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Originally Posted by Double L
I think you're discounting the building based on the city it's in.
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In London or Paris it would stand out and probably be reviled as skyscrapers have generally been until recently, or been the slightly taller misc. tower at Canary Wharf, and well below their major attractions in fame. In New York it would've been among a lot of better and/or taller towers. In San Francisco it would've been the biggest but not terribly distinctive next to Transamerica, which is already #2 but #1 in fame. In Shanghai or Dubai of today would be fairly plain (vs. their common garish) and not very tall.
Like I said, it's nice looking. But it's not very distinctive. I suspect some hometown love is happening here, much like I like my city's buildings more than the average outsider probably does, or would if they could think of any.