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so what's your favourite local skyscraper?

i heart this one



sun-lit atrium:



rooftop:

Tramps_mate

Dont know any local ones but this has always been one of my favourite buildings..

moneypenny20

Both of those are great but I love this one at the moment.

commonwealth

it kinda spoils the historic skyline IMO. sooo dubaiesque.

ukecadet

I'm a big art deco fan

commonwealth

is that in melbourne? lol

fish.01

As you asked for local I think I would have to give it to Eureka tower. The only skyscraper I know that is bleeding


Eureka Tower, Melbourne, Australia by Chris&Steve, on Flickr

I like both the Flatiron and Chrysler buildings above for overseas candidates...

fish.01

Just noticed where it is near Tower bridge...not so sure now

fish.01

Not as good but Sydney has it's copy:



"Sydney Flatiron" by avidday (Flickr)

fish.01

Not a skyscraper in sight (ok, not many) but this city contains some of my favourite urban landscapes.

One of the most underrated cities in the world. You Brits should know it













(Source: openlyJane@SSC)


(Source: openlyJane@SSC)


Just glorious !!!!!!!!!!

commonwealth

this is just a few meters from the building i posted above.

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ukecadet

Ooops

carolinephillips

Outside my locality I love the Burj al Arab in Dubai- beautiful, shaped like a ship's sail and glorious to look at when the light display is on and you are in the hotel bar opposite sipping your cocktails.....that was the life.

In Sydney it has to be the blue AXA- now credit suisse- building on circular quay, cos that's where OH works. It is an amazing view from the 44th floor, particularly on NYE when the fireworks are going off and you are sipping champagne.

Hang on...do I detect a theme here? Do all buildings look better when you are drinking??

Sorry there's no pics- I'm not a tecchie.

ozzieeagle

Is that in Tooley St ??? It looks like it's built right over the top of a building I worked in briefly ?

Ahaaa looked it up. Over the top of London Bridge Station.

Boy London has changed since I left. Canary wharf, the docklands precinct, O2... that footbridge the London Eye and all those new transport links.

Now this thing, I'd have to see it in person to make up my mind. I feel very distant from my past now. I've got a few cousins that live within distance still around Bermondsey and the Elephant.

Here's my favourite, because of what it means to me. It represents my Childhood, family and the formative me. When It used to appear from a distant place on The Skyline it meant I was close to home.