human imagination is boundless how infinitely to create and create desire masterpieces. It would seem, in the modern world of people already ceased to be surprised to something as every day our world becomes more and more exotic. However the separate mention is deserved by miracles of architectural art which are allocated against the background of gray skyscrapers in the huge jungle of the megalopolis. This article is also devoted to architectural miracles.
- Building basket, Ohio, USA
Having for the first time looked at this building, you can think that the huge mushroom picker forgot the basket directly on the street. On the contrary, this main building of the company which is engaged in production of wattled products. The building is the copy of the product released by the company increased by hundred sixty times. One of features of the building is that huge basket extends from below up therefore its square below at five thousand square feet is less, than on the top floor. In spite of the fact that the owner of firm Dave Longaberg was persistently convinced to refuse the doubtful idea, he charged construction of the house to the architect with a big name of Nikolin Georgiyevsh which came to indescribable delight from such interesting project. Other important feature of this building is existence of a seven-story atrium 3.3 thous m2 high. The weight of basket is 8.5 thousand tons, and handles (weight of 150 tons) in cold time are warmed up to prevent frosting.
- Antiliya, Mumbai, India
Who lives in the most expensive house in the world? And what does he look like? Why to one person 27-storey house? We can receive answers to these questions only at one person - Mukesh Ambani. He is the Indian multimillionaire, the owner of the oil company, largest in the country, and the house entered in the Guinness Book of Records. By hearsay, the mansion cost the millionaire $1 billion. On construction of the house more than 7 years, which is not surprising, the total area of a living space of the house - 37 thousand square meters left. For convenience of owners in the building 173 meters high 9 elevators are provided, under the parking on 168 places 6 tiers of the house, including first floors are taken away. Each of 27 floors has a peculiar, exclusive registration. Mukesh Ambani did not forget and about safety – the 27-storey skyscraper is designed so that she is able to sustain earthquakes with power up to 8 points. Antiliya - quite so in honor of the mysterious island in the Atlantic Ocean this building was called – is in Mumbai and is the most expensive private house in the world.
- Temple of the Lotus, Delhi, India
The Indian architectural business can brag not only the house of the Indian oil tycoon. It is known that India is famous for a huge number of the most beautiful temples, and the Temple of the Lotus located in Delhi can be called a pearl of the country. Its emergence was predicted some more hundreds thousands years ago when in India the dynasty of Great Moguls governed. It was implemented by the talented Iranian architect Fariborz Sakhba. The fact that in the temple otsutststvut habitual to us luxury, painting, pictures, etc. is surprising. Its form – a lotus form as this flower represents something unearthly, sublime, clean, sacred is symbolical. Twenty seven petals of a lotus made of white concrete are located in three ranks, outside the building is fixed by white marble.
An internal row resembles an unblown bud, it forms the temple arch. Inside the hall with a diameter of 75 meters calculated on 1300 people is located. Around lotus a huge number of ponds and lakes is located that creates illusion as if this really not human creation, and something sublime as if it is the real lotus floating in water. Everything in this house of prayers is unique – even the ventilation system. In the building built on canons of ancient constructions never happens too hot or too cold – hot air comes out through an opening in a dome, and cold arrives through pools and the base. One more feature is that in the temple there is no straight line – some smooth gentle bends.
- Humpbacked house (The Crooked House), Sopot, Poland
Drawings of the Polish artists of Jan Martsin Shantser and the Feather Dalberg inspired the architect Jacek Karnovski to create such really unusual building. At the Great Dreamers exhibition it was awarded ranks Architectural Invention of Year. The feature of this building is that in it there are no right angles, it most of all reminds the reflection of the building which stiffened in ocean waves. You will not find any straight line in it, its form is so peculiar. Initially such form of the house intended for drawing attention of buyers and tourists, that, it should be noted, worked well entirely. Today The humpbacked house - one of the most popular shopping centers in Poland. Its extraordinary appearance and a fine internal interior attract crowds of tourists that forces to sigh with envy even huge hypermarkets.
- Skyscraper in Malmö, Sweden
In Malmö the highest skyscraper of Scandinavia and the second highest building in Europe is located. Strikes appearance of the building – it as if is twisted, and its top goes to the clouds. The idea of construction of such unusual building was based on Santiago Calatrava's project TwistingTorso (English the twirled Torso), and this project was found almost accidentally. In the city of Malmö there was a task to construct reference point for its inhabitants instead of the predecessor of a skyscraper - the Kockumskranen crane which was very expensive to citizens. Workers of one of construction companies, thumbing through catalogs, accidentally came across the surprising project and realized that it just what is necessary. The skyscraper was constructed in record time – less, than for 4 years. Height a skyscraper is 190 meters, in the building 54 floors. As in this house private apartments are generally located, for general public it is closed.