Home United Kingdom Every bit of engineering/construction in this Monet painting of Westminster was new when painted (1871)UUnited KingdomEvery bit of engineering/construction in this Monet painting of Westminster was new when painted (1871)September 21, 2024 Which blows my mind a bit. Also, Richard Morris is a good follow by ChillBetty 4 commentsniceAh scrolling through twitter/reddit on a Saturday night and finding interesting things, decided to stay in today and enjoying itRichard Morris and derek guy are the only things I miss from Twitter.This is what I find so upsetting about the “preserving the historic skyline” argument when it was initially trampled all over by these buildings.Personally I think there’s nothing cooler than to sit outside bank or london liverpool street and think:> heh, when these places were originally built they were probably the tallest at the timeas they are now clearly outscaled by much later construction. Things change and we each get to experience our own generation of that change!Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Ah scrolling through twitter/reddit on a Saturday night and finding interesting things, decided to stay in today and enjoying it
This is what I find so upsetting about the “preserving the historic skyline” argument when it was initially trampled all over by these buildings.Personally I think there’s nothing cooler than to sit outside bank or london liverpool street and think:> heh, when these places were originally built they were probably the tallest at the timeas they are now clearly outscaled by much later construction. Things change and we each get to experience our own generation of that change!
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Ah scrolling through twitter/reddit on a Saturday night and finding interesting things, decided to stay in today and enjoying it
Richard Morris and derek guy are the only things I miss from Twitter.
This is what I find so upsetting about the “preserving the historic skyline” argument when it was initially trampled all over by these buildings.
Personally I think there’s nothing cooler than to sit outside bank or london liverpool street and think:
> heh, when these places were originally built they were probably the tallest at the time
as they are now clearly outscaled by much later construction. Things change and we each get to experience our own generation of that change!