Buildings uploaded for September 6, 2007

Here are the latest uploads to Google’s Cities in Development section of the 3D Warehouse since my last post.

Wuppertal / Germany

Heizkraftwerk Wuppertal Elberfeld


Weißenburg (Germany) and vicinity

Weißenburg - Church of the Holy Cross

Description
The catcholic Church of the Holy Cross is a modern building, dating from 1962-1964. It is part of an architecturally consistent ensemble containing, among others, a library, a catcholic kindergarten and a bell tower. Characteristic in this ensemble are the quarrystones and the rounded corners (only parly done in the model). For the comming years a new organ is planned.
http://www.blfd.bayern.de/blfd/monument.php?id=1065512&SID=34ef9b951e36b468...

Ellingen - Deutschorden residence (simplyfied)

Description
The residence of Ellingen was built in the time between 1708 an 1760, replacing several older buildings. It was home of the "Ballei Franken" of the "Deutscher Orden". After the von Wrede family sold the castle to the state of Bavaria in 1939, is is maintained by the "Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung". Behind the castle a small, yet beautiful park is located, which contains several old trees and (in spring) bluebells. Around the castle there are horse stables and a brewery. [This is a simplyfied version of the model.]
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Ellingen

Weißenburg - Rosenbad neighbourhood

Description
The gray-white half-timbered building at the corner of Rosenbühl/Auf der Wied originates from the 15th century. Its name "Rosenbad" (rose bath) harkens back to its designation as a bath house at this time. Today it is - like its neighbours - a residential building. Model contains the buildings Rosenbühl 2, 4 and 6. In reality the terrain is substantially sloped.
http://www.weissenburg.de/Sehenswert/rosenbad.htm

Weißenburg - Wildbadstraße 12/14

Description
The building at the cornder of "Wildbadstraße 14"/"Auf der Wied" stems from around 1706/1707. It is one of the largest half-timbered buildings in the historical city core. In former times it served as coffee bar and tavern, later as a butchery. Today in 2007 it is used (among others) as a surgery. The model also contains the adjacent house Wildbadstraße 12 for the sake of completeness.
http://www.blfd.bayern.de/blfd/monument.php?id=1580533&SID=1db894a37a9c469f...

Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain

Edificio IAT


Paris, France

Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Paris

Description
La Cité des sciences et de l'industrie est un établissement public spécialisé dans la diffusion de la culture scientifique et technique. Créée à l'initiative du Président Giscard d'Estaing, elle a pour mission de diffuser à un large public, notamment aux enfants et aux adolescents, les connaissances scientifiques et techniques, ainsi que de susciter l'intérêt des citoyens pour les enjeux de société liés à la science, à la recherche et à l'industrie. Elle est située dans le Parc de la Villette, dans le XIXe arrondissement de Paris. Elle est au cœur d'un dispositif visant à valoriser la culture scientifique et technique : les Centres de culture scientifique, technique et industrielle (CCSTI). Avec la Cité de la musique et Le Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris, elle fait partie du parc de la Villette.

Madrid, Spain

Kio Towers

Description
Madrid́s Kio Towers made with fidelity at 376 feet and an angle of 14,3º inclination respect the vertical.

Montevideo y Punta del Este Uruguay

Palacio Legislativo


La Plata, Argentina

Legislatura de la Provincia de Buenos Aires

Description
Palacio renacentista con tres entradas de igual perfil arquitectónico (la del Derecho, la de la Constitucion, y de la Gloria) . Están situadas sobre escalinatas de mármol, con cuatro columnas de estilo jónico que sirven de base a un frontispicio. Sobre cada uno de los accesos pueden observarse grupos escultóricos que simbolozan a la belleza moral y espiritual, obra del pintor y escultor veneciano Víctor Pol (1865-1925). Arquitectos Heine, Hagemann, Carlos Nordman. Los altorrelieves que adornan sus fachadas muestran la historia y la riqueza de nuestro pais. http://www.senado-ba.gov.ar/ http://www.hcdiputados-ba.gov.ar/
http://galeria.senado-ba.gov.ar/upload/

Santiago of Chile

Cultural center Mapocho Station

Description
Of the extension of the lines of railroads in Chile, one took control fixed to construct a new point departure, different from the Central station. It was called to public aid who gained the Chilean architect Emilio Jaquier. Its construction began in 1905 and finalized in 1913. It was transformed into the place from divided the trains for Valparaiso, Mendoza and Iquique. The building was declared in 1976 like national monument
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estaci%C3%B3n_Mapocho

Tower the forest 500 (El Bosque 500)



Minneapolis, Minnesota

Ameriprise Financial Center


Hartford, Connecticut

Old State House

Description
The Old State House is located in Hartford, Connecticut. It was completed in1796, and was believed to have been designed by an American architect Charles Bulfinch. The project was his first public building. The outside of the building has been restored since then. The building has some Victorian style and colonial revival. The first of the three stories is 20 ft. tall.
http://www.ctosh.org/


Travelers Plaza Building


Toronto, Ontario, Canada

CASA Condominium


BMO Field (National Soccer Stadium)

Description
BMO Field is a soccer-specific stadium at Exhibition Place in Toronto. BMO Field serves as home of the Canadian national soccer team, Major League Soccer expansion franchise Toronto FC, and hosted the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals (as the National Soccer Stadium). It has a capacity of 20,000. The naming right of the stadium is held by the Bank of Montreal, also known as BMO.
http://web.mlsnet.com/t280/stadium/

The Bay Queen Street & Simpson Tower

Description
The Bay Queen Street is the downtown flagship store of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC, also known as The Bay) in downtown Toronto. It occupies the downtown location of the now-defunct Simpsons department store. The Simpsons department store building, built in 1896, was the first steel-framed building in Canada. Simpsons Tower, located in this complex, houses the head office of HBC.
http://www.hbc.com/hbcheritage/history/acquisitions/retail/simpsons.asp