Is Rome's new building art or a 'eco-monster'?

Rome - Only 23 buildings in Italy are 100m high or taller: St Peter's, left, is one of them and the Eurosky will join them
@oldchem1 (8132)
June 11, 2010 2:17am CST
Rome is a very beautiful city with a wonderful landscape of a mixture of types of architecture, notably the glorious St Peter's. However, at the moment a 120m-high apartment block,(that is being called the Eurosky Tower) is being built in the southern part of of Rome. When it is completed next year, the building will be among the tallest in Italy.There are only 23 buildings in Italy that are 100m high or taller, and most of these are in the northern industrial cities of Milan and Turin, the he most famous is Milan's 1958 Pirelli Building. This new building in Rome is causing a lot of controvosy, what is your opinion on it? Do you think that progress must go on and that these new buildings are the art of the future, or would you prefer to see such city's as Rome keep their traditional look? More info on this building here: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/rome-divided-over-building-of-120mhigh-ecomonster-1997296.html
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ellie333
@ellie333 (21016)
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11 Jun 10
Hi Oldchem, I personallydo not like tall high rise type buildings but it is good that it is an eco one. No I do not like it. I like smaller quaint type buildings myself, this will change the skyline too. I also think taller buildings represent more of a danger to thos it in when trying to escape from fire etc., just think of 9/11. Huggles. Ellie :D
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oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
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11 Jun 10
I think that I would have panic attacks being in such a tall building for just such reasons!!
ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (64169)
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11 Jun 10
well, technically, St Peter's is in Vatican City, which is not "legally" part of Rome... But that aside, I think most of these modern sky scrapers do not look good in historic Medieval cities. Having said that, it is also HARD to live in a Medieval city in this day and age, and everything I've heard about living in Rome is that there is a housing shortage so you are faced with having to build housing. And who REALLY wants to live in a medieval apartment anyway? I, for one, want running water, non-exposed wiring and (well, understand, I live in Texas) AIR CONDITIONING!