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Posted on 8/29/17 at 9:11 pm to LSUbase13
The old Louisiana Capital-"Monstrosity on the Mississippi" Mark Twain
This post was edited on 8/29/17 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 8/29/17 at 9:11 pm to Izzy Mandelbaum Sr
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What's an architect besides some art school dropout?
A CE with a superiority complex
Posted on 8/29/17 at 9:16 pm to deltaland
I can't believe no one has put this...
Posted on 8/29/17 at 9:17 pm to deltaland
Posted on 8/29/17 at 10:04 pm to deltaland
I stuck with only places I've been to, in no particular order. This was tougher than I thought it would be.
Monticello
St. Peter's
St. Louis Arch
Golden Gate Bridge
Oak Alley
Monticello
St. Peter's
St. Louis Arch
Golden Gate Bridge
Oak Alley
Posted on 8/29/17 at 10:05 pm to fightin tigers
I bet you have a really big ruler.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 10:14 pm to BigOrangeBri
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Construction began in 1882 and estimated completion is 2026-2028
Slow AF
Posted on 8/29/17 at 10:46 pm to deltaland
The ones I've personally seen-
Stonehenge
St. Paul's London
Golden Temple Kyoto
Notre Dame Paris
Fallingwater Home, Mill Run, PA
Stonehenge
St. Paul's London
Golden Temple Kyoto
Notre Dame Paris
Fallingwater Home, Mill Run, PA
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:05 pm to deltaland
Easily the Roman Aqueducts...
Aqua Alexandrina
Pont du Gard
Valens Aqueduct
Wiki
Aqua Alexandrina
Pont du Gard
Valens Aqueduct
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By the late 3rd century AD, the city (Rome) was supplied with water by 11 state-funded aqueducts. Their combined conduit length is estimated between 780 and a little over 800 kilometres, of which approximately 47 km (29 mi) were carried above ground level, on masonry supports. They supplied around 1 million cubic metres (300 million gallons) a day: a capacity 126% of the current water supply of the city of Bangalore, which has a population of 6 million.
Hundreds of similar aqueducts were built throughout the Roman Empire. Many of them have since collapsed or been destroyed, but a number of intact portions remain. The Zaghouan Aqueduct is 92.5 km (57.5 mi) in length. It was built in the 2nd century to supply Carthage (in modern Tunisia). Surviving aqueduct bridges include the Pont du Gard in France and the Aqueduct of Segovia in Spain. The longest single conduit, at over 240 km, is associated with the Valens Aqueduct of Constantinople (Mango 1995). "The known system is at least two and half times the length of the longest recorded Roman aqueducts at Carthage and Cologne, but perhaps more significantly it represents one of the most outstanding surveying achievements of any pre-industrial society".
Wiki
This post was edited on 8/29/17 at 11:10 pm
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:08 pm to deltaland
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:21 pm to Tigris
quote:
Taj Mahal (the building, not the band (but they are decent))
lol... Taj Mahal is a man, not a band.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:22 pm to deltaland
Posted on 8/30/17 at 4:23 am to deltaland
Most things ITT are feats of engineering, not architectural masterpieces. First thing that popped in my head when reading topic has been stated a few times before, but here is another pic of it....
Fallingwater
ETA: Rest of my top 5 post Industrial Revolution
Sydney Opera House
Guggenheim Bilbao
Burj Khalifa
The Palace of the Romanian Parliament
Fallingwater
ETA: Rest of my top 5 post Industrial Revolution
Sydney Opera House
Guggenheim Bilbao
Burj Khalifa
The Palace of the Romanian Parliament
This post was edited on 8/30/17 at 4:35 am
Posted on 8/30/17 at 4:33 am to DannyB
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Most things ITT are feats of engineering, not architectural masterpieces.
Are you saying that these concepts are mutually exclusive?
Posted on 8/30/17 at 4:33 am to DannyB
Moscow almost feels fake when you see it IRL.
This post was edited on 8/30/17 at 5:37 am
Posted on 8/30/17 at 4:38 am to Mo Jeaux
No I am not, but the Pyramids of Ghiza, the Great Wall of China, and Stonehenge belong no where on a list of architecture acheivements.
In my edited post one of the buildings I chose is also a feat of engineering excellence. The Burj Khalifa. Have been there and it is just baffling all that went into making that structure be able to stand as tall as it is in the sand.
In my edited post one of the buildings I chose is also a feat of engineering excellence. The Burj Khalifa. Have been there and it is just baffling all that went into making that structure be able to stand as tall as it is in the sand.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 4:40 am to DannyB
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the Pyramids of Ghiza, the Great Wall of China, and Stonehenge belong no where on a list of architecture acheivements.
Why?
Posted on 8/30/17 at 4:48 am to Mo Jeaux
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Why?
One, the Pyramids are a monument. Two,Stonehenge is a collection of stones stood up. Three, The Great Wall is a wall. You can also add the Golden Gate Bridge, The Roman Aqueducts and a bunch of others ITT to this list...
They are NOT buildings!!!!
I realize architects design more than buildings, but when I think of architecture, that is what it means to me buildings.
This post was edited on 8/30/17 at 4:51 am
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