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Old Posted Jan 28, 2009, 1:31 AM
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Originally Posted by ardecila View Post
Am I the only one who thinks this looks terrible? Its sheer visual mass dwarfs the Empire State Building in an insensitive and frankly ugly way.

It needs to be worthy of the title if it is to succeed the ESB as the "King of Manhattan" (and it will, since they are so close).

The proboem is, the definition of "worthy" will change for each and every person. The Empire State Building was built and designed for the early 20th century. This one is being designed for the 21st century - which means a larger mass of tower rising into the sky. Personally, I prefer a sheer mass in skyscrapers.
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