John Forbes wrote:
On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 01:17:03 +0100, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Well it was the tallest structure in the world until they built the
empire state building in new york city.
A pedant writes: You mean the Chrysler Building.
The base has to be a couple of
city blocks on a side. Most of the photos are shot from a distance
and don't give any idea of the actual size of the structure. How's
that from a guy who has never seen the thing in person.
graywolf
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It's amazingly light - only 10,000 tons. It looks quite delicate if
you look at the top part from a distance.
http://www.polmed.co.uk/pics/IMGP5960ss.jpg
John
Not from a distance, but my view -
http://groups.msn.com/MyRugbyPictures/paris.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=55
César
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