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I will never understand why oil rich Arab countries build massive glass greenhouses(skyscrapers). Can you imagine how beautiful some of the cities could have if
by Solucity 4y ago
I will never understand why oil rich Arab countries build massive glass greenhouses(skyscrapers). Can you imagine how beautiful some of the cities could have if instead of spending trillions on these generic tall skyscrapers that they built their cities in traditional Arab architecture? It would be a sight to behold.
- hndamien 4y agoI was just in Dubai and was impressed by the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and disappointed by the lack of their unique culture in so many other aspects of their city.
- iancmceachern 4y agoThis is one of the reasons that New Mexico is so beautiful. Many of the buildings are built in traditional Adobe architecture, even big ones, and they just seem to blend into the landscape beautifully. I agree, they should have gone thr traditional route, not glass skyscrapers.
- LarsDu88 4y agoIconoclasm is one of the early precepts of Islam, especially the Wahhabi doctrines pushed by Saudi Arabia. This is why the Saudis destroy old buildings and are building a giant ugly clocktower hotel in Mecca. Buildings that are too iconic, even "earlier gen Arab buildings designed to diminish iconography" can become too iconic in their own right. Generic glass skyscrapers are totally fine (for now).
- ss108 4y agoThis is a somewhat ignorant (though I don't think bad faith) comment. Muslims historically (and now too) took great pride and put great effort into architecture and calligraphy. Gulf Arab leaders are idiotic noveaux riche on steroids, and the only thing their building plans have to do with Islam is that they evoke Islamic eschatology, which predicts that towards the end of times, "shepherds will compete to build black towers" or something like that.