Detroit.

1000city · August 3rd, 2008, 12:10 PM

BMW-Vierzylinder, Munich:

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Headquarters

Marina City, Chicago:

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_City

Kukurydze ("maizes"), Katowice (I live in the midmost one):

from http://www.gazeta.pl by anonymous photographer of Agencja Gazeta

1000city · August 3rd, 2008, 12:58 PM

"Seven Sisters" and Triumph Palace in Moscow:

First shot from http://www.flickr.com/photos/eltsdi/2604169941/
The rest from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sisters_%28Moscow%29

Latvian Academy of Science in Riga:

PKiN in Warsaw:

philadweller · July 28th, 2008, 11:03 PM

I hate to say it but none of those buildings compare to the Empire State Building. Mexico City's has the spire but is very minimalist. Sao Paulo's is nice but lacks the chrome embellishments, intricacies and prominence of the Empire State Building.

philadweller · July 30th, 2008, 09:37 PM

Come on people this is a great thread. Add to it!

Regio_MTY · July 31st, 2008, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by philadweller

Come on people this is a great thread. Add to it!

Well... What about this 2:

Comercial América Tower, 31 floors & 128 meters tall, Monterrey, México

Photograph by Juan C. Becerra from Panoramio (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/5663890)

60 Wall Street, 56 floors & 227 meters tall, New York City, United States

Photograph by Wallyg from flickr (http://flickr.com/photos/70323761@N00/206818231)

Skyscraperpage diagrams comparison:

Aren´t they almost like clones?

map_guy · August 18th, 2008, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regio_MTY

Well... What about this 2:

Comercial América Tower, 31 floors & 128 meters tall, Monterrey, México

Photograph by Juan C. Becerra from Panoramio (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/5663890)

60 Wall Street, 56 floors & 227 meters tall, New York City, United States

Photograph by Wallyg from flickr (http://flickr.com/photos/70323761@N00/206818231)

Skyscraperpage diagrams comparison:

Aren´t they almost like clones?

Is there a program that will compare towers replete with all the data ?
That would be interesting. Anyone got details ?

Pablo323 · July 30th, 2008, 10:55 PM

:O!

Awesome!

Imperfect Ending · July 31st, 2008, 06:55 AM

United Overseas Bank, Singapore

http://www.nationmaster.com/wikimir/...px-UOBnOUB.JPG

US Bank Tower, Los Angeles, California

http://en.structurae.de/files/photos...p/imgp0515.jpg

July 26th, 2008, 08:49 AM	#1
Regio_MTY MTY-CUN Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Monterrey Posts: 2,185	Similar Towers/Buildings around the world Ok so... Post pics & information about similar Towers around the world, obviously they´re not the same as a twin towers, so I think this thread hasn´t been done before Well... I´ll start with this 3: Dataflux Tower, 43 floors & 167 meters tall, Monterrey, México Photograph by Pedro Zurita Zaragoza from Panoramio (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/372032) Photograph by Eric Rodríguez from Panoramio (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/796526) Repsol Tower (U/C), 45 floors & 250 meters tall, Madrid, Spain Photograph by Diegobs (SSC Forumer) Commerzbank Tower, 53 floors & 300 meters tall, Frankfurt, Germany Photograph by Alexander75 from Panoramio (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2692254) Corrected __________________ Si al Estadio Internacional Monterrey! l JO de Verano MTY2020 Monterrey, Nuevo León, México... Una de las 2 primeras SierraMadreLVR! Last edited by Regio_MTY; July 27th, 2008 at 09:21 PM.

July 27th, 2008, 01:19 AM	#2
Dreh Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rio Posts: 1,306	Banespa Building - Sao Paulo The brazilian Empire State called Banespa was constructed between 1939 and 1947 and it was the tallest building outside USA when built. The building has 35 floors, 161.22 meters tall (528 feets) and 17,951 square meters in area, and has 14 elevators, 900 steps and 1,119windows. For 20 years, it was the tallest building in São Paulo. In 1948, it was considered to be the biggest reinforced concrete structure in the world. http://www.flickr.com/photos/douglasm http://www.flickr.com/photos/maducan The amazing Empire State Building - New York The Empire State Building remained the tallest skyscraper in the world for 41 years, and stood as the world's tallest man-made structure for 23 years. The building rises to 1,250 feet (381 m) at the 102nd floor, and including the 203-foot (62 m) pinnacle, its full height reaches 1,453 feet (443 m) and 8 9/16th inches (443 m). http://flickr.com/photos/abed http://flickr.com/photos/egold __________________ "Tudo começa com o olho" Aristóteles Centro do Rio flickr www.twiiter.com/vestigios Last edited by Dreh; July 27th, 2008 at 01:58 AM.

July 27th, 2008, 10:44 AM	#4
christos-greece Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 26,605	Me too __________________ Urban Showcase: Athens, Kalamata, Trikala, Thessaloniki and Rest of Greece Cityscapes: Amazing GREECE,Amazing GREECE .2 and also: Monte Carlo, Monaco - Andorra la Vella General photography: Castles of France - Chateau de France, and my favourite, since May of '08: Greece!!

July 28th, 2008, 05:08 PM	#8
philadweller Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 2,330	Stamford Connecticut's tallest Tour de la Bourse Montreal Bell Atlantic Philadelphia 200 Public Square Cleveland World Trade Center New Orleans Place Ville Marie Montreal Edificio Cruz Blanca Santiago Liberty Place Philadelphia Melli Complex Tehran Prudential Center Boston Crescent City Residences New Orleans 2000 Market Street Philadelphia One Battery Park Plaza New York City WR Grace Building New York City Solow Building New York City Bankers Trust Building New York City Seattle Smith Tower 3 world finacial center New York City Canary Wharf London Faison Building Milwaukee One Detroit Center Eagleton Federal Courthouse St. Louis Aegon Center Louisville Bell South Building Nashville Melbourne Central Building Melbourne Last edited by philadweller; July 28th, 2008 at 06:28 PM.

July 28th, 2008, 07:01 PM	#9
Dreh Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rio Posts: 1,306	This tower in Mexico City is similar too. And the Banespa architecture style is only influenced by Empire State elements. Like the Central Plaza in Hong Kong and the Torre Latino in México. Central Plaza (Hong Kong) http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=287394 (similar thread) __________________ "Tudo começa com o olho" Aristóteles Centro do Rio flickr www.twiiter.com/vestigios

July 27th, 2008, 03:38 AM	#3
Brisbaner21 Sunshine City Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 2,352	I really don't see a comparison between the Empire State building and the other.

July 27th, 2008, 11:12 AM	#5
uA_TAGA TUWien/ Architekt Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manisa Posts: 1,971	Me too

July 27th, 2008, 11:10 PM	#6
Adrian12345Lugo Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 225	wat about the Torre Latino..in Mexico City by jessicasweettv flickr by atoll..both flickr

July 28th, 2008, 04:43 PM	#7
gabrielbabb ke viva mexico y su gente Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: mexico city Posts: 936	Agbar Tower in Barcelona http://www.arqhys.com/construccion/torre-agbar.html 30 st mary axe in London Source: photobucket

July 28th, 2008, 09:59 PM	#10
philadweller Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 2,330	One Wall Center Vancouver and a gilette shaving cream can Transamerica Pyramid And a dunce cap AT&T building New York City And a Chippendale dresser

August 2nd, 2008, 02:44 AM	#12
Christian urbanite Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 80	Don't forget about the Westin in Atlanta and the Renaissance Center in Detroit.

August 3rd, 2008, 12:10 PM	#13
1000city Silesia,PL,United Europe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Katowice Posts: 815	BMW-Vierzylinder, Munich: from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Headquarters Marina City, Chicago: from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_City Kukurydze ("maizes"), Katowice (I live in the midmost one): from http://www.gazeta.pl by anonymous photographer of Agencja Gazeta __________________ My place on "Cityscapes and Skyline Photos": Katowice - tonnes of shots.

August 3rd, 2008, 12:58 PM	#14
1000city Silesia,PL,United Europe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Katowice Posts: 815	"Seven Sisters" and Triumph Palace in Moscow: First shot from http://www.flickr.com/photos/eltsdi/2604169941/ The rest from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sisters_%28Moscow%29 Latvian Academy of Science in Riga: PKiN in Warsaw: __________________ My place on "Cityscapes and Skyline Photos": Katowice - tonnes of shots.

July 28th, 2008, 11:03 PM	#15
philadweller Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 2,330	I hate to say it but none of those buildings compare to the Empire State Building. Mexico City's has the spire but is very minimalist. Sao Paulo's is nice but lacks the chrome embellishments, intricacies and prominence of the Empire State Building. Last edited by philadweller; July 29th, 2008 at 04:19 AM.

July 30th, 2008, 09:37 PM	#16
philadweller Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 2,330	Come on people this is a great thread. Add to it!

July 30th, 2008, 10:55 PM	#19
Pablo323 Warholista Laboral. Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Slummia. Posts: 3,225	:O! Awesome! __________________ Medellín Para Todos/El Street Level de Medellín/Click en la Firma.

July 31st, 2008, 06:55 AM	#20
Imperfect Ending ٩๏̯͡๏)۶ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Los Angeles \| Bangkok ( The two City of Angels ) Posts: 8,536	United Overseas Bank, Singapore http://www.nationmaster.com/wikimir/...px-UOBnOUB.JPG US Bank Tower, Los Angeles, California http://en.structurae.de/files/photos...p/imgp0515.jpg __________________ Las Vegas \| Los Angeles \| San Francisco ︷︸︸︷︸︷︷︸︷︸ Join the SkyscraperCity-Myspace group! Last edited by Imperfect Ending; July 31st, 2008 at 07:26 AM.

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