Sentences with phrase «modern skyscrapers with»

Modern skyscrapers with infinity pools tower above traditional villages.

Not exact matches

We would end invariably at the fountains of the Seagram's Building plaza ¯ the first «modern» skyscraper, he would explain, with the frame of the structure exposed.

In the U.S., modern cities have become unanimous with skyscrapers and busy skylines, but with a modern twist.

And it's not as if modern Westerners are born with the ability to produce the Principia Mathematica, airplanes and skyscrapers — these cultural inventions depend on millennia of accumulated discoveries, and no single brain could produce them from scratch.

«Sully» is not a documentary, though when it departs from the melodrama of the actual flight including Sully's nightmare of an aircraft crashing into a New York skyscraper, we are left with testimony at a hearing, a kind of modern Caine Mutiny Court Martial, which appears headed to strip the man of his glory.

Similar to its more famous neighbouring city, Abu Dhabi is renowned for its spectacular modern architecture, with impressive structures such as the Aldar headquarters in Al Raha, the first circular skyscraper in the world.

Chengdu offers something for both leisure and business travellers, being the modern city in southern China that is vibrant with its collection of skyscrapers and well laid out commercial and business districts, alongside sightseeing and highlight attractions such as the Panda Base, several museums and ancient temples.

The rebuilding process of Warsaw after the Second World War left this district with an enviable blend of architectural styles; immaculately restored gothic creations and neoclassical palaces sit alongside Communist - era concrete towers and sleek modern skyscrapers.

Numerous gardens and parks give a pleasant, open feel to the city, whose skyline mixes elegant spires with dazzling modern skyscrapers, which dwarf the elegant Victorian - era buildings that are dotted along leafy streets.

«I want to share with you my travels through Japan and my readings about this wonderful culture, to see Japan through my eyes, from the temples and shrines to the cities and people of Japan, from places filled with history and spirituality, to the the modern Japan with skyscrapers and pop culture.»

Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, is a modern city with towers, skyscrapers and other buildings dominating the sky.

In the capital, you will find it filled with skyscrapers, even with all of the modern developments in the city, tourists will still find a lot of fascinating unique and peculiar heritage attractions.

Tokyo's endless skyscrapers and frenetic pace draw countless visitors, but its modern side is balanced with age - old Japanese traditions, such as sushi, sumo wrestling and tranquil garden retreats.

One of Asia's most important urban centres, Malaysia's capital blends colonial heritage with modern skyscrapers.

In modern media, the skyscraper frequently hosts an inverted voyage to the underworld, with heroes scaling their way toward the malicious forces on the uppermost level.

While there's nothing wrong with that idea (outside of the games being poorly received, critically), the prospect of a modern Spider - Man game that could potentially bring back the skyscraper - swinging adventures which we've been missing for over a decade is, well, pretty amazing.

Moving on to 1954 and the low - keyed eighth painting in the series (now in the Museum of Modern Art, New York)-- greys, blues, muffled yellows on a surface just over six feet high by three and a half feet wide, a motor metropolis of tightly curving ramps with headlight beams spreading like stains suggest a vision, slightly smudged, as if seen through the thick glass window of a skyscraper; at any rate remote from the scene of automotive nightmare.

Class # 2 (10 a.m. — 12 noon): The Skyscraper: The Sky's the Limit With a focus on the great architectural skyline of Chicago, campers will learn about the history and design of modern high rise buildings.

The 1930s: Modern American Art & Design, a recreation of a 1930s living room complete with a Paul Frankl «skyscraper» occasional table, a Frederick Kiesler chrome floor lamp, and an original 1935 Monopoly set, captures the period's bold experimentation and innovation.

And like a lot of cultural phenomena that have major heft on the other side of the pond, from say skyscrapers to Kim Kardashian's bottom, O'Keeffe arrives at the Tate Modern with the overbearing sense that she should be as highly rated here as she is at home.

A new edition of five screenprinted wooden skyscrapers, Modern Towers 1 — 3, 2017, which reference a series of works that Opie made in the 1990s, are shown together with prints of office windows.

Later, he similarly telescoped politics, civilisations and time in a series of three - dimensional works, titled Desperately Seeking Paradise, by splicing Lahore's humble streets and houses with the architecture of modern skyscrapers.

Johnson often employs a limited palette, sometimes only value tones, and silhouetted figures occupy spaces filled with powerful geometric forms of modern skyscrapers, buildings, and streets.

With so many scenic streets in cities across the globe, some cutting straight through modern metropolises bordered by towering skyscrapers, others following ancient winding paths in the shadow of great monuments, determining which of all is prettiest might seem an impossible task.

In the tradition of the early loop, the City Beautiful movement, generation of Chicago Skyscrapers and the skyride 1933, the Skyline blends modern engineering with deeply rooted architectural values.

Today, Singapore is a modern city - state with gleaming skyscrapers, yet plenty of examples of its traditional architecture remain.