Saturday, May 10, 2008

Glow in The Dark Toy

From the moment they saw it, overlooking from the outlook at Parc Guell, Katrina and Mona kept on laughing about it. Who doesn't as everybody else would think the same thing. Even a child would think it.

You can see this building from a distance. Not knowing the city at all you can still find your way around this area as this building shines like a Northern Star guiding past discoverers.

The building that looks like a Dildo.

Didn't think I would write that but it definitely looks like one. It even glows different colours during the night. A fluorescent display of reds, blues, yellows, pinks, and purple. On a plane you can see it offshore. From a boat trawler, captains would use it to find the Port of Barcelona. Women would dream about it and Men would dream about having such a grand stature that women would have the same excitement once they pull their pants down.

With all of Gaudi's architectural magnificence throughout the city there stands this big building. The tallest building in Barcelona. There's a floor/height limit throughout Barcelona with the average building reaching only a small 7-8 floors. 7-8 floors seems quite insignificant coming from the Gold Coast with more than 1/5 of the population of Barcelona yet has the tallest residential building in the Southern Hemisphere with a Colossal 110 floors or more. With such a building of grand stature in the city its quite interesting to see what influenced the design of this building from the architect. It's not the most creative design. It's not the most breathtaking design. For one thing that I have gained from living in the city, from the football, from La Segrada Familia, from olympics, Barcelona definitely know how to make things unique in the city. Which is what makes the city so popular and such an attraction.

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