02-06-2003 22:35									#61
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Fez

Read what I said! It was voted top in a poll at that site. How could that not be true!?

You disagree, fine, say that.

Lord!

Another excellent site:
http://www.skyscraperpage.com/

If you put in your city, it gives drawings and othwer info of the skyscrappers, though not all, only those they have gotten to.

	02-06-2003 22:37									#62
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quote: Originally posted by GePap Fez Read what I said! It was voted top in a poll at that site. How could that not be true!? You disagree, fine, say that.

Well I don't see how it could of been. Was Santiago left out of the poll? Because it has an impressive skyline.. I guess it really isn't that well known.

Well that may be true for the poll, but it may not be true in reality. I will have to disagree. Have you visited these countries? Because I have and I notice these things.

	02-06-2003 22:39									#63
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Not to harm anyone's feelings, but those above are rather sad.

	02-06-2003 22:40									#64
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Some pics of Panama (some more)







Almost all you see in the last photo was built after 1992.

	02-06-2003 22:40									#65
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quote: Originally posted by Azazel Not to harm anyone's feelings, but those above are rather sad.

The photos of Santiago?

My comments?



Oh please.. get a grip...

	02-06-2003 22:46									#66
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Panama City isn't that great.. I been there.. a lot of those buildings have suffered infrastructure problems.

Some of Buenos Aires:

	02-06-2003 22:46									#67
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Nice pictures Fez
I was going to post a pic of Santiago with the Andes on the back but I can't found that damn pic!

Actually I also like the skyline of Panama but I think Sao Paulo's is more impressive.

	02-06-2003 22:46									#68
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Tel Aviv

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quote: No tranquility... cars .... planes... dirty polluted air... and even more cars...

Could imagine how things would be if we would drop a couple of skycrapers in there , and air polution isn't that bad yet here (compared to LA, Mexico C, Tokyo and the likes )

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quote: Originally posted by GePap Now, in Manhattan, you get 2 masses of buildings, a small one at the south end (where the WTC was) and then a much bigger one in the middle, that goes on for a mile or more. The Empire State stands almost alone, with a few buildings around it.

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quote: Originally posted by Chilean President Nice pictures Fez I was going to post a pic of Santiago with the Andes on the back but I can't found that damn pic! Actually I also like the skyline of Panama but I think Sao Paulo's is more impressive.

I do like Panama City.. but it is not the greatest IMO..

Santiago is a bit polluted but it is getting better and has a nice skyline..

Sao Paolo is nice too...

One more of Santiago:



(http://www.luketravels.com/chile/chile-travelguide.htm)

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And this is Tel Aviv's illegitimate child, Ramat Gan.

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Tel Aviv is a nice city indeed.. Looks very clean too...

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You are correct about one things Fez (wow, everyone must be once, no? ). In Panama they spend very little on maintanance, and the wet, humid weather (less than ten minutes by car, without traffic, you get to rainforests outside Panama city) is killer on structures.

	02-06-2003 22:55									#75
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Cities with mountains in the background.

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And one of Santiago with the mountains in the background.. this one shows the pollution problem.. but hey the skyline is nice..

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quote: Originally posted by Azazel Ahh, the Queens skycraper.

I have a picture of that one too. It's really odd how that building is surrounded by low-rise.

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Jersey has some hi-rise too.

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Nice pic, Fez!

quote: Originally posted by Fez Tel Aviv is a nice city indeed.. Looks very clean too...

Sadly, Tel Aviv is rather two-faced. Traffic awful, with almost 2 mil people in the metro area, with no public transportation besides busses, and lately, Suburban trains. The Subway/light train complex will only be finished arounnd 2010, and until then, the city is expected to grow, with the density rising even more with all those new towers that are about to be built.


The future network of it.




and some more Tel Aviv from a chopper:



and from a satellite!

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Nice last pic...

Now, the Syrian tanks come from this street..check, and the Egyptian ones from this street, no, that one, moving on that intersection.....

( A tribute to Eli )


As for Traffic, ha! Panama has you beat. Nice, small crowded city of 600,000 on a strip along the ocean, with NO public transport whatsoever, with old streets that wind around, and getting a car is absurdly easy (no money down, no payments for two years!.. )

	02-06-2003 23:35									#81
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Gepap, you mean molten hulls of Egyptian and Syrian tanks.

The worst traffic I ever been in would have to in Quito. No subway system. Extremely poor public transportation (these awful buses). Some of the craziest drivers you will ever see... the city has a bad skyline with very few office buildings. The infrastructure is extremely poor, and many houses along side hills have collapsed in bad weather.



http://www.volunteeringecuador.org/images/quito.jpg (Too large to post)

Not to mention a volcano erupted, and this eruption looked like a nuclear bomb. I was there when it happened in 1999 I think it was..



The ash wouldn't be completely gone for another four months as the city lacked clean up equipment.

	02-06-2003 23:38									#82
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quote: Originally posted by GePap Nice last pic... Now, the Syrian tanks come from this street..check, and the Egyptian ones from this street, no, that one, moving on that intersection.....

now THAT's funny.

quote: As for Traffic, ha! Panama has you beat. Nice, small crowded city of 600,000 on a strip along the ocean, with NO public transport whatsoever, with old streets that wind around, and getting a car is absurdly easy (no money down, no payments for two years!.. )

I envy the people of Panama.

now, it's time for the small, yet beautiful city of Haifa. No high-rises on the pic, but it's a rather old pic.

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Yeah Fez, the smog in Santiago is horrible

here some other pics.

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and other one.

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That's a nice building in the middle.

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Btw, there's nothing to be surprised of about the pollution. The mountains are interrupting the winds.

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quote: Originally posted by Azazel That's a nice building in the middle.

Of my first pic? That's the Santiago Ritz Carlton.

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The Transamerica building in San Francisco:




Downtown San Diego.

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what's that Hive-like building near the center?

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quote: Originally posted by Azazel what's that Hive-like building near the center?

I can't remember...but I do know it was inspired by the Fortress of Solitude in Superman.