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[Ripclawe]

oof...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ttal-Orbit-standing-tall-twisted-eyesore.html

It has been likened to Meccano on crack, the Eiffel Tower after a nuclear explosion and a giant 'hubble-bubble' shisha pipe.

But love it or hate it, this huge tangle of metal is here to stay after the final steel loop was lowered into place on the £22.7million ArcelorMittal Orbit earlier this week.

Designed by Turner Prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor, the controversial structure has now reached its full height of 376ft.

It is not only the tallest sculpture in the UK, but also 72ft taller than the Statue of Liberty and is intended to be a lasting monument to Britain's role in hosting the London 2012 Olympics.

Visitors will be able to look down to the showpiece Olympic stadium from the latest landmark to London's skyline.

It will have two observation floors, a 455-step spiral staircase, lift and restaurant. The idea is to go up in the lift and walk down the staircase and take in the views and artistic tricks designed in by Mr Kapoor.

Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, ArcelorMittal's chairman and chief executive who has invested £19.6 million into the project, described it as 'an ideal showcase for the versatility of steel'.

ArcelorMittal, a London 2012 sponsor, is funding up to £19.6 million while the remaining £3.1 million is coming from the Greater London Authority.

 

[Tambini]

I don't like it.

 

[Aegus]

Filing this next to the Millennium Dome is awfulness

 

[Stinkles]

Sculpture, not structure.

 

[Door2Dawn]

what the hell is it?

 

[this guy]

Hideous.

 

[CHEEZMO™]

what the hell is it?

Ugly as fuck.

I hate this country sometimes.

 

[JonathanEx]

Olympics ruining everything for everyone. Can they please feck off.

Like, the photoshop is alright, but actual pics less so. No care of how it'll look to real people

 

[Dead Prince]

i don't get the design. destroy and start over.

 

[jufonuk]

what a pile of crud, it looks nuts

 

[Cyan]

What in the fuck?

 

[jchap]

Convert it to a roller coaster and save face

 

[Yaboosh]

Why isn't that a roller coaster.

 

[Smithy C]

This thing is kind of gross. It looks like the worst rollercoaster.

 

[Phantast2k]

Britain has the ugliest buildings. Even that dildo in London looks nice next to that thing.

 

[CHEEZMO™]

Why isn't that a roller coaster.

Modern Britain™

 

[Apath]

That looks like a jumbled mess attempting to look like a structure.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Looks like fucking shit. Waste of money and a blot on the landscape.

 

[Darklord]

Uh, I thought it was a crazy roller coaster thing. What's with London and ugly arse designs? I remember when I went there there was some guy telling me how some other building was a joke too because it looked like a testicle or something.

 

[frankie_baby]

I like it

 

[Vic]

What the fuck is this shit?

 

[Joates]

Would probably look better if all that tubular steel wasnt attacking it.

 

[this guy]

I mean, it would be one thing if it actually looked good. This thing looks like a turd shat out of that Gundam statue that's in Japan.

 

[JonathanEx]

Uh, I thought it was a crazy roller coaster thing. What's with London and ugly arse designs? I remember when I went there there was some guy telling me how some other building was a joke too because it looked like a testicle or something.

That's the Gherkin, which looks like a nob.

 

[Slavik81]

Cool, but why is it in a giant, empty, concrete field?

 

[~Kinggi~]

Its hard for this to look attractive with all the bad daylight photos and construction placed around it. Lets wait for some nicer shots. Still doesnt look that great though.

 

[JBuccCP]

I see the designer is Indian. This must be payback for all the years of British rule.

 

[CHEEZMO™]

Yet another reason why London is shit.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Actually, it looks like something one might see in North Korea. Especially in the middle of that empty concrete square.

 

[ajf009]

i must say, that is an ugly building

 

[Darklord]

That's the Gherkin, which looks like a nob.

Hahaha, yeah that's it.

 

[Das Boot]

Fucking terrible.

Ugh.

 

[Lucky Forward]

It reminds me of the observation tower built in 1974 next to the battlefield at Gettysburg, PA...but with a roller coaster wrapped around it.

They blew it up in 2000 because it was so goddamn ugly and everybody hated it.

 

[demon]

Where are the pre-earthquake photos?

 

[Kurtofan]

Waste of steel.

 

[GaimeGuy]

it look slike some kindof observation tower wrapped in the most insane roller coaster ever

 

[thomaser]

I like it! I saw a HUGE sculpture by Kapoor ten years ago. Looked weird in pictures, was totally overwhelming and impressive close up. This will probably be the same, just much bigger and weirder.

 

[Kyaw]

Looks hideous... DESTROY IT ALREADY!

 

[Fitz]

and is intended to be a lasting monument to Britain's role in hosting the London 2012 Olympics.

Fits with the current style, shit.

 

[Prez]

Reminds me of the Eiffel Tower which everyone found hideous at the time. The only difference is this thing will always be considered hideous.

 

[CHEEZMO™]

Fits with the current style, shit.

Lisa Simpson giving head.

 

[Gregorn]

At least The Shard will look cool.

 

[Lucky Forward]

I like it! I saw a HUGE sculpture by Kapoor ten years ago. Looked weird in pictures, was totally overwhelming and impressive close up. This will probably be the same, just much bigger and weirder.

I think this one was designed by Kelly Kapoor.

 

[dabig2]

Fits with the current style, shit.

Damn. Was in the process of making this exact same post.

Anyways that's 22.7 million euros down the drain. And the creator's smug satisfaction only adds to my hate.

 

[Clevinger]

what an ugly piece of shit

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

In order to redeem this thread, the subject has been changed to "post pics of awesome architecture." Proceed.

 

[erpg]

Certainly looks like something to be proud of.

 

[Joates]

In order to redeem this thread, the subject has been changed to "post pics of awesome architecture." Proceed.

Nah, we need to find worse examples than this, should increase difficulty significantly.

 

[Femmeworth]

That's not a roller coaster? :|

 

[dluu13]

I don't know what you're talking about. I think the tower is freaking awesome.
I smiled when I saw it.

Since a thread title change is apparently pending, I will post this picture of the Bitexco Financial Tower in Vietnam.

Just cause it has a UFO landing pad.