Skyscrapers

After 9/11 attack of the New York World Trade Towers, I am surprised why anybody should want to live or work in a skysraper ever again. They might look beautiful to the eyes of some people, but skyscrapers are monsters that eat up large amount of energy which the world cannot afford to waste. They are bad for the environment by increasing the greenhouse gases, which produce global warming. And yet, architects continue to design them and investors never hesitate to fund its construction. Two new gigantic towers are being built: the Phare Tower in Paris, and the Gazprom city in St. Petersburg in Russia. The new World Trade Towers are also being rebuilt in lower Manhattan in New York. I am not sure if we humans are supposed to live or work so high up way above the clouds. Going up and down the high-speed elevators many times, on a daily basis, can’t be good for our bodies and brains. And when there is a blackout or an accident, such as the recent airplane hitting the building putting it on fire in mid-town Manhattan, I for one, would not want to be stranded there high in the sky having to find my way down to the ground by walking in a narrow stairwell. Going up to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris is already too high for me, I am not looking forward to see the view of Paris from the top of the new skyscraper, Phare Tower when it is finished.

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