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> It is typically used to bring a sense of bring out positive emotions I'm not quite sure about that. Lots of architecture is used to intimidate, to signal po
by morgante 10y ago
> It is typically used to bring a sense of bring out positive emotions
I'm not quite sure about that.
Lots of architecture is used to intimidate, to signal power and that you should be afraid.
- bbcbasic 10y agoDefinitely the Nazi* architecture does that. I remember seeing thee very intimidating military towers in Berlin. It was like the tower wanted to start a war itself. (*Yes I said the magic word, it is now one of THOSE threads!)
- morgante 10y agoAlbert Speer had some truly amazing work. Though it was used for a terrible end, the technical innovations behind it were very impressive.
- rjsw 10y agoI'm guessing that you saw some of the flak towers [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flak_tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flak_tower
- anonymfus 10y agoThat image of "L-Tower" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vienna_flak_tower_dsc01594.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vienna_flak_tower_dsc0159... ) reminds me the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakh_architecture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakh_architecture , especially https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chanta.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chanta.jpg
- bbcbasic 10y agoHa ha yes maybe it was Vienna. Been on too many trips.
- pluma 10y agoHitler was a fan of gigantic architecture. The military towers are less of an example of that than the civilian structures that were built and planned, often heavily inspired by Roman architecture but scaled up quite a bit, with massive statues and flags. Speer's plans for Germania, the world capital that was supposed to be built on top of Berlin, were pretty impressive and pretty insane.