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Random skyscrapers situated on the west/east side of the Central Park in New York.
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Panoramic view on Marina City, Trump Tower and Wrigley Building from the intersection State St. / Wacker Dr.
Took an architecture tour of Chicago by signing up for a Chicago River cruise. The cruise lasted about an hour, and we got to see many of the well-known skyscrapers in the downtown and near north parts of the city. It was a beautiful afternoon for taking pictures.
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Twelve arches reveal the glass-enclosed main floor.
World's tallest building on 4-inch diameter pipe columns.
The IBM Building was the second successful collaboration between Minoru Yamasaki and NBBJ, the first being the United States Science Pavilion at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair.
IMHO, the world's most beautiful skyscrapers, the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - the world's tallest buildings until they were overtaken by Taipei 101, and later, Burj Khalifa, Dubai.
This shot really captures Vancouver. Beautifully-preserved sight-paths through skyscrapers with architectural unity.
One is sometimes completely surrounded by the towering buildings of Chicago. I like the different levels captured in this image.
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The observation deck atop the skyscraper, dubbed "Top of the Rock", reopened to the public on November 1, 2005, after undergoing a $75 million renovation. It had been closed since 1986 to accommodate the renovation of the Rainbow Room (although this has also recently closed due economic difficulties). The deck, which is built to resemble the deck of an ocean liner, offers sightseers a bird's eye view of the city, competing with the 86th floor observatory of the Empire State Building. It is often considered the best panoramic city view, if only because it offers a view of the aforementioned Empire State Building, which cannot be seen from its own observation deck.The timed entry system and larger observation deck also results in shorter waiting times compared to the Empire State.
The "Top of the Rock" had also been co-opted for NBC's Sunday Night Football during the 2006–07 season, with the top player/MVP in that night's game according to John Madden and Al Michaels receiving the honor of being that night's "Rock Star" in the form of a glass trophy display on the observation deck; this was a replacement for the Horse Trailer Award formerly awarded on ABC's Monday Night Football. The Horse Trailer honor was restored for the 2007–08 season.