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I can only say I've been to a few cities here and there and nowhere did I feel as overwhelmed by the scale as in Moscow. Many of the cities remained not that hi

by wwosik 5y ago

I can only say I've been to a few cities here and there and nowhere did I feel as overwhelmed by the scale as in Moscow. Many of the cities remained not that high, London or Paris do not have such buildings in their city centers.

shakow 5y ago
> Paris do not have such buildings in their city centers. Because you were lucky enough to avoid the worst parts: - Paris: https://www.google.com/maps/@48.8235336,2.3674101,3a,75y,342.79h,91.26t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZpXhPzJl1esPtkvT57t2LQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@48.8235336,2.3674101,3a,75y,342... - Marseille: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2890541,5.437606,3a,75y,185.7h,93.86t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sIMGwdr9xEbxaJ5oBNDfrhw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2890541,5.437606,3a,75y,185.... - Toulouse: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.5804085,1.4105313,3a,75y,287.5h,101.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spnmckoGnihwAVUQyKMcBsg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@43.5804085,1.4105313,3a,75y,287...
- wwosik 5y ago
  That Paris thing is certainly bad, but it looks rather like a backside, which often are not pretty. From the other side the buildings look nicer: https://www.google.com/maps/@48.8230784,2.3662426,3a,75y,136.25h,103.56t/data=!3m10!1e1!3m8!1sS6xQEgb7OTOKEZB_3haNqQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DS6xQEgb7OTOKEZB_3haNqQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D65.6121%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192!9m2!1b1!2i36 https://www.google.com/maps/@48.8230784,2.3662426,3a,75y,136... Tolouse is not pretty - one of the Corbusier's or Corbusier-inspired crimes, but at least it does not have the scale. That said even a tall and long building doesn't have to be dramatically bad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falowiec#/media/File:GDANSK,_Falowiec_na_Obroncow_Wybrzeza.JPG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falowiec#/media/File:GDANSK,_F...
  - shakow 5y ago
    > That Paris thing is certainly bad, but it looks rather like a backside I live in Paris; believe me, the best and the worst are two streets away. There are quarters in the 18th or the 13th that make OPs photo look like a dream. https://itinerrance.fr/app/uploads/2019/05/head-fresques-boulevard-paris-13.jpg https://itinerrance.fr/app/uploads/2019/05/head-fresques-bou... https://p1.storage.canalblog.com/11/75/1224518/120815785_o.jpg https://p1.storage.canalblog.com/11/75/1224518/120815785_o.j... https://www.blackandwood.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Paris-QuartierChinois-17.jpg https://www.blackandwood.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Paris... Now there is a lot of subjectivity here, and to be honest, I'm not fond of the Warsaw building either, so I might be a very poor judge of modern architecture.
    - wwosik 5y ago
      the second and third photos aren't too bad actually, but first one could indeed have Blade Runners around...

by wwosik 5y ago

shakow 5y ago

> Paris do not have such buildings in their city centers. Because you were lucky enough to avoid the worst parts: - Paris: https://www.google.com/maps/@48.8235336,2.3674101,3a,75y,342.79h,91.26t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZpXhPzJl1esPtkvT57t2LQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@48.8235336,2.3674101,3a,75y,342... - Marseille: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2890541,5.437606,3a,75y,185.7h,93.86t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sIMGwdr9xEbxaJ5oBNDfrhw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2890541,5.437606,3a,75y,185.... - Toulouse: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.5804085,1.4105313,3a,75y,287.5h,101.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spnmckoGnihwAVUQyKMcBsg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@43.5804085,1.4105313,3a,75y,287...

wwosik 5y ago
That Paris thing is certainly bad, but it looks rather like a backside, which often are not pretty. From the other side the buildings look nicer: https://www.google.com/maps/@48.8230784,2.3662426,3a,75y,136.25h,103.56t/data=!3m10!1e1!3m8!1sS6xQEgb7OTOKEZB_3haNqQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DS6xQEgb7OTOKEZB_3haNqQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D65.6121%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192!9m2!1b1!2i36 https://www.google.com/maps/@48.8230784,2.3662426,3a,75y,136... Tolouse is not pretty - one of the Corbusier's or Corbusier-inspired crimes, but at least it does not have the scale. That said even a tall and long building doesn't have to be dramatically bad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falowiec#/media/File:GDANSK,_Falowiec_na_Obroncow_Wybrzeza.JPG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falowiec#/media/File:GDANSK,_F...
- shakow 5y ago
  > That Paris thing is certainly bad, but it looks rather like a backside I live in Paris; believe me, the best and the worst are two streets away. There are quarters in the 18th or the 13th that make OPs photo look like a dream. https://itinerrance.fr/app/uploads/2019/05/head-fresques-boulevard-paris-13.jpg https://itinerrance.fr/app/uploads/2019/05/head-fresques-bou... https://p1.storage.canalblog.com/11/75/1224518/120815785_o.jpg https://p1.storage.canalblog.com/11/75/1224518/120815785_o.j... https://www.blackandwood.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Paris-QuartierChinois-17.jpg https://www.blackandwood.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Paris... Now there is a lot of subjectivity here, and to be honest, I'm not fond of the Warsaw building either, so I might be a very poor judge of modern architecture.
  - wwosik 5y ago
    the second and third photos aren't too bad actually, but first one could indeed have Blade Runners around...