Regardless of the public outcry at plans to build a skyscraper in Russia’s former imperial capital St Petersburg, the go ahead for the project has finally been given the green light. The proposed tower will be 1,322 feet tall and is to be named the Okhta Centre.
The tower will be visable from St Petersburg’s historic [...]

The Millennium Dome is the largest of its type in the world. The concept of the exhibition arena opened to the public on the 1st of January 2000 (hence the name) and is located on the Greenwich Peninsula.
In its early career the dome was classed as a flop by the press and general public [...]

The Houses of Parliament is an iconic building in the heart of London that is easily recognisable as one of London’s most eye catching buildings. The site is actually the Palace of Westminster which is a royal palace that used to be the residence of the kings of England. The extensive building comprises of 1200 [...]

Over the next few posts we are going to Focus on London primarily and have a look at the different types of architecture over the ages and discuss pivitol changes in architecture style and the buildings that defined the age.
It goes without saying that one of the most iconic buildings in London’s history is the [...]

It’s a easy decision for me as I’m from Blackpool so it’s something that I’ve grown up with from a young age. Opened on 14 May 1894 the tower was based on the Eiffel Tower. Standing at 158m (518ft 9 inches) the tower can be seen from most areas of Lancashire and even on a [...]

The start of work is underway on the construction of the soon to be tallest tower in Lebanon. The name of the building will be Sama-Beirut and at compleition will be 200 metres tall.
The building will be in the Sodeco area near to the airport, the central district of the city and the marina. The [...]

We all know that the tallest structure in France is the Eiffel Tower located in paris. At 324 meters tall the tower that was build in 1889 and there are no plans for any new builders to be constructed taller than the tower.
So what is the Tallest buildings in France well that’s the Tour [...]

Work on the Shard Skyscraper London started this month which will become one of the tallest buildings in eastern Europe. The building located at 32 London Bridge Street London will break the 1000 ft mark with the roof reaching 1,004 ft and the antenna 1,017 ft. The building will have 87 floors.
The building is [...]

When constructing large towers there are millions of points to take into consideration one of them is how to deal with lighting strikes. When lighting strikes a building the bold of electricity needs to get to the ground, using a lighting conductor (in the US the call it a lighting rod) you can get the [...]

I can’t really explain what amazes me about them. They are, quite litterally the biggest thing that is is possible for humans to make. They contain the highest technology availeable and will be around for many, many years.
They have reached a skale now where they can be seen from space and are the most imposing [...]