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

Buildings uploaded on July 30, 2007

Here are the buildings uploaded to the Cities in Development section of the Google 3D warehouse since my last post.

Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghan Post Office, Kabul

Description
Originally the building and headquarter of the Afghan postal service in Kabul.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul

Hong Kong, China

Two International Finance Centre

Description
Two International Finance Centre, completed in 2003, is attached to the second phase of the ifc mall. This 415 m tall building is currently Hong Kong's tallest, is quoted as having 88 storeys to qualify as being extremely auspicious in Chinese culture, and 22 high-ceiling trading floors. In actual fact, however, it is short of the magic number, due to the fact that the "taboo floors" like 14th and 24th etc., are omitted as being inauspicious - 14 sounds like "definitely fatal" and 24 like "Easily fatal" in Cantonese. The highrise is designed to accommodate financial firms. For example, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is located at the 55th floor. It is equipped with advanced telecommunications, raised floors for flexible cabling management, and nearly column-free floor plans. The building expects to accommodate up to 15,000 people. It is one of relatively few buildings in the world equipped with double-deck elevators.

Looks like we have another city that has been added to Cities in Development. Welcome, City and Province of Messina, Sicily Italy

City and Province of Messina, Sicily Italy

Teatro Greco di Taormina (Messina).


Parte della Palazzata di Messina.


Faraglioni di Pietralunga e Pietra Menalda dell'Isola di Lipari (Messina).


Piloni dello stretto di Messina


Facoltà di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Naturali dell'Università di Messina.


Stazione di Messina Centrale


Klaipeda, Lithuania

Statybininku 12, Klaipeda - penkiaaukstis gyvenamasis namas


Statybininku 30, Klaipeda - penkiaaukstis gyvenamasis namas


Taikos 113, Klaipeda - penkiaaukstis gyvenamasis namas


Helsinki, Finland

Oulunkylän tori 2


I think we have another City added today, so lets welcome Marseille, France. Here are a few models from this collection.

Marseille, France

Stade Velodrome


Cité radieuse - Unité d'habitation - Le Corbusier


Maison de village


Buenos Aires, Argentina

Edificio Microsoft


Torre Repsol YPF


Edificio Petrobras


La Plata, Argentina

18 DAMIHOUSE


Wow, looks like the folks at Google have been busy this morning. Here is the newest city, Miami, Florida!

Miami, Florida

701 Brickell Avenue

Description
Height (struct.) 137 m 450 ft Floors (OG) 33 Construction end 1986 Bank of America

One Biscayne Tower

Description
One Biscayne Tower is an office skyscraper in downtown Miami, Florida. It is located on the eastern edge of the Central Business District, on South Biscayne Boulevard. It is comprised completely of Class A office space. The building contains 39 floors and is 492 ft (150 m) tall, to the roof. The 200-foot (61 m) antenna on top of the building raises its total height, including antenna, to nearly 700 feet (213 m). When built in 1972, it was the tallest building in Miami and Florida, and held this status until the Miami Center was topped off in 1981. The building, although relatively short compared to many of the newer skyscrapers in Miami, remains a symbol of the city. It appears on most postcards of the skyline and remains a signature building of Miami, due to its age.

Stephen P. Clark Center


Wachovia Financial Center

Description
Wachovia Financial Center is an office skyscraper in Miami, Florida. It was known as the Southeast Bank Center (from 1984-1992), the First Union Financial Center (from 1992-2003), and now as the Wachovia Financial Center. When it opened on July 16, 1984, it was the tallest building south of New York City and east of the Mississippi River, taking away the title of the tallest building in the southeastern U.S. from the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, in Atlanta, Georgia. It remained the tallest building in the southeastern U.S. until 1987, when it was surpassed by One Atlantic Center in Atlanta, and the tallest in Florida until October 1, 2003, when it was surpassed by the Four Seasons Hotel And Tower, also in Miami. It remains the tallest office tower in Florida at a height of 764 feet (233 meters).

Miami Center

Description
The Miami Center is a skyscraper in downtown Miami, Florida. Although not even close to being one of that city's tallest buildings, it is a symbol of early downtown and was Miami's tallest building for a period of less than two years. Built in 1983, it is older compared with most of the taller buildings in Miami, which have been built in the last decade. In addition, the Miami Center is immediately adjacent to Bayfront Park, and is unobstructed when looking at the skyline from Miami Beach to the east. The building is 484 ft (148 m) tall and has 34 floors. It is located on South Biscayne Boulevard and Southeast 3rd Street, to the east of the Central Business District and is adjacent to the Wachovia Financial Center and the Hotel Intercontinental. The Bayfront Park Metro Station is also located close to the building. The tower consists of 100% office space.

marina one


San Jose, California

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Description
Headquarters for Adobe, makers of popular software Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver and others.

Houston, Texas

1500 Louisiana Street

Description
Height: 183 m ; 600 ft // Floors: 40 // Construction end: 2002 // Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli