Seoul, Korea(South)
★ Gang nam Street ★
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com...7579589000.jpg http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com...7360050800.jpg http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com...8261634000.jpg http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com...9115402000.jpg http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com...8681765500.jpg http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com...9451937000.jpg ★ samsung town 2008 (seoul-gangnam) ★ http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com...0248987700.jpg ★ChongGye chon 2007★ http://smbaguni.com.ne.kr/seoul111/09.JPG http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com...1175504500.jpg http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com...1608721200.jpg ★ Seoul night ★ http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com...3949599700.jpg ↑ Jongro http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com...4181921400.jpg ↑ Youido http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com...4555823700.jpg ↑ Youido http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com...5040833100.jpg ↑ Seoul Down town (Myungdong, Jongro …) |
Freaking nice. :)
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More pictures please.. :) these are nice.
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You've gotta be kidding me. Seoul is a mangled mess.. IT WILL NEVER be on New Yorks level... it's not even on Buffalo's level...
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New York: organized? Carefully planned? You've got to be kidding me! Look, I love New York as much as anyone, since I was born and raised there. But there is nothing "carefully planned" about New York; it's only plan was the street plan laid out a couple of centuries ago. Other than that, we've figured out ways to grow around it given that as simple and logical as the plan seems, it was not necessarily for the best (read Jane Jacobs' The Death and Life of Great American Cities for a little more perspective). But other than that specific plan and parks like Central Park, we've pretty much dumped things here and there. Would you call the FDR Drive a careful plan? Not if you've actually driven on it. For me, New York is a really messy city that gels together beautifully somehow. There's so many different characters that New York can be. It can be the place of superdense masses of pedestrians (Midtown, Lower Manhattan during the weekdays); alternately, it can be a place of moderate pace, like TriBeca, Soho, or Greenwich Village. The people in the city can seem like the rudest people you've ever met; alternately they can be the nicest strangers if you need help. There are modern skyscrapers, yet there are structures dating to the early 1900's, 1800's 1700's, and even 1600's. And it doesn't even have to be the two ends of polar extremes; there are many different types and nuances of the characters the city around. That's what makes New York THE city for me. Having said that, I have to agree that from the first picture onward, I did not think New York; I thought generic Asian city that has suddenly modernized. They all look they same, and the only ones that can truly stand out are the ones with recognizable landmarks. Only the greatest designs can stand out as a recognizable landmark for modern buildings and structures; if you have many older buildings which are already landmarks, most of the work needed to stand out is already done. That's why places like United Arab Emirates feel the need to create the world's tallest buildings, artificial islands, and other distinctive design; the cities in that country would not stand out otherwise. |
Those photos only show the modern side of Seoul. Historcally, Seoul has plenty of ancient architecture from an older era. The city predates NY all the way back to 18BC when it was established as the capital of Baekje. Seoul didn't have a modern highrise boom until the late 60's but there are plenty of older non highrise buildings and structures that did survive the war that have been around while the indians were hunting on Manhattan. In terms of skyscraper history and diversity, then yes, NY has more in that regard but as an established city as a whole, no way. You might as well compare NY to Bejing or Rome. Seoul is very old. Most old cities have modern highrises today. The city's culture and architecture dates back to another period in history. Of course, they're in a different league.
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Very nice. I hope Dhaka to have similar density of midrises by mid-century. No need for New York comparisons though...Seoul should take pride in its own identity.
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Seoul? 2nd new york??
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