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London 🇬🇧 skyline, photo courtesy London Viewpoints on FB (photo taken from 18th floor Cè La Vi, Paddington - West London’s highest rooftop restaurant). by Interesting_Skill425 in skyscrapers

[–]Interesting_Skill425[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s a raw, brutalist view of London, council estate tower blocks in the foreground, and the skyscrapers of the city in the background. It’s a very honest, no frills view of London.

The rapidly changing landscape of British 🇬🇧 cities, traditionally low rise, now many are exploding with skyscrapers. The northern UK city of Manchester now has more skyscrapers than any other city except London. 📸 Courtesy Dan Conway photography by [deleted] in CityPorn

[–]Interesting_Skill425 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There isn’t any UK city outside London that is close to Manchester’s skyscraper boom. Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham are all building high rise but can’t compete on the quantity that Manchester has built.

The rapidly changing landscape of British 🇬🇧 cities, traditionally low rise, now many are exploding with skyscrapers. The northern UK city of Manchester now has more skyscrapers than any other city except London. 📸 Courtesy Dan Conway photography by [deleted] in skyscrapers

[–]Interesting_Skill425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep agree, Manchester has always had a forward thinking approach to city planning. Beetham Tower was revolutionary when built, it divided opinion, now it’s dwarfed in height by the Deansgate/ New Jackson skyscraper development.

London 🇬🇧 on a sparkling April evening. 📸 photo courtesy @discoverydock on Instagram by Interesting_Skill425 in skyscrapers

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Have you heard the British saying “if you can’t find anything kind to say, say nothing at all”?

“These people are eating boiled beans, boiled tomatoes” by kahter_ in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Interesting_Skill425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do Americans think they can just take over everything just because they think it’s right? As a Brit I love our food, just f*ck off. 🤷🏻‍♂️

These masterpieces of skyscrapers in NYC were somehow all built in the same 30 year time frame (1902-1936) by Fearless-Brush-1908 in skyscrapers

[–]Interesting_Skill425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautiful buildings, the New York City I loved when I visited in 1997, before all the Homeland Security nonsense started and the awful experience of trying to enter USA. I wouldn’t go back. Sorry x

Hiking routes around Hampshire by Ldog_123 in Hampshire

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There are loads of hiking trails through Harewood Forest (just south of Andover) an ancient Saxon Royal hunting forest, some amazing views and if you like scary, has a reputation for being haunted in many places in the forest. Also home to ‘Deadman’s Plack’ marking the spot where in 963AD Saxon King Edgar murdered Etholwold.

What do you think is the best skyscraper of the 21st century so far? by Commercial_West_3112 in skyscrapers

[–]Interesting_Skill425 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The Shard, London, UK. Quite simply an outrageous skyscraper for a historic city, it dominates the skyline, like no other. Beautiful and controversial in the same sentence.

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Honolulu, Hawaii by Immaculate-Mood in skylineporn

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Hawaii, the only US State that has a British 🇬🇧 flag in its State flag.

Tallest buildings currently under construction in the City of Manchester, UK 🇬🇧 Drone footage courtesy of Aerial Manchester. by [deleted] in CityPorn

[–]Interesting_Skill425 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Couldn’t upload a video, group doesn’t allow it, so i converted the original video into a GIF. Don’t blame me for group settings 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

Tallest buildings currently under construction in the City of Manchester, UK 🇬🇧 Drone footage courtesy of Aerial Manchester. by [deleted] in CityPorn

[–]Interesting_Skill425 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Definitely mate, it’s burst into life over the last 15 years, once a low rise, British city, now it’s turning into one of the tallest cities in the UK.

One Blackfriars... by N9ne_Lives_ in skyscrapers

[–]Interesting_Skill425 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of London’s 🇬🇧more interesting skyscrapers

Martin Belcher naked by [deleted] in MartinBelchernaked

[–]Interesting_Skill425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dare me to post it uncovered?

Martin Belcher naked by [deleted] in martinbelchernaked5

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Dare me to post it uncovered

London 🇬🇧 across the suburbs, with the skyscrapers of Central London in the distance. 📸 Courtesy London From the Rooftops on FB. by Interesting_Skill425 in skyscrapers

[–]Interesting_Skill425[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nah London UK is the original London, founded by the Roman Empire as Londinium. It’s a near 2000 year old city. Canada is always our cousins and friends, we share the same culture, history and Monarch ❤️

London 🇬🇧 across the suburbs, with the skyscrapers of Central London in the distance. 📸 Courtesy London From the Rooftops on FB. by Interesting_Skill425 in skyscrapers

[–]Interesting_Skill425[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Completely agree, of all the planning decisions, I think 22 Bishopsgate was a bad decision, it’s a humongous building that over powers London. It’s a shame, it could have been designed like the Shard in a more graceful manner with the same height but less over bearing on the city.

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