Aerial photos of Scandinavian cities - Page 2

staff · #21 Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 9:29 PM**

Cheers.

FREKI · #22 Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 10:21 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by muppet

I heard Copenhagen spreads out like a hand with fingers of suburbs - a revolutionary idea when it was developing.

Yeah that was the idea..

But people's interest in living close to the city and not 50km out have meant the final result will be quite frekish "hand shape wise"

photoLith · #23 Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 11:24 PM**

I am so glad urban renewal didnt really occur in Europe. I wonder why it happened in America and didnt occur in Europe for the most part. Was it Americans fear of African Americans and thats why they destroyed the older parts of our cities or was it just Americans believing that America was the new world and therefor didnt need old buildings? hmmm

staff · #24 Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 11:25 PM**

Now that Sweden also is connected makes that hand look even more deformed.

Ayreonaut · #25 Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 12:39 AM**

I know I'll get to Copenhagen in a few months (3 months in Europe starting in mid-April), whether or not we get to Stockholm is yet to be determined. If I were by myself I definitely would, but my buddy wants to spend quite a bit of time in France. I guess we'll see when the time comes.

Great thread, btw.

staff · #26 Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 1:53 AM**

Glad you like it.

Stockholm is definitely worth the "detour" (despite being a bit out of the way if you're doing a continental Europe tour) - it's one of the most beautiful cities in the world!

Swede · #27 Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 10:06 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by photolitherland

I am so glad urban renewal didnt really occur in Europe. I wonder why it happened in America and didnt occur in Europe for the most part. Was it Americans fear of African Americans and thats why they destroyed the older parts of our cities or was it just Americans believing that America was the new world and therefor didnt need old buildings? hmmm

It did happen here. Pretty much every city over 20k in Sweden had some urban renewal go down. New modernist downtowns for everyone! (i.e. minimalls with parking lots for the smaller towns) Usually pretty regretted now and most people don't understand why it was done at all.

staff · #28 Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 10:56 AM**

Sweden is sort of "one of a kind" in (Western) Europe in that sense though.. sadly.

shane453 · #29 Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 10:21 PM**

Stockholm from the air, with the islands and bridges, is really unique. And I loved seeing Oslo- I'm probably going to be there in one year at the University of Oslo, so maybe it's my future home!

Strange Meat · #30 Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 10:29 PM**

I love Scandinavia. My favorite place. Great cities, great people. I've really never come across something I really didn't any of the times I've been out there.

staff · #31 Posted **Jan 20, 2009, 12:31 AM**

shane453,
I hope you'll have a great time in Oslo. Good luck with the studies.

Snodrifter,
Glad you like it.

bgwah · #32 Posted **Jan 20, 2009, 9:27 AM**

That modern waterfront neighborhood in Malmo looks really cool. I would normally detest that much modern architecture in one spot like that.

Trantor · #33 Posted **Jan 22, 2009, 1:38 AM**

this thread makes me sad... these cities look so great.

staff · #34 Posted **Jan 22, 2009, 4:47 PM**

^^
Why does it make you sad?

harls · #35 Posted **Jan 22, 2009, 6:57 PM**

Great photos. My ancestors are from Norway, this thread strikes a chord with me.

What is the event happening in that fireworks photo (that's Oslo, right?) it's amazing...

FREKI · #36 Posted **Jan 24, 2009, 1:28 PM**

^I'm guessing new year.. that is usually celebrated in this part of Europe with private fireworks

Seki Pato · #37 Posted **Mar 7, 2009, 12:19 AM**

Great pics! Scandinavian cities do look different than other cities.

About the ugly parts of Oslo, namely "Økern". The government presented a new plan for the area just a few days ago. They want to make Økern an attractive area for city development by laying the motorway underground

http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/os...cle2959923.ece

williamphilapa · #38 Posted **Apr 25, 2009, 4:27 PM**

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muppet · #39 Posted **Apr 26, 2009, 10:00 PM**

utterly absorbing, Ive had a fantastic flight

...and this, it looks like an art installation:

staff · #40 Posted **Aug 31, 2009, 9:46 AM**

Maybe it's time this thread got a little bump. I might do some other cities soon, such as Göteborg (Sweden), Aarhus (Denmark), Bergen (Norway) and so on!