tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post7052335340008967125..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Frankfurt Skyscraper FestivalSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-43505776089018615962007-05-16T17:25:00.000-04:002007-05-16T17:25:00.000-04:00I'm rather fond of the pictureque skyline of Seatt...I'm rather fond of the pictureque skyline of Seattle... Gotta say, there's nothing quite like seeing a city skyline with the alien-looking Space Needle in the foreground and the glistening snowcaps of Mount Rainier looming in the distance--all in a single snapshot...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-56813854061971346702007-05-16T16:57:00.000-04:002007-05-16T16:57:00.000-04:00In my small city there are only two skyscrapers, a...In my small city there are only two skyscrapers, and neither are really that tall. The tallest is maybe 26 stories, but I'm not sure. Even in the faster growth areas (not the urban area which is struggling for "revitalization") there aren't any highrises being built.Rae Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-14783869445677082062007-05-16T15:19:00.000-04:002007-05-16T15:19:00.000-04:00Thanks for the welcome! Yes, Bruges is indeed a ve...Thanks for the welcome! Yes, Bruges is indeed a very nice city, I enjoy to ride through it every day. I'll see if I can get my hands on Brusel, in my local library.dsfqfsqdqfdsdfqshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657957225090456911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-20867723000809781062007-05-16T11:10:00.000-04:002007-05-16T11:10:00.000-04:00Hey Francis,welcome to the blogosphere...Best,B.Hey Francis,<BR/><BR/>welcome to the blogosphere...<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-17824232631568563032007-05-16T11:08:00.000-04:002007-05-16T11:08:00.000-04:00Gee, I am not so sure. Frankfurt's problem is that...Gee, I am not so sure. Frankfurt's problem is that there's no space to grow horizontally (say, unlike Toronto). It's completely surrounded by suburbs and smaller cities. The Rhein-Main area is the most crowded area in Germany (at least it was a couple of years ago), and Germany's pop density is pretty high by itself. So they grow vertically. Whenever there's a chance to trash down a building theySabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-86183065834804659612007-05-15T14:33:00.000-04:002007-05-15T14:33:00.000-04:00Hi francis,wow, you live in Bruges - that's great!...Hi francis,<BR/><BR/><BR/>wow, you live in Bruges - that's great! Bruges is one of the most beautiful towns I've ever been to...<BR/><BR/>About the dangers of growing, looming skyscrapers on the people living in the city, you may know <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Brusel-Cities-Fantastic-Francois-Schuiten/dp/1561632910" REL="nofollow">Brusel</A> by Schuiten&Peeters ;-)<BR/><BR/>But in this stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-15461260180012794912007-05-15T14:15:00.000-04:002007-05-15T14:15:00.000-04:00Yes, maybe I like the skyline because I've grown u...Yes, maybe I like the skyline because I've grown up in a small village on the countryside, with the next town a place with some 10.000 inhabitants :-)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, more than I like it, I am impressed by it - on clear days, you can see it from really far away, and that's impressive!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hi arun,<BR/><BR/><I>... with a camera and wide-angle lens!</I><BR/><BR/>indeed, good equipment isstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-24200278633408119032007-05-15T12:30:00.000-04:002007-05-15T12:30:00.000-04:00I like them skylines, but I think they give a feel...I like them skylines, but I think they give a feeling of smallness to the people. A big metropolis ruins the selfimage of a person I think, however I'd like to live in one, due to the dynamics and lifestyle.<BR/><BR/>This is the skyline of where I live currently: <A HREF="http://www.maisonprintaniere.be/images/skyline_brugge.gif" REL="nofollow">click</A><BR/><BR/>Quite the different skyline.dsfqfsqdqfdsdfqshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657957225090456911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-25336719122626023982007-05-15T10:56:00.000-04:002007-05-15T10:56:00.000-04:00gna. I totally fail to see what is so great about ...gna. I totally fail to see what is so great about these distortions of a pretty horizon line. Arun has a point though, I like to look DOWN from them. anyway. I can't recall Berlin has any large buildings except the <A HREF="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41834000/jpg/_41834882_berlin220.jpg" REL="nofollow">TV tower</A>. One more reason why I like Berlin. (Okay, okay, they have <A HREF="Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-14701673091788262912007-05-14T23:00:00.000-04:002007-05-14T23:00:00.000-04:00Hi Stefan, great pictures, and if I may add a grea...Hi Stefan, great pictures, and if I may add a great looking skyline.<BR/><BR/>One has to be thankfull if you have access to such wonderful skylines, if a city grows to the extent that it obscure's the sky, and casts shadows to the extent of covering the people as they go around their everydays,then I would state that this is not a pleasant city.<BR/><BR/>Frankfurt appears to have just the right Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-66310138351528598692007-05-14T22:21:00.000-04:002007-05-14T22:21:00.000-04:00Doesn't Berlin have skyscrapers? Or are the build...Doesn't Berlin have skyscrapers? Or are the buildings not tall enough to count as skyscrapers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-5497723309131544032007-05-14T22:12:00.000-04:002007-05-14T22:12:00.000-04:00May you get lucky next year and ascend the towers ...May you get lucky next year and ascend the towers (and for the rest of us) with a camera and wide-angle lens!Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-41614586502383857932007-05-14T21:41:00.000-04:002007-05-14T21:41:00.000-04:00I believe you only like the skyline because didn't...I believe you only like the skyline because didn't grow up staring at it. anyway, I am almost looking forward to see Frankfurt again. promise me we will get lost in the Westend jungle while desperately trying to find a sparking spot ;-)Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.com