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Originally Posted by Troyeth
These types of comparisons continually reaffirm my core belief that skyscrapers are nothing to truly write home about.
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If you believe that why would you join a site called skyscraperpage?
That first pic shows what an impressive and usually overlooked skyline Paris has. One of our city councillors here in Victoria once said, "Paris has no tall buildings" at which point, not surprisingly, some laughed at her. Yes, these are the kind of people we have as civic leaders in Victoria.
I believe that Paris' skyline is more impressive and has better architecture than Houston's, even if Paris' buildings aren't as tall.
The one thing the two cities have in common? They both stuck huge towers (Maine Montparnasse in Paris and the Williams Tower in Houston), outside their CBD's so they
both got deprived of an important part of their skylines.
New Brisavoine, good job.
You have made a compelling argument in comparing two cities that are
completely different.