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Novelty architecture, also called programmatic architecture or mimetic architecture, is a type of architecture in which buildings and other structures are given unusual shapes for purposes such as advertising or to copy other famous buildings.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat defines a twisting building as one that progressively rotates its floor plates or its façade as it gains height. [1] There are 41 spiraled skyscrapers, and 4 more are under construction. [2] Turning Torso, in Malmö, Sweden is regarded as the first twisted tower or building. [3]
Beating the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa by 1.22 degrees. List of destroyed landmarks in Spain: Over 60 interesting buildings, including larger castles, royal palaces, leaning towers, city gates which were completely or partially demolished and no longer exist, with their respective articles and images. Listenbourg
HandoutThis is the latest in our series on exciting new hotels, Room Key.The weekend trip is often a severely abridged meal, main dishes sheared of secondi or digestif. Or it’s a thin ...
The world's attitude toward North Korea tends to swing between playful mocking and genuine horror. Like dictatorships before it — namely, Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia — North Korea tends to ...
This is a list of notable Industrial heritage sites throughout the world that have been inscribed on "top tier" heritage lists, including the UNESCO World Heritage List, [1] Grade I listed buildings (England and Wales), Category A listed buildings (Scotland), Grade A listed buildings (Northern Ireland), National Historic Sites of Canada, National Historic Landmarks (USA), etc.
The space was originally part of Tomlinson Hall, a large building that seated 3,500 people until it burned down in 1958. The basement of arches was left behind, and now visitors ages 12 and up can ...
The following is a list of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks as designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers since it began the program in 1964. The designation is granted to projects, structures, and sites in the United States (National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks) and the rest of the world (International Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks).