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Das ist wohl eine der Touristenhochburgen überhaupt. Vor ein paar Jahren waren meine Nichte und ich, für kurze Zeit, ein Teil davon. Ich muss gestehen das pulsierende Leben, die ganze Atmosphäre und die hohen Gebäude haben einen grossen Eindruck bei mir hinterlassen.
This is probably one of the main tourist tracks ever. A few years ago were my niece and I, for a short time, a part of it. I must confess the vibrant life, the whole atmosphere and the tall buildings have left a big impression on me
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The HVB Tower, formerly also known as "Hypo-Haus" (Hypo-House) is the headquarters of the HypoVereinsbank, a brand of Unicredit Bank AG.
This 113.7 meters tall Skyscraper in Munich was completed in 1981 and was renovated recently to meet modern energy standards.
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23:35 - half an hour before midnight. A view towards east on the elevated walkway beside Century Avenue. All the decorative lighting and the advertising signs were turned off long ago... - and the tourists populating that elevated walkway at other times are long back in their hotels...
Taken about 2 hours after this Pudong skyline shot - took so long to change location while getting more photos on the way...
(and as usual, the crappy flickr location database wrongly states Hongkou...)
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Aka "The Underpants" or "Big Pants" (大裤衩) as the locals call it due to it's distinctive shape.
This is a 44 storey, 234 m tall skyscraper located along the East 3rd Ring Road. It is the headquarters of China Central Television (CCTV in short).
Construction lasted from 2004 until 2012 with an impressive delay caused by a fire at Lantern Festival 2009 (part of Chinese New Year) that engulfed the adjacent "Television Cultural Center" (on the left in the photo). The fire was caused by CCTV officials holding an illegal fireworks celebration - this caused a major scandal in China, as the authorities, especially CCTV, unsuccessfully tried to suppress all news about that fire and its cause.
After being finally completed in 2012 the building won the "2013 Best Tall Building Worldwide" from the "Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat".
Here is a night view, taken later the same day. The Beijing smog did lead to impressive sky colours...
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View towards west from the observation deck of the new Shanghai Tower, currently the tallest building in Shanghai and the second tallest in the world.
This is the big Huangpu River bend, with the Bund, the mouth of Suzhou Creek and the twin towers of the Shanghai IFC in the lower foreground.
I added some notes to identify buildings or other features in the picture, some of these notes contain links.
And, as usual, flickr wrongly assigns "Hongkou" as location name.
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The Highlight Towers are twin office towers located in the the Parkstadt Schwabing area of Munich. With a height of 126m resp. 113m they belong to the tallest buildings in Munich.
The towers are connected by two glass/steel bridges, a double bridge at the 9th/10th floor and a single bridge at the 20th floor. Design by Murphy/Jahn (Chicago, USA).
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A close-up shot of the Bund Tower's (aka Bund Center, Chinese name: 外滩中心) crownlike / flowerlike roof structure. As part of the building is occupied by the Westin hotel, some people simply call it by that name.
This roof structure shall symbolise Shanghai's city flower, the Magnolia.
Taken from the opposite side of the Huangpu River.
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A wider view of the K11 tower, formerly known as "Hong Kong New World Plaza" (香港新世界广场).
An office tower with shopping mall located on Central Huaihai Road No. 300 in Shanghai. Also known as "Hong Kong New World Towers". Roof height 242 m, twin double spires reach up to 278 m.
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On the left is the twin tower "Shanghai IFC" complex, center the Oriental Pearl Tower and on the right the Bank of China Tower.
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Blue skies make the glass facedes of the three supertalls appear blue as well.
Left to right: Shanghai Center. Jin Mao Tower, SWFC.
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The spire of Jin Mao Tower (金茂大厦) and the top of the SWFC (Shanghai World Financial Center, 上海环球金融中心).
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A winter sunrise behind the famous Pudong skyline.
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Who wins? Tree vs. skyscraper...
Yet another "reactivated" archive shot.
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Shanghai Tower and it's neighbours.
On new years eve 2015 Shanghai Tower was rapidly changing it's colours.
Explore #86 on Sunday, March 21, 2021
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Taken from the taxi driveway of the Grand Hyatt Hotel - the world's only group of three supertalls together....
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The HVB Tower, formerly also known as "Hypo-Haus" (Hypo-House) is the headquarters of the HypoVereinsbank, a brand of Unicredit Bank AG.
This 113.7 meters tall Skyscraper in Munich was completed in 1981 and was renovated recently to meet modern energy standards.
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In the middle is the Shanghai Center (上海中心大厦) aka Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in Shanghai (632.0 m) and currently second tallest in the world. Designed by the American architectural firm Gensler.
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Daytime shot, inverted. Here is the unedited version.
Nina Tower in Tsuen Wan. Shot from the north side (Yeung Uk Road).
80 floors / 319 m right (Tower I) and 42 floors / 164 m left (Tower II, L'Hotel). This is the connecting bridge between the two towers.
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Silver, blue and a hint of color in this shot of the HVB Tower.
The HVB Tower, formerly also known as "Hypo-Haus" (Hypo-House) is the headquarters of the HypoVereinsbank, a brand of Unicredit Bank AG.
This 113.7 meters tall Skyscraper in Munich was completed in 1981 and was renovated recently to meet modern energy standards.
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Den Tower 185 hatte ich schon lange auf meiner Wunschliste. Es sollte wieder eine klassische Schwarz-Weiß-Langzeitbelichtung sein. Aber ihr habt es wahrscheinlich in letzter Zeit schon gemerkt. Davon gibt es von mir immer weniger. Es ist gar nicht so, dass mir die "alten" Bilder dieses Stils gar nicht mehr gefallen - aber irgendwie muss ich etwas Neues ausprobieren. Und so gesellt sich immer mehr Farbe in meine Fotos.
Bei der Bearbeitung des Tower 185 sind die Techniken in Lightroom und in Photoshop im Wesentlichen die gleichen wie bei meiner Schwarz-Bearbeitung - aber angewendet auf ein Farbfoto.
Was meint ihr? Gefällt es euch? Oder sollte ich doch besser wieder zurück zum alten Stil?
Martin (www.schmaidt.de)
Left to right: Jin Mao Tower, SWFC, Shanghai Center.
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Decorative roof structure on the building of the Shanghai Futures Exchange (上海期货交易所).
The name of the building is Shanghai Futures Tower (上海期货大厦), it is located at the corner of Pudian Road (浦电路) and Songlin Road (松林路) in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District. Shot from Pudian Road.
From Wikipedia:
The Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) was formed by the amalgamation of the Shanghai Metal Exchange, Shanghai Foodstuffs Commodity Exchange, and the Shanghai Commodity Exchange in December 1999.
It is a non-profit-seeking incorporated body regulated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. It currently trades futures contracts in copper, aluminium, zinc, natural rubber, fuel oil, and gold.
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Wheelock Square (会德丰国际广场) is a 298 m tall skyscraper located at the intersection of Nanjing West Road and Huashan Road.
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On New Year's Eve - speciai light on the SWFC.
Left to right: Jin Mao, SWFC, Shanghai Center
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The skyline of Pudong reflected in the quiet waters of Suzhou Creek.
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Taken on Jinzhou Street (金洲街) in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District.
Some prominent bank buildings in the picture:
Hengsheng Bank (aka Hangseng) 恒生银行
Minsheng Bank 民生银行
Huaxia Bank 华夏银行
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Revisited the observation deck of the new Shanghai Tower, currently the tallest building in Shanghai and the second tallest in the world.
The two dominant buildings in the foreground are Jin Mao Tower (420m) left and the Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC, 492m) right.
This photo has some notes, leading to other pics in my stream.
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At the time the picture was taken one could not (legally) get higher...
Seen from the observation deck of the new Shanghai Tower, currently the tallest building in Shanghai and the second tallest in the world.
The photo was taken just after the (not announced) "cold opening" of the observation deck, officially it was opened a week or two later. Only the lower of the two observation decks was open. I happened to be in Pudong on business, noticed the opening and came back a day later with the camera... 😇
The two buildings in the foreground are Jin Mao Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), both carried the status "tallest" once in their lifetime.
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Sunrise behind the skyscrapers of Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District. Taken from the Heroes Memorial on the Bund, looking across Huangpu River.
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The sun rises behind the Pudong skyline. Taken from the Bund, near the Heroes Memorial.
Explore #29 on Thursday, March 3, 2022
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Sunrise behind the Pudong skyline, as seen from the Garden Bridge (外白渡桥).
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The top of the Burj Khalifa (برج خليفة ), with a total height of 829.8 m currently the tallest building in the world.
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The HVB Tower, formerly also known as "Hypo-Haus" (Hypo-House) is the headquarters of the HypoVereinsbank, a brand of Unicredit Bank AG.
This 113.7 meters tall skyscraper in Munich was completed in 1981.
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Nina Tower in Tsuen Wan. Shot from the north side (Yeung Uk Road).
80 floors / 319 m right (Tower I) and 42 floors / 164 m left (Tower II, L'Hotel). This is the connecting bridge between the two towers.
This is the unedited version of a previous upload.
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世茂国际广场, shopping mall and 333m tall (spires height) hotel tower on Nanjing East Road.
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Nina Tower in Tsuen Wan. Shot from the west side (Tai Ho Road), and this is Nina Tower I with 319 m / 80 floors. The smaller Tower II is just barely visible on the left behind Tower I.
The wind causes the tree in the lower right shake - and the shot was a little difficult, as only a Gorillapod tied to a lamp post was used as support for a 6 second exposure.
Archive shot. Slightly re-edited and re-posted on Nov. 12 2024.
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Also known as HKCEC. Located on an artificial peninsula (reclaimed land), jutting into Victoria Harbour from Wanchai. This shot works best viewed on a black background.
In the right background are some skyscrapers in Central:
Jardine House, One and Two Exchange Square, The Center, 1IFC and 2 IFC are the prominent buildings.
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"The Center" is the name of this skyscraper. Height 346 m incl. spire. Architect: Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd.
Same corner, but at night: click here (different camera).
Archive shot, pulled up front from the back of my photo stream, uploaded on October 23, 2007
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An early morning, first light, shot of the Pudong Skyline.
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The HVB Tower, formerly also known as "Hypo-Haus" (Hypo-House) is the headquarters of the HypoVereinsbank, a brand of Unicredit Bank AG.
This 113.7 meters tall Skyscraper in Munich was completed in 1981 and was renovated recently to meet modern energy standards.
Different angle and BW conversion (red filter) in this shot.
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