Impressive Buildings

Saitama Studium – Saitama City, Japan

Cristi — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:41:36 +0000

Saitama Stadium 2002, commonly known simply as Saitama Stadium or Saisuta is a modern football stadium situated in Midori-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The arena represents the home ground of football clubs Urawa Red Diamonds and Omiya Ardija, which at present take part in the top division of Japan Professional Football League. Having a [ Read More ]

Dubai – a town from Star Wars?

Cristi — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:56:46 +0000

Without doubt, Dubai is the most futuristic town in the world right now. With a short history, designed only by modern plans and with tons of money for investments it’s easy to explain why Dubai is so wonderful (for those who likes this kind of towns with lots of skyscrapers). Buildings like Burj Khalifa just [ Read More ]

Highway through a building (Gate Tower Building) in Osaka, Japan

Cristi — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:38:25 +0000

Gate Tower Building is a 16-story office building, located in Osaka, Jpana which is known in entire world because a highway passes through the building. Designed by Azusa Sekkei and Yamamoto-Nishihara Kenchiku Sekkei Jimusho, and build by Sato Kogyo Co. Ltd. Gate Tower Building was completed in 1992. It has 16 floors above ground, 2 [ Read More ]

The Kangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower – Hanoi, Vietnam

Cristi — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 02:37:47 +0000

The Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower is a supertall skyscraper, which is currently under construction in Pham Hung Boulevard, Cau Giay district, Hanoi, Vietnam, just 22.5km away from the Noi Bai International Airport and which is designed most importantly for office space and commercial use. Some of the most important companies that will have their headquarters [ Read More ]

National Centre for the Performing Arts (China)

Cristi — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:17:00 +0000

The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) is a famous arts complex, located in the Xicheng District of Beijing, People’s Republic of China, next to Tiananmen Square, a political center and the Great Hall of the People, the People’s Republic of China’s parliament building. The structure is a more than $400 million complex and [ Read More ]

The Almas Tower (Diamond Tower) – Dubai, UAE

Cristi — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:49:24 +0000

The Almas Tower, also known as Diamond Tower, is a supertall skyscraper located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, around the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE). Completed in 2008, after a three year construction process, the structure was officially inaugurated in 2009 and at that time it entered the top three skyscrapers in the city of Dubai [ Read More ]

Ocean Heights – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Cristi — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:48:07 +0000

Ocean Heights is a famous supertall skyscraper located in a district in the heart of what has become known as “new Dubai” (Dubai Marina) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The construction process of the building started in 2007. It was then topped-out in December 2009 and eventually finalized and inaugurated the next year. The design [ Read More ]

Wembley Stadium – London, England

Cristi — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:34:46 +0000

Wembley Stadium is a football arena located in London (England) and the place where the England national football team plays its home international games. Built during 2003 and 2007, the stadium is now owned by the The Football Association and the construction costs reached an impressive total of £900 million. Wembley was designed by architects [ Read More ]

Big Ben – London, United Kingdom

Cristi — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:36:16 +0000

Big Ben, the common name of the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Houses of Parliament in London, is a symbol of the United Kingdom and London. After the old Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire in 1834, a new structure had to be built and it included the [ Read More ]

Schonbrunn Palace – Vienna, Austria

Cristi — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:51:56 +0000

Schonbrunn Palace, located in Vienna, (Austria) is a Late Baroque summer residence, currently one of the most important cultural buildings in Austria. The name Schonbrunn means “beautiful spring” and refers to the origins of the structure, when it was initially a hunting and recreation place for the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian II [ Read More ]