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Monday, June 1, 2026

What is the tallest building in New York City that has never been built?

The Metropolitan Life Insurance company constructed a 700 foot tower on Madison Ave just north of 23rd St. in 1909 which took the title of world’s tallest building and held that title for over 4 years. in 1929 MetLife decided they wanted the title back and began construction of what would have been the first 100 story skyscraper.

That’s the original 700 foot tall MetLife Tower on the right.

At 390 to 400 meters, or 1280 to 1310 feet tall, it would have been the world’s tallest. Taller than both the Empire State Building & the Chrysler Building.

Unfortunately, due to the Great Depression, it was never completed. So instead, here’s what we have today.

Wow! I can’t believe over 110 upvotes! Now I know what some folks like. Be ready for more architecture & skyscraper entries.

Saturday, April 11, 2026

What is the most difficult building to reach in the entire world?

The lighthouse of Þrídrangar (Thridarangar) , south of Iceland, a few kilometers off the Westman Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.

It was built in 1939 and is considered one of the most remote lighthouses in the world. The constant crashing of waves against the rocks makes arrival by boat virtually impossible.

The Þrídrangar lighthouse sits 36 meters high on a rocky peak, accessible only from the air, by helicopter.

Surprisingly, both the lighthouse and the landing platform were built by a few daring climbers. They used a small opening in the rock to gain access to this extremely inaccessible location.

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

What is a crazy example of "Who approved this building"?

My vote goes for one of the most recognizable buildings, at least in India.

This is the residence of the Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani. Apparently, this ugly monstrosity costed a billion dollars to build and sticks out like an oversized genital wart in the middle of Mumbai.

If this is what the best you can come up with for a billion dollars, my thoughts are “ Don’t ever pick a Christmas or Diwali gift for your wife by yourself “.

What the bloody hell is this? Who comes up with this as the design for a house for a billion dollars? You know, India has a lot of old Royal palaces which are now converted into hotels and you can stay in them and people who lived in India hundreds of years ago seem have much better architectural taste than Mr. Ambani and you could build two of those palaces for a billion dollars.

This is easily the most hideous thing you can build for a billion dollars. Even someone who had both their eyes poked out would come up with something much better for 1/100th of the cost.

Does this bloke have a worm living in his brain like RFK Jr? And to think this was designed and built in the 21st century with the help of architects is simply mind boggling.