Where to travel, travel and route planner » skyscraper http://www.dankuna.com/blog Best travel, maps, GPS, weather, images, cheap hotels Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 MetLife Building, New York http://www.dankuna.com/blog/metlife-building-new-york.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=metlife-building-new-york http://www.dankuna.com/blog/metlife-building-new-york.html#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:44:32 +0000 gps http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=2743 [...]]]>
MetLife Building, New York

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The MetLife Building, at first called the Pan Am Building, is a located next to 200 Square Avenue wearing New York City. The Pan Am Building was the office building trendy the world when it opened on Protest march 7, 1963. It is an critical measurement of the and one of the fifty tallest buildings voguish the United States. was the building’s holder for loads of years. Its logotype was depicted next to a signal that was placed arranged the north afterward south faces in addition to its ball logo was depicted lying on a put your signature on that was to be found on top of the east afterward west faces. The Pan Am edifice was the go on erected at home New York City formerly laws were enacted that disallowed insertion then names on of buildings. When a prominent New York milestone, the Metlife Building has been featured appearing in the plots of quite a few films, together with Coogan’s Bluff participating in which Clint Eastwood’s integrity arrives by helicopter atop the house. The 1968 Paramount capture on film Only When I Larf has the female go in front, toward the inside the Berate Am building afterward roaming through helicopter as of the rooftop pad. The structure appears in addition to the older “Berate Am” indicate featuring in significant establishing scenes of Catch Me rider You Can whose central character poses equally a Pan Am Pilot. It is furthermore featured at home the picture “Down among Dear”. New York must see tourist attractions.

MetLife Building, New York GPS coordinates: 40° 45′ 12″ N, 73° 58′ 36″ W

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Feb 10, 12:00am at The Historic Riverside Church of New York City, 490 Riverside Drive (at 120th street), New York, NY
The Third Annual Harlem Fine Arts Show offers a means to support the educating and enriching effects the arts have on global communities. This celebration of art and culture is ...

Feb 10, 12:00am at The Historic Riverside Church of New York City, 490 Riverside Drive (at 120th street), New York, NY
The Third Annual Harlem Fine Arts Show offers a means to support the educating and enriching effects the arts have on global communities. This celebration of art and culture is ...

Feb 10, 11:00am at Agora Gallery, 530 West 25th Street, chelsea, New York, NY
Infuse the short winter days with energy and warmth by visiting the exhibitions at Agora Gallery this February. The Substance of Abstraction explores the variety and mystery of...

Feb 10, 4:00pm at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Tpke, #11553, Uniondale, NY
Don’t miss Nassau Coliseum’s annual Boat Show; coming in February 10th to the 12th! Tickets go On Sale February 10th at our Box Office Only! nymta.com Show Hours: Friday, F...

Feb 10, 4:00pm at NYU Philosophy Dept., 5 Washington Place, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
Caspar Hare Associate Professor of Philosophy, Department of Linguistics & Philosophy, MIT 'Procreation and Rescue' Friday, February 10, 2012 5 Washington Place Room 101 Audit...
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Burj Dubai is a under construction in the supertall Dubai, , and is the highest artificial structure ever built, despite being incomplete. Construction began on September 21, 2004, and it is expected that the tower is finished and ready for occupation by September 2009. The building is part of the development of 2 km2 (0.8 mi sq) called toward downtown Burj Dubai in first exchanged along Sheikh Zayed Road in the path of the center (known as the Doha Street ). Tower The ‘s architect is Adrian Smith who worked with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) until 2006. The architecture and the SOM of the Chicago-based engineering firm is in charge of the project. The primary builders are Samsung and directing construction and Besix along with Arabtec. Elected to the Turner Construction Company as the manager of the construction. Dubai city vacations.
Dubai GPS travel destinations: 25° 11′ 49.7″ N, 55° 16′ 26.8″ E

]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/burj-dubai-dubai.html/feed 2 63 Building, Seoul http://www.dankuna.com/blog/63-building-seoul.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=63-building-seoul http://www.dankuna.com/blog/63-building-seoul.html#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:42:33 +0000 gps http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=2441 [...]]]>
63 Building, Seoul

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The DLI (Daehan Life Insurance) 63 Building is a on Yeouido Island, overlooking the in Seoul, South Korea. At 249 meters (817 ft) high, it is the 3rd in South Korea, the 135th worldwide, and is a Korean icon among . 63 refers to the building’s 63 official stories, of which 60 are above ground level and 3 are basement floors. Construction was completed in 1985. At that time, the 63 Building was the ; it lost this title to the OUB Centre one year later, but remained the until Mok-dong , Tower A surpassed it in 2003. Interesting in Seoul.
Seoul GPS travel help: 37° 31′ 11.24″ N, 126° 56′ 25.11″ E

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Seven Sisters, Moscow

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The “Seven Sisters” is the English name given to a group of Moscow designed in the Stalinist style. Muscovites call them Vysotki or Stalinskie Vysotki “(Stalin’s) ”. They were built during the dictator’s last years, 1947 to 1953, in an elaborate combination of Russian Baroque and Gothic styles, and the technology used in building American skyscrapers. The seven are: Hotel Ukraina, Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Apartments, the Kudrinskaya Square Building, the Leningradskaya Hotel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, , and the Red Gates Administrative Building. Similar buildings exist in other former Communist countries, but the only comparable Soviet-designed is the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw. Moscow is very popular and interesting travel destinations and checl out travel deals and travel reviews about it.
Moscow GPS travel help: 55° 42′ 11″ N, 37° 31′ 49″ E

]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/seven-sisters-moscow.html/feed 0 One Wall Centre, Vancouver http://www.dankuna.com/blog/one-wall-centre-vancouver.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-wall-centre-vancouver http://www.dankuna.com/blog/one-wall-centre-vancouver.html#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:06:54 +0000 Jake http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=919 [...]]]> One Wall Centre, Vancouver

One Wall Centre, also known as the – , is currently the tallest completed building in , Canada. The is located at a high point on the downtown peninsula of Vancouver and its address is 1088 Burrard Street. One Wall Centre was designed by Busby and Associates Architects. It was completed in 2001 and won the Emporis Award for the Best New the same year. Vancouver sightseeing tours.
GPS travel destinations: 49° 16′ 49.8″ N, 123° 7′ 32.3″ W

]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/one-wall-centre-vancouver.html/feed 0 The Pirelli Tower, Milan http://www.dankuna.com/blog/the-pirelli-tower-milan.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-pirelli-tower-milan http://www.dankuna.com/blog/the-pirelli-tower-milan.html#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:00:22 +0000 Ella http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=875 [...]]]> The Pirelli Tower, Milan
The Pirelli Tower or Pirelli Building (“Pirellone”), is a prominent building in Milan, Italy. In 1950 Alberto Pirelli, the president of the Pirelli Company, required that a be built in the original area where the first factory was constructed in the 19th century. The project was developed by architect Gio , with the assistance of and Arturo Danusso. At 127.1 meters (417 feet), it is the in the city and was built of concrete (est. 60,000 tons). Construction of the tower began in 1956 in a time that Italy was experiencing an economic boom. The tower was to be surrounded by low lying buildings on a pectagonal . Upon its completion in 1958, it became one of the symbols of Milan and of the national . The building was later sold to the , of which is now the head office. Known .

The Pirelli Tower, Milan GPS coordinates: 45° 29′ 5″ N, 9° 12′ 5″ E

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Feb 28, 8:00pm at Fiera Milano, Milano, Milano,
IPACK-IMA are the most solid and competitive suppliers of material, machinery, equipment and solutions for both the food and non-food industries. This exhibition is a powerful b...

Apr 06, 8:00pm at Fiera Milano City, Via Gattamelata 5, Milan, MI
Graphite Milan 2012 is one of the leading event for the graphic arts & printing industry, attracting the full spectrum from the design community, which is providing an ideal pla...

Apr 14, 9:00am at Duomo, Piazza del Duomo, Milano, MI
CERTIFICAZIONE B2 per gli insegnanti delle scuole italiane  Il decreto 249/10 del MIUR concernente la “Definizione della disciplina dei requisiti e delle modalit&agr...

Apr 17, 9:00am at Chamber of Commerce, Via Meravigli, 9, Milan,
E-Commerce in Italy 2012: How to survive competition going international Casaleggio Associati are pleased to announce their study entitled “E-commerce in Italy 2012: how to ...

May 08, 8:00pm at Fiera Milano Nuovo Polo, Milano, Italy, Milano,
Plast Italy 2012 is one of the important and interesting event of plastics products industry. Plast Italy 2012 exhibition will showcase all type of plastic products manufacturin...
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]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/the-pirelli-tower-milan.html/feed 1 Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco http://www.dankuna.com/blog/transamerica-pyramid-san-francisco.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transamerica-pyramid-san-francisco http://www.dankuna.com/blog/transamerica-pyramid-san-francisco.html#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:18:32 +0000 Jake http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=822 [...]]]> Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco

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The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest and most recognizable in the . Built on the location of the historic Montgomery Block, it has a structural height of 260 meters (853 feet) and contains 48 floors of retail and office space. Construction began in 1969 and finished in 1972. It is currently ranked as the 98th in the world. Transamerica moved their headquarters to the new building from across the street, where they used to be based in another pyramid-shaped building. It is now occupied by the of San Francisco. Its unique shape is the result of the desire by Transamerica to have a building whose top would be looked up to by the executives on the highest floor of the 555 , which is not only tall but also sits upon a substantially higher elevation. The land use and zoning restrictions for the parcel limited the number of square feet of office that could be built upon the lot, which sits at the northern boundary of the financial district. The pyramid is an innovative solution to this design challenge, and when viewed from the East Bay forms a prominent and unique skyline projection, forming an important element of San Francisco’s “signature skyline”. Great view fro .
GPS tourist coordinates: 37° 47′ 42.72″ N, 122° 24′ 10.44″ W

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]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/transamerica-pyramid-san-francisco.html/feed 1 Sears Tower, Chicago http://www.dankuna.com/blog/sears-tower-chicago.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sears-tower-chicago http://www.dankuna.com/blog/sears-tower-chicago.html#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:45:44 +0000 JohnMS http://www.dankuna.com/blog/continent/north-america/sears-tower-chicago/ [...]]]> The is a in Chicago, Illinois. It has been the in the United States since 1973, surpassing the World Trade Center, which itself had surpassed the only a year earlier. Commissioned by Sears, Roebuck and Company, it was designed by chief architect Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
Sears Tower, Chicago

Sears Tower, Chicago


Construction commenced in August 1970 and the building reached its originally anticipated on May 3, 1973. When completed, the Sears Tower had overtaken the roof of the World Trade Center in New York City as the world’s tallest building. The tower has 108 stories as counted by standard methods, though the building owners count the main roof as 109 and the mechanical as 110. The distance to the roof is 1,451 feet (442 m), measured from the east entrance. In February 1982, two television antennas were added to the structure, increasing its total height to 1,705 feet (520 m). The western antenna was later extended to 1,730 feet (527 m) on June 5, 2000 to improve reception of local NBC station WMAQ-TV. Interesting travel destination.

GPS : 41° 52′ 44.04″ N, 87° 38′ 8.88″ W

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