Kochi Marine Drive & Skyline pictures - I - Page 2

KingNothing · February 10th, 2009, 06:26 PM

On W. Island - In & Around the Port

View from the Island

KingNothing · February 10th, 2009, 07:00 PM

Kochi Bypass

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Views from Vypeen

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The Brunton Boatyard

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prakashjk · February 12th, 2009, 06:57 AM

great view! some pics remembers me of the old journey through boat to vypin from high court jetty.

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I heard there are few projects (completed) in kothad island.

sakrishna · February 13th, 2009, 06:08 PM

Beautiful pics KingNothing. thanks for sharing

KingNothing · February 16th, 2009, 06:43 PM

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KingNothing · February 16th, 2009, 06:44 PM

St. Teresa's - Home to the Hottest, Classiest women in Kerala. The best women's college in Kerala & amongst the best in the South

KingNothing · February 17th, 2009, 10:22 AM

The 'MUCK' Channel that hosts Kerala's best skyline and only major port

Oswald Quentin · September 15th, 2009, 12:32 AM

Very nice thread.

Brings back nice memories.

Can anyone tell me which one is the Taj Hotel(in any of the pictures)?

R2IChennai · September 15th, 2009, 11:32 PM

Kochi is beautiful, one of my favorite cities,
Wish it had better road infrastructure, 10 years back I felt it was way too congested

bains1971 · September 18th, 2009, 12:00 PM

The sky line is getting better and better.

shreyas1684 · October 13th, 2009, 11:13 PM

wonderful marine drive..i like kochi city. BTW i still dont understand one thing, why southern cities like kochi has taller buildings than any gujarat cities. like i cant see even single building in vadodara over 15 floors even though it is bigger than kochi nonetheless ahmedabad (four times bigger than kochi) dont have any building taller than 20 floors. ya, one can count gujarati cities at top in terms of banglows/villas and mid rise complexes...

the only answer i come upto is bcoz of its geographically earthquake prone situtation, i guess...

scorpiogenius · October 14th, 2009, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by shreyas1684

wonderful marine drive..i like kochi city. BTW i still dont understand one thing, why southern cities like kochi has taller buildings than any gujarat cities. like i cant see even single building in vadodara over 15 floors even though it is bigger than kochi nonetheless ahmedabad (four times bigger than kochi) dont have any building taller than 20 floors. ya, one can count gujarati cities at top in terms of banglows/villas and mid rise complexes...

the only answer i come upto is bcoz of its geographically earthquake prone situtation, i guess...

Not exactly the reason. Mysore, Bangalore, Coimbatore etc are located in the same Earth Quake zone as Kerala. The density of population, lifestyle and lack of space have helped in the evolution of apartment culture. Cochin hosts the best skyline in India after Mumbai, especially when it comes to waterfront development.

The long and tall skyline is not just limited to Marine Drive; Chilavannoor lakefront has taller apartments along the lenght of it though not as classy as Marine Drive. The only drawback I could see in Marine Drive waterfront is that the highrises are topped out at 15-16 floor heights because of the presence of Navy Airport in the neighbouring island.

shreyas1684 · October 14th, 2009, 08:49 PM

after seein some pics, atleast i can say tat gujarati cities are much denser than kochi or other southern cities but i am buying your lifestyle thing..yes, lifestyle and mentalities are different in both regions..

***sudheeshnairs*** · October 14th, 2009, 09:10 PM

Shreyas, Kerala is unique in many respects when compared with other states in India.

It is one of the states with the highest density of population. So the pea shaped State is just like a single urban conglomeration from South to North, esp in the coastal areas/midlands.

If you drive from Trivandrum in the South to Calicut in the north, you will never come across 'rural' areas in the real context which you find in other parts of India.

Apartments in Kerala are not for 'mass housing'. As Scorpio said it is more of lifestyle and luxury. And there is a floor rise of about 10-20 rs per sft as you go up. The top floors get filled up first. The views you get is a bonus in Kerala

You will see towns with 1 lakhs population having 20+ floor apartment complexes.

BTW this trend is not common to 'South Indian' cities. Kerala cities/towns are different/unique in this. There is no visible highrise development in any south indian city other than Mangalore. And here the most important thing is the 'proportion of highrises' to total number of buildings. Chennai only had the 15 floor LIC building for so long, only now they are getting some 30 floor towers by Heeranandani in the suburbs. Bangalore is slightly better, has some apartment complexes with 20 floors, and now going on to the 30+ league.

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shreyas1684 THE AVIATOR Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: vadodara/Toronto Posts: 702 Likes (Received): 1	wonderful marine drive..i like kochi city. BTW i still dont understand one thing, why southern cities like kochi has taller buildings than any gujarat cities. like i cant see even single building in vadodara over 15 floors even though it is bigger than kochi nonetheless ahmedabad (four times bigger than kochi) dont have any building taller than 20 floors. ya, one can count gujarati cities at top in terms of banglows/villas and mid rise complexes... the only answer i come upto is bcoz of its geographically earthquake prone situtation, i guess...

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shreyas1684 THE AVIATOR Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: vadodara/Toronto Posts: 702 Likes (Received): 1	after seein some pics, atleast i can say tat gujarati cities are much denser than kochi or other southern cities but i am buying your lifestyle thing..yes, lifestyle and mentalities are different in both regions..

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*sudheeshnairs* Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Trivandrum/Bangalore Posts: 9,211 Likes (Received): 1	Shreyas, Kerala is unique in many respects when compared with other states in India. It is one of the states with the highest density of population. So the pea shaped State is just like a single urban conglomeration from South to North, esp in the coastal areas/midlands. If you drive from Trivandrum in the South to Calicut in the north, you will never come across 'rural' areas in the real context which you find in other parts of India. Apartments in Kerala are not for 'mass housing'. As Scorpio said it is more of lifestyle and luxury. And there is a floor rise of about 10-20 rs per sft as you go up. The top floors get filled up first. The views you get is a bonus in Kerala You will see towns with 1 lakhs population having 20+ floor apartment complexes. BTW this trend is not common to 'South Indian' cities. Kerala cities/towns are different/unique in this. There is no visible highrise development in any south indian city other than Mangalore. And here the most important thing is the 'proportion of highrises' to total number of buildings. Chennai only had the 15 floor LIC building for so long, only now they are getting some 30 floor towers by Heeranandani in the suburbs. Bangalore is slightly better, has some apartment complexes with 20 floors, and now going on to the 30+ league. __________________ Trivandrum I Trivandrum II Bangalore Hyderabad Kodaikanal Cochin Munnar Mysore Chennai Mumbai Delhi & NCR Kerala Backwaters Ooty

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