Skyscraper Twins - Page 3

justremember · #41 Posted **May 12, 2006, 5:05 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by CGII

1 and 2 Liberty Place, Philly, PA

Zhongtian International Mansion, Urumqi, China

This straight up freaked me out!

Upward · #42 Posted **May 12, 2006, 8:06 PM**

I've noticed that too, latennisguy

Smiley Person · #43 Posted **May 13, 2006, 6:12 AM**

This recalls a thread that came up a long time ago of some egregiously bad copies in various Chinese cities. Among the best were a shopping mall the size and shape of the Pentagon with colorful awnings, a pink tiled seven story version of the Grande Arch in Paris, and a 30-story truncated version of the World Trade Center Twin Towers.

The Bank of China copy in the first post is a new find for me, but it belongs somewhere up there.

bluedogok · #44 Posted **May 13, 2006, 3:30 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by bombermwc

How about these two.......what a resemblence!
Oklahoma City - "The Tower" (yeah ok it is a really unorigional name)
And..
Park Central in Dallas
Personally I like the bigger and more colorful OKC tower....bad name and all.

That is the ones that I thought of having grown up in OKC and living Dallas not very far from that area. I have done some work in The (Penn Square Bank) Tower which was under construction was the bank failed. The reason for the name was to leave it open for naming rights after the previous lead tenant (which I can't remember at this time) moved out. It has also changed management companies a few times over the years.

spyguy · #45 Posted **May 13, 2006, 4:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by DecoJim

The Fisher Building stands in a class by itself! It is incomparable!

The Peachtree, RenCen, and the Westin Bonaventure are actually fraternal Triplets with the same father: architect John Portman.
Here is the Bonaventure in Los Angeles:

The Peachtree and the RenCen's central hotel are very similar while the Rec Cen and the Bonaventure share the concept of the four subsidiary towers.

Also the Hyatt Regency O'Hare by Portman

SanMiguel · #46 Posted **May 13, 2006, 8:00 PM**

^^ this is SCB Park Plaza in North Bangkok (pic by me)

when i saw it first time

NY's Park Avenue Tower came to my mind immediately...

i know some some more "twins" but have to serch for the links first

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SanMiguel · #47 Posted **May 13, 2006, 9:03 PM**

not exactly twins, but all cylindric and similar colour or facade

Goldhill Plaza in Singapore:

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Tour Credit Lyonnais in Lyon, France's 2nd biggest city

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Osaka Maru Building

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staff · #48 Posted **May 15, 2006, 3:16 PM**

A pretty obvious one:

Torre Agbar, Barcelona

SwissRe, London

Less obvious...

Changfeng City, Shanghai
[Can't find a photo!]

"The building which is located next to the Ritz-Carlton on HK Island in Hong Kong".

SanMiguel · #49 Posted **May 17, 2006, 5:32 AM**

^^ good find!
i didn't knew AIG Tower ("The building which is located next to the Ritz-Carlton on HK Island in Hong Kong".) will have kind of twin

here is a render of Changfeng City, Shanghai
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b13063
and this:

and some of AIG:

^^ pic by Endophins (from SSC i think)

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MiamiSpartan · #50 Posted **May 18, 2006, 1:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by staff

A pretty obvious one:

Torre Agbar, Barcelona

SwissRe, London

Less obvious...

Changfeng City, Shanghai
[Can't find a photo!]

"The building which is located next to the Ritz-Carlton on HK Island in Hong Kong".

Thanks for the pix. last fall, we flew thru London to get to Barcelona, and during saw both buildings on the same day...I had to stop and think for a minute when I saw the one in Barcelona...

staff · #51 Posted **May 20, 2006, 12:12 PM**

SanMiguel,
Thanks for the help with the building name. Actually I noticed the name when I walked past the tower the other day - it's pretty obvious with the large animated screen on the top of it.

rockyi · #52 Posted **May 20, 2006, 12:29 PM**

Pittsburgh - 1 PPG Place

Seoul - a church [/size]

Oh good Christ, this one makes me shudder.

SanMiguel · #53 Posted **May 23, 2006, 2:52 PM**

.............................................................^^ the top of this building in Changsha (capital of Hunan Province, China)
reminds me a bit of the top of Central Plaza in HK...

China not only copy other countries, it even steal from its own

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SanMiguel · #54 Posted **May 26, 2006, 8:17 PM**

another copy of Liberty Place...
this time in Teheran, IRAN

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xtra · #55 Posted **Jun 3, 2006, 10:35 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by spyguy

This one reminds me of 225 South Sixth in Minneapolis

This also reminds me of Yapi Kredi Bank HQ in Istanbul

xtra · #56 Posted **Jun 3, 2006, 10:51 PM**

Also a little brother for the Trump tower

Isbank HQ Istanbul

SanMiguel · #57 Posted **Jun 5, 2006, 12:27 PM**

when i saw this pic of

^ Doha, capital of Quatar,

then

^ Winston-Salem in North Carolina, USA

and

^ Louisville , Kentucky, USA

came to my mind.

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and while search for Winston Salem

i spotted, that this one ....... ^^ looks like

that one ............................................... ^^ in Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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Mopacs · #58 Posted **Jun 5, 2006, 12:40 PM**

^^^^^

Also reminds me of the US Courthouse in St Louis

Quote:

Originally Posted by SanMiguel

when i saw this pic of

^ Doha, capital of Quatar,

then

^ Winston-Salem in North Carolina, USA

and

^ Louisville , Kentucky, USA

came to my mind.

Wild Onion Mike · #59 Posted **Jun 5, 2006, 8:16 PM**

Regarding the Winston-Salem building designed by Cesar Pelli (the one that looks like a giant roll-on deodorant stick). I was invited to its grand opening ceremonies a couple of years ago and had a chance to go into the top dome. From inside the dome it looks exactly like the Louisville domed building's top; a latice work of steel that is absolutely beautiful, just covered.

SanMiguel · #60 Posted **Jun 6, 2006, 3:11 PM**

^^ that's interesting!
did u took some pics from inside that dome?

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