Impressive Buildings

The Kangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower – Hanoi, Vietnam

Cristi — Sat, 04 Feb 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 ]

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 ]

Tesco Kitchen Design

Cristi — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:50:13 +0000

Whether you are planning a new kitchen in your new house or contemplating renovation of your existing one, you need some great kitchen ideas. Since you spend a major part of the day in the kitchen preparing delicacies for your loved ones you need a kitchen where you enjoy the time spent. Thankfully there are [ Read More ]

Beautiful Airports – Highlights of European Travel

Cristi — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:10:49 +0000

The increase in the amount of low-cost airlines offering flights at great deals means an increase in the competition to attract travelers to various destinations. Some airports have taken the initiative to boost their stake in the competition through renovating the airport, making it a tourist attraction in itself. Here, we will look at a [ Read More ]

The International Commerce Centre (ICC Tower) – Hong Kong

Cristi — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:51:20 +0000

The International Commerce Centre, also known as the ICC Tower, is a famous skyscraper located in West Kowloon, Hong Kong, which is a part of the Union Square project built above the Kowloon Station. The construction of the structure started back in 2002 and was finished eight years later, in 2010, being jointly developed by [ Read More ]

Estadio da Luz, Benfica’s Stadium from Portugal

Cristi — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:11:52 +0000

Estadio da Luz, officially known as the Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica and very often referred to as the Stadium of Light, is a football stadium located in Lisbon (Portugal), home ground of one of the founding members of the Portuguese Liga, club Benfica Lisbon. The arena has a capacity of 65,647 seats, which [ Read More ]

Skyscrapers that were never built in Chicago

Cristi — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:47:48 +0000

Chicago has one of the best skyline in the world (By the way, you can check a cool list of impressive skylines across the world). But how cool and impressive would have been this skyline with the following skyscrapers proposed for Chicago which were never built from some reasons. You know how things work here: [ Read More ]