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Old Posted Nov 12, 2006, 2:01 AM
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^ oh yeah, LPT is ridiculously beautiful and perfect as well.

here are some spectacular shots of it from fellow forumer tom in chicago:













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For the D, I have to say the Penobscot Building is the most beautiful.


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^ oh yeah, LPT is ridiculously beautiful and perfect as well.

here are some spectacular shots of it from fellow forumer tom in chicago:
ABSOLUTELY incredible shots, thanks Steely for posting. I will try and get a couple of images from my adopted Wisconsin home town tomorrow.
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The John Hancock Center and the R.R. Donnelly are both numero uno. Putting one above the other just isn't fair. The Hancock's bold, handsome frame and the Donnelly's Greco-Vegas style and grace, both summon the rest of Chicago's skyline to its knees.

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Old Posted Nov 12, 2006, 5:43 AM
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I have to disagree with DetroitSky; much as I like the Penobscot building, the Fisher Building is the more beautiful building in Detroit:




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^I agree. The Fisher Building is absolutely beautiful. Detroit really does have a great stock of older high rises.
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Hard to pick one...but I'll go with the typical response and say the art museum.


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There is no one building that anyone would agree is the "most" beautiful but two that should be in the running:

Carpenter's Hall located near Independence Hall in the historic district



Philadelphia Museum of Art

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Hi,

I grew up in Chicago. When I moved there in 1969, the John Hancock center was just completed and it cemented into my brain the love I have today for all skyscrapers. There are now so many great Chicago buildings, it is nearly impossible to pick my favorite one.
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I have to disagree with both of you and say that the finest here in Detroit is the Guardian Building.



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I have too many favorites to pick one, but the crowd favorite in Cleveland is usually the Arcade:



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Here is the Gorgeous BoA tower in Baltimore.















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Thanks to Google for the images eh.
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Although this is too obvious choice, the Lutheran Cathedral must be Helsinki's most beautiful building.
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^ wow, what a stunning photo (and building)
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I'll have to agree with Bryson. The Philadelphia Art Museum is probably the best large neoclassical building I've seen yet (some smaller gems by Cret, like the inner building of the Rodin museum, are arguably better). The warm color of the stone and colorful terra-cotta ornament liven up what is often a rather cold architectural style (see the National Archives building in DC for a similar, but much more dull, contemporary example), its proportions are wonderful, and its siting is nearly perfect.





closest thing to the Acropolis in America?

I'm amazed at your choices Bryson, but given your modernist proclivities, it at least makes sense that you picked two finely proportioned buildings. The Wrigley Building, while it has great detailing, is just a big pile with a tower stuck on it, much like NYC's City Hall. I'm sure we'll see a lot like it in this thread. Anyway I've actually been meaning to ask, what's your opinion on the PECO tower on Market? Personally I think it's a rather exceptional international style black box, even if it is a bit late. It's got great slim proportions and I'm pretty sure the cantelevered west and east facades of the tower, along with the vertical piers, are alluding the PSFS:

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