troll thread

No, it really wasn't mean't to be. I think I should have worded it differently. I made the post because I really liked viewing this thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=196145

so good high quality buildings and so few people
the pack of images forms a representative image in reverse of the effects of high consumerism in society

they all are, but he still brings great topics. Can trolling be ever justified? i think so

russia: http://www.masalatime.com/img/81524.jpg

gotta go with the czechs

Czech Rep. Some of the stuff i've seen in Prague was outstanding, especially the St. Vitus cathedral.

http://www.all-free-photos.com/images/prague/PI2853-hr.jpg

I was a warlock, this would be my residence of choice.

There are some trippy buildings over in Tirana as well, although that has more to do with the drug inspired colouring than actual architecture.

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa28/oimit...banien.jpg

I heard that a lot of old beautiful architecture in eastern europe was lost due to world war 2. Then generic communist blocks replaced the old architecture. Is that true to a high degree?

Ya unfortunately, but in some places old buildings have been preserved and restored. There is a whole district in Warsaw that is mostly intact, for example (http://przyjazneparki.blox.pl/resource/warszawa_stare_miasto.jpg). Then you have Poznan (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons...rama_1.JPG) and Gdansk (http://www.zdjecia.biz.pl/zdjecia/duze/gdansk-wisla.jpeg). Lots of quality architecture on display. Some countries/cities have been hit harder than others, of course. Not really an expert on this thing though, didn't travel a lot. Prague (and, by extension, Czech Republic) is the pick of the crop in my opinion, though. Beautiful city, great place to visit.

totes magotes agree there. went to Prague recently, it's really impressive. Especially around the old town part :)

if you like that, you have to go to sevilla :)

Since the huge amount of money spent in stupid architecture projects, and some legacy structures made long time ago by people like Gaudi, i can assure Spain wont let you indifferent; some utterly retarded, expensive and useless examples:


Arts and Science City (Valencia)

City of culture (Galicia)

Some vineyards next o my city (La Rioja)

I also find architecture in Netherlands and Germany quite interesting too; Amsterdam , for example, is a cool place to wander around looking at those 16th century buildings while smoking.

You guys spent all your money on high quality contemporary buildings, not flushed down a toilet like the rest of PIGS. Good for you.
http://www.dezeen.com/2012/06/13/special-feat...its-money/

Bilbao is one of the best places in Spain, regarding architecture.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4mpM2vGd6w&feature=related

bitches please, where I'm from they put monuments in monuments so you can be amazed while you're amazed.

No really everyone's just gonna advocate their own fucking country.

Point still stands though.

Sorry France, but Italy have the best and most influentual architecture legacies of all times.

At least you let me finish

being a catholicfag country has some advantages :)

reggia di caserta
Rotonda del Palladio
Milan's dome
Scrovegni Chapel

I find france beautiful too:
trocadero, paris
versailles castle 1
etc ...

As an architect i find Denmark and Finland most amazing if we are talking about modern architecture. Fuck old stones, really.

I was gonna say, stay away from Denmark if you want nice architecture. :)

Never seen anything here that impresses me the tiniest bit.

I like the big, old cathedrals. Like in Cologne etc.

Italy,france, most of the good stuff in the UK got bombed by germans.

cunts.

was any of it restored?

Yeah, tell me about it: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fDjb6TuXKiU/Ts9kP9F...arsaw1.jpg

I thought everything in germany got destroyed by the english and us,
I think hitler had problems with his air attacks against england while the english and us got through totally ...
I also think that england/us knew already around 1944 that the war was bascially won, but still complete destroyed dresden in early 1945 ... just for fun ... the problem germany has it can't say anything, because history is written by the so called winners of the war ...

well said

Lol, someone needs to study up on WW2 history.

imply but never define.

...most of the good stuff in the UK got bombed by germans

Defined.

I was referring to the lack of depth surrounding your explanation.

I should have known you would try and drag out the critical point.

Waiting....

I was referring to the lack of depth surrounding your knowledge of World War II history.

So you claim, but anyone can say that about anything without defining their reasons for doing so other than you just think.

Large parts of the UK and Europe were bombed by the germans, its just a fact, if you have a better answer as to why large arts of BRITISH ARCHITEURE was destroyed in the 20th century be my guest...

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How nice of you to share your profile pic.

Scotland has some nice stuff.

sheeps and green fields, right? :P
aberdeen castle was nice.

Was up there recently and some of the houses are just lovely.

http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2009/0906/sheep_global_0629.jpg

mmm are we talking modern architecture ?

http://www.photosight.org/viewpicwindow.php?p...&ver=1

This picture is from were I live. Tourists seem to like it but I don't get it. Norway

DRESDEN

i was 2005 there, and there is much too see >8-)

DÜSSELDORF @ the RHEIN

there is the MEDIENHAFEN @ the Rhein

MedienHafen Duesseldorf 1

MedienHafen Duesseldorf 2

MedienHafen Duesseldorf 3

MedienHafen Duesseldorf 4

DUESSELDORF @ Wikipedia

Italy, France, Spain

They don't think it be like it is, but it do.

Furthermore I agree

Czech Republic hands down

Past



Present



Future

BIG is so 2010 :(

Wonder why there is no posts about Budapest? It's even more beautiful place than Prague and even Vienne.

tbh budapest was the first city that came to mind when I saw this thread's title

tbh hungarians have such ridiculous self esteem that basiclly 8 out of 10 think they are the lowest lifeform in europe after the trianon made countries, and 2 out of 10 thinks even jesus christ was hungarian god and elvis too. Budapest is decent in my book, but hungarians don't even think about posting it here for the upper reasons:) Just like Esztergom (another city at the slovak-hungarian border) the 1000 year old crowning city of the first hungarian king Budapest is dirty and swimming in debt, tourist generally like it.

True.

Source(s): I'm Hungarian.

dresden, prague cologne barcelona amsterdam and a lot of certain spots i wouldnt wanna miss schloss neuschwanstein for example :)

Croatia.

Haters gonna hate.

QED

not here that's for sure, unless you want to pretend you're visiting North Korea

Bruges if u like medieval towns

Cologne cathedral certainly is very impressive from the outside but somewhat lacking on the inside i thought, compared to cathedrals in for example Budapest.

Train station wise obv Antwerp central station (known as the cathedral of trains) , you'll be hard pressed to find a similar mixture of old and new as well executed as that.

FR-Normandie St.Ouen / Rouen is my favorite

That's exactly what I wanted to say. I'm in love with that city since I've seen the movie "In Bruges".

Really ppl think Amsterdam looks nice ? .......

They are mostly stoned at the time...

Has to be ;)
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Holland is in no way architecturally attrictive imo

yeah man, was there and seen a lot of beautiful stuff as pink elephants for example, it's great

well it's not ugly enough to question people thinking it looks nice, that's for sure

amsterdam doesn't look nice, just different, if you're the first time in dam you'll be amazed by all the infrastructure for bikes and boats in everywhere, bridges everywhere, churches reconverted in spaces for shops and so on...the architecture might not be as remarkable as other euro places, but you have to admit it has something besides weed

Dutch architecture was most influential from mid nineties to mid 2000. Yes, it really worth of visiting for the sake of seeing different things. But so is Brasil where modernism won and Japan for example. A lot of countries has incredible architectural masterpieces that are must see beside Europe: India, Iran, Mexico etc.

Just look on the front of the euro notes :x

bwah i would reinstate the iron curtiain for amsterdamadd limburg to it and ill be a happy dutchman