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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Berlin - some modern and inhuman architecture
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:14:28 -0500
References: <C65D3E52.EE%lug@steveunsworth.co.uk> <7AFFE841-A6EA-424E-8B9D-5BF71AA65CB4@mac.com> <4A37CCFB.1090909@gmx.de>

Thanks Douglas and Nathan for the info

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist

On Jun 16, 2009, at 11:48 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote:

> George,
>
> it's 29 metres in diameter and has seating for around 200 guests -  
> unfortunately, you also have to pay 6 euros admission to the tower  
> even when you only want to use the restaurant
>
> Cheers
> Douglas
>
> George Lottermoser wrote:
>> it really is interesting architecture
>> what is the diameter of the sphere?
>>
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
>> george at imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>
>> On Jun 16, 2009, at 6:19 AM, Steve Unsworth wrote:
>>
>>> Here's another at dusk. Taken on the way back to my hotel after a  
>>> couple of
>>> beers...
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/sunsworth/misc_001/L1008564- 
>>> tower.jpg.html
>>>
>>> The main problem with visiting the tower is the queue to get in.  
>>> Every time
>>> I've been the queues have been enormous.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>>
>>> On 16/6/09 05:48, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Here are a couple of other views of the tower:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu/berlin0808/content/_8063668_large.html
>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu/berlin0808/content/_8073752_large.html
>>>>
>>>> I did not bother going up to the restaurant, but it was nice to  
>>>> hang
>>>> out on Alexanderplatz for a couple of hours, enjoying a cold  
>>>> drink and
>>>> watching the many people milling about (this was last August).
>>>
>>>
>>>
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In reply to: Message from lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth) ([Leica] IMG: Berlin - some modern and inhuman architecture)
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