5 Massive buildings that were never built

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Kings and Things

Kings and Things

Күн бұрын

Throughout history, mankind has created lots of impressive structures, but of course the very most ambitious, and sometimes perhaps even insane buildings that have ever been concieved have remained confined to paper. In this video, we take a look at 5 such projects, from the age of enlightenment to the 1950s, and from the democratic United States, to Hitler's Third Reich.
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@kingsandthings
@kingsandthings 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry about the weird audio at the end! There was a copyright claim, and I had to get rid of the music.
@nixxxon18
@nixxxon18 2 жыл бұрын
Gaudi wasn't a communist so that story is wrong. He most likely just cancelled it because he wanted to focus only on his masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia.
@MMMMMMMMMM857
@MMMMMMMMMM857 2 жыл бұрын
Please articulate better, and speak little bit slower. Sometimes its very difficult to understand what you say.
@fartfruit1157
@fartfruit1157 2 жыл бұрын
just redo it bro?
@dackyc9231
@dackyc9231 2 жыл бұрын
This had me thinking my headphones had broken! 🤣
@fadeeeed
@fadeeeed 2 жыл бұрын
@@fartfruit1157 then say ba bay to your views
@tanakerrr
@tanakerrr 3 жыл бұрын
So the saying goes: “An architects dream is an an engineers knightmare”
@jonahc2807
@jonahc2807 3 жыл бұрын
*nightmare
@symonalex2152
@symonalex2152 3 жыл бұрын
​@@jonahc2807 no no, he's got a point
@aryantaywade298
@aryantaywade298 3 жыл бұрын
@@symonalex2152 lmao
@juniorsir9521
@juniorsir9521 3 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe people thought big back then. I always think big in terms of buildings and I’m not an architect but it’s just dreams or wishful thinking.
@Damnjob
@Damnjob 3 жыл бұрын
What is the narrator say at 9:24 suburban edo?
@Madman5465
@Madman5465 6 жыл бұрын
A Spiral car tower? That sounds... safe...
@nickrustyson8124
@nickrustyson8124 3 жыл бұрын
Also a spiral tower for 1920s cars, reminder, cars from the 1920s had problems going threw the state/country (If you're in Europe)
@jamesmcinnis208
@jamesmcinnis208 3 жыл бұрын
Check out the Moto Ritz by Bruce McCall.
@tylerfreeland602
@tylerfreeland602 3 жыл бұрын
id throw my guts up driving around the tower for 30 mins
@jamesmcinnis208
@jamesmcinnis208 3 жыл бұрын
@@tylerfreeland602 Enchanting thought.
@vhollund
@vhollund 3 жыл бұрын
Several exist
@MatthewChenault
@MatthewChenault 3 жыл бұрын
The Austrian Painter and his love of gigantic buildings.
@yestermonth
@yestermonth 3 жыл бұрын
Actual Factbot Commenter?
@MatthewChenault
@MatthewChenault 3 жыл бұрын
@@yestermonth, potentially.
@yestermonth
@yestermonth 3 жыл бұрын
@@MatthewChenault based to meet you here, king
@sillyname6808
@sillyname6808 3 жыл бұрын
Somedays I think mustache man maybe had a point
@mal_3157
@mal_3157 3 жыл бұрын
Hol up
@thenoobgameplays
@thenoobgameplays 3 жыл бұрын
"5 massive buildings that were never built" Minecraft players: We'll see...
@MichaelSHartman
@MichaelSHartman 3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Blender.
@danielmork1989
@danielmork1989 3 жыл бұрын
♧ This video. Wow. (...) The Illinois. [Try and imagine if that design was (ever) used in a video game]. 3-28th-2021, Sun.
@justcallmejohnok9800
@justcallmejohnok9800 3 жыл бұрын
especially the volkshalle
@badtoxxin7909
@badtoxxin7909 3 жыл бұрын
200
@Abram-Delgado
@Abram-Delgado 3 жыл бұрын
Sketchup ;)
@napoleonibonaparte7198
@napoleonibonaparte7198 4 жыл бұрын
6:15 Even Hitler’s likeness is unknowingly carved into as well...
@ethanpolley1085
@ethanpolley1085 3 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh I literally only just saw that. 😂😂
@adanactnomew7085
@adanactnomew7085 3 жыл бұрын
Lmaooo
@olakarlsson7496
@olakarlsson7496 3 жыл бұрын
A bonus feature by the architect
@joeylawn36111
@joeylawn36111 3 жыл бұрын
I thought that also when I saw it. But take a closer look to see what it really is....
@michaelcioni8599
@michaelcioni8599 3 жыл бұрын
It's the Nazi eagle
@dlwatib
@dlwatib 3 жыл бұрын
The real reason Gaudí didn't move to New York to build a hotel is because by that time he was obsessed with his beloved Sagrada Familia and he could not have continued that Barcelona project if he was in New York. He had been appointed Architect Director in 1884 so by 1909 he would have invested a full 25 years of his life as the master of works for the massive project which was not even close to completion. He is known to have turned down a South American project for the same reason. If you knew anything about Gaudi you'd know he was a devout Catholic, served prominent industrialist clients and never had any communist sympathies. He was largely apolitical, but like all good Barcelonians he sympathized with Catalonian culture and independence to the extent that he was once arrested at a protest against the banning of the Catalan language.
@bb1111116
@bb1111116 3 жыл бұрын
@dlwatib; agreed. There are several websites about the New York city hotel which say that Gaudi was a communist. This makes no sense. He was always conservative and religious.
@FirstLast-uz6eq
@FirstLast-uz6eq 3 жыл бұрын
@@bb1111116 you can be Catholic and socialist/leftist Stalinist, no
@ageofechochambers9469
@ageofechochambers9469 3 жыл бұрын
Most of these plans are nothing but theories not practical at all . The builders at burj khalifa acknowledged that building like that are logistics nightmare and not practical at all . Random delivery trucks get searched coz its such a security risk .
@deMarbot
@deMarbot 3 жыл бұрын
So, can you be a good Bacelonian if you are against Catalan independence?
@OOlympus
@OOlympus 3 жыл бұрын
@@FirstLast-uz6eq it isn't Stalin who says no, it is the Bishop of Rome.
@Danymok
@Danymok 2 жыл бұрын
The Germania Capitol actually looks pretty cool, and is somewhat reasonable. Yes the dome is huge, but could be accomplished. It's unfortunate that it is of Nazi origin, as it will always be viewed negatively and probably won't exist. Just based on an architectural standpoint, it looks very impressive, and I like that it kept with classical design.
@guyincognito320
@guyincognito320 2 жыл бұрын
Evil people cannot build, they can only destroy.
@cyanpunch6140
@cyanpunch6140 2 жыл бұрын
@@guyincognito320 This is obviously false lol
@cyanpunch6140
@cyanpunch6140 2 жыл бұрын
@Nobody yeah but your dad was for bequeathing us you
@BlazingRoman
@BlazingRoman 2 жыл бұрын
big building in neu berlin
@cyanpunch6140
@cyanpunch6140 2 жыл бұрын
@Nobody thank you random internet nazi
@Eis_Bear
@Eis_Bear 3 жыл бұрын
I'm missing the 'Palace of the Soviets' in this list, that's one they even started building untill WW2 broke out.
@TommySmokeChannel
@TommySmokeChannel 3 жыл бұрын
For sure it would be built, if not WW2. In Stalin's Soviet Union there was nothing impossible!
@urfriendlyneighborhoodbowl
@urfriendlyneighborhoodbowl 3 жыл бұрын
@@TommySmokeChannel Except for like having a different opinion than the party of course.
@Blank-km4qr
@Blank-km4qr 3 жыл бұрын
@@urfriendlyneighborhoodbowl or food
@colonelsmith7757
@colonelsmith7757 3 жыл бұрын
@@Blank-km4qr or freedom
@swekker
@swekker 3 жыл бұрын
@@Blank-km4qr the average person in the Soviet Union had a higher calorie intake than the average american
@bearlogg7974
@bearlogg7974 3 жыл бұрын
I miss when we humans where more daring and creative with our builds.
@nathaniellutao1520
@nathaniellutao1520 3 жыл бұрын
Nowadays such thing cant really be built because of social, political and econimic barriers. Back then if a king, tyrant or someone with power says he wants something built, it will be built.
@jarskil8862
@jarskil8862 3 жыл бұрын
There was a Finnish satire comic where people of 2050 are walking in our capital and Museum guy shows totally ruined houses from 2020 explaining old architechture not lasting... while in Picture buildings from 1900s are still shiny and standing :D
@CedricCaffa
@CedricCaffa 3 жыл бұрын
In this day and age daring and creative is just higher.
@argon7479
@argon7479 3 жыл бұрын
@@nathaniellutao1520 True, the great builds happening these days are in the Arab monarchies and China. It's actually amazing to see what they are able to build in such a small amount of time. I hope we'll see western governments in the future who pick large projects to build
@ali.e7860
@ali.e7860 3 жыл бұрын
@@argon7479 why?
@alexandercochrane4267
@alexandercochrane4267 3 жыл бұрын
This channel is criminally underrated, I’m glad I found it
@juliusnepos6013
@juliusnepos6013 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@googlegmail4636
@googlegmail4636 3 жыл бұрын
ads! fck this community.... why are you glad, unable to read, need videos?
@charles-valentinalkan5681
@charles-valentinalkan5681 3 жыл бұрын
Honorable mention: Palace of the Soviets. Was planned to be over 400 meters high, with a huge statue of Lenin on the roof.
@lunapam2447
@lunapam2447 3 жыл бұрын
The human imagination is amazing no matter the time .although most of this buildings are purely for artist's aesthetic I would love to see it in real life.
@ageofechochambers9469
@ageofechochambers9469 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly most are not practical
@jadwiga220
@jadwiga220 3 жыл бұрын
utility alone in a building is cringe. we deserve to look at pleasing things even in everyday life. architecture should be held up to standard.
@einundsiebenziger5488
@einundsiebenziger5488 2 жыл бұрын
... most of these* buildings ... would love to see them* ...
@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947
@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947 Жыл бұрын
They could make a believable version of buildable proportions.
@ATruckCampbell
@ATruckCampbell 3 жыл бұрын
You can see Germania in The Man in The High Castle, they do its scale justice as well.
@ajeje1996
@ajeje1996 2 жыл бұрын
Also in the new Wolfenstein series
@CastleBomb44
@CastleBomb44 2 жыл бұрын
Too bad that show had a lot of missed potential
@taffingtonboathouse5754
@taffingtonboathouse5754 Жыл бұрын
Don't forget HOI4's TNO
@morning_glorymonster3473
@morning_glorymonster3473 3 жыл бұрын
One giant and emblematic building is missing: the House of Soviets that was to be errected in Moscow. Moreover, this one was already under construction when Hitler invaded USSR and the steel beams had to be used for the defence of the capital.
@jebise1126
@jebise1126 3 жыл бұрын
wait... didnt they try to build it after a war but just before they started stalin died and they cancel it? also what was it... 200 meters statue of stalin on top? i saw some video long time ago about it
@morning_glorymonster3473
@morning_glorymonster3473 3 жыл бұрын
@@jebise1126 The statue had to be of Lenin. They didn't try after the war because, as V Suvorov explained, the war didn't turn out the way they expected. The foundation was turned into a swimming pool. Today it is a church.
@jebise1126
@jebise1126 3 жыл бұрын
@@morning_glorymonster3473 guess i remember it wrong than. thanks for explaining
@Tuoppios1
@Tuoppios1 2 жыл бұрын
not to be nitpicky or anything but if anyone wants to read about it its actually called palace of the soviets. House of soviets was in Kallingrad
@morning_glorymonster3473
@morning_glorymonster3473 2 жыл бұрын
@@Tuoppios1 Yes, my mistake, quoted from memory.
@TheLiamster
@TheLiamster 3 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing the “Volkshalle” in the Man In The High Castle.
@AlguienCualquieraDelMundo
@AlguienCualquieraDelMundo 3 жыл бұрын
And wolfenstein the new order also
@matthewgomez7698
@matthewgomez7698 3 жыл бұрын
I know it as the big building in Neu Berlin
@robertobaird1015
@robertobaird1015 3 жыл бұрын
Me to. @The Liamster
@einundsiebenziger5488
@einundsiebenziger5488 2 жыл бұрын
@@robertobaird1015 Me,* too*.
@einundsiebenziger5488
@einundsiebenziger5488 2 жыл бұрын
MITHC is not the first alternative-history about nazi-Germany not losing the war featuring such buildings. An older novel is "Fatherland" which MITHC heavily borrowed from (also made into a movie starring Rutger Hauer).
@mattc9998
@mattc9998 3 жыл бұрын
I think I saw in a documentary that the sheer scale of some of Germania's buildings would have caused them to sink.
@GeorgiaOverdrive
@GeorgiaOverdrive 3 жыл бұрын
Even the foundations for the planned buildings they laid down before the war were too heavy and sunk.
@1estel1ch.42
@1estel1ch.42 3 жыл бұрын
@Estex and it was. even to this day, the volkshalle's massive foundation is in berlin, but other buildings stand on it
@jebise1126
@jebise1126 3 жыл бұрын
just make it deeper... southern railway from vienna to triest had some foundation 40 meters deep since it sunk in ground but they just added new layers and yes it was finished and still very much in use 150 years after it was build
@BlaBla-hq1bu
@BlaBla-hq1bu 3 жыл бұрын
For everyone in this thread: No, the foundation of the Volkshalle was never even started and most certainly doesn't still stand today. You can simply look at google maps. At the proposed location for the Volkshalle you can only find the Spree and a little park. What you guys are remembering, albeit wrongly, is the so called Schwerbelastungskörper in Tempelhof, a few kilometers south of the Volkshalle. This is a huge concrete pillar foundation (18 m tall and 11 m wide) with an even bigger concrete block (14 m tall, 21 m in diameter) on top of it, that was constructed in 1941 (aka not before the war) to test the ground for the proposed triumphal arc. This test construction did indeed sink into the ground (19.3 cm in the first 2.5 years after construction) thereby showing that further soil compaction would be necessary for building the triumphal arc (test constructions like this one would have been the reason why HitIer's Germania would not have sunk into the ground; the Nazis were not complete morons). The Schwerbelastungskörper is still standing today, but there are no other buildings standing on its foundation by virtue of there being a solid 5000 cubic meter concrete block in the way. I hope this cleared all confusion and I wish you a nice day.
@DaDunge
@DaDunge 3 жыл бұрын
Are you surprised? I think it exemplifies the nazis perfectly all delusions of grandeur and not a single rational mind among them. I am reminded of when the chief of the german industrial group quit because Hitler said he couldn't hire jews. He told Hitler to his face that if they didn't they would put Germany's technological development back a century, and Hitler who mind you were planning the world war at the time, said then it would have to be put back a century. Such morons.
@mastercherry1561
@mastercherry1561 3 жыл бұрын
imagine driving to the top of the lighthouse to find that the car park was full
@Phoenix_1776
@Phoenix_1776 3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@DK-tv6rk
@DK-tv6rk 2 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment
@firevenuz1815
@firevenuz1815 2 жыл бұрын
Do what Peter Griffin does, just park on top of a car
@FromtheHerts81
@FromtheHerts81 2 жыл бұрын
At the turn of the Millennium, Melbourne was making a bid for the highest building in the world. The Australians were planning to build a structure called the Grollo Tower, which would have been slightly taller than Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, the then holder of the tallest building title. It was hoped to have been completed in 2004, but the project was abandoned when, as so often happens, sufficient funds couldn’t be raised.
@BasedinReality1984
@BasedinReality1984 9 ай бұрын
Melburnians would have loved that clam to fame. They would never stop talking about it.
@cyclend3397
@cyclend3397 3 жыл бұрын
3:55 "Gaudì being a comunist decided it would be wrong to partecipate in building a palace for the wealthy." Are they talking about the same man who worked for Güell family and designed Sagrada Familia?
@anatolschmitt2135
@anatolschmitt2135 3 жыл бұрын
I his youth, Gaudi was interesed in works of Marx and Bakunin. But after his 30th birthdays, he changed his political view and become traditionalist and devoted catholic. Project of that hotel is from 1908, so I am sure that Gaudi wasn't communist in that time.
@Waldemarvonanhalt
@Waldemarvonanhalt 2 жыл бұрын
The biggest thing that would prevent a Berlin like Germania from happening: the city's soil is too swampy and soft.
@seasidesmilertj1182
@seasidesmilertj1182 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing channel which I stumbled upon by accident! Thank you for your work!
@joncarrington6950
@joncarrington6950 6 жыл бұрын
Great video! Really interesting. I’d love to see more future videos on this topic.
@GeorgiaOverdrive
@GeorgiaOverdrive 3 жыл бұрын
Not only was Hitler's building "not built", it was "architecturally impossible" to build. They actually started to "reorganize" Berlin. You can still see the effects today. They moved the victory column and created one straight road that led directly to the Brandenburg Gate.
@dragonmartijn
@dragonmartijn 3 жыл бұрын
The building was too heavy. They did a test: it would sink in the grond.
@wyattmcgee1
@wyattmcgee1 3 жыл бұрын
@@dragonmartijn You’re thinking of the Victory Arch, not the Volkshalle.
@genovesator8454
@genovesator8454 3 жыл бұрын
It is a pity that there are no more works of Gaudí outside of Spain so that the world can contemplate his art
@tobygoodguy4032
@tobygoodguy4032 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation and delivery. Appreciate the metric conversion. Vielen Dank.
@crazywarriorman
@crazywarriorman 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, I looked down and expected at least 300k plus views and 100k plus subs. This was an great video. Very well thought out and done correctly. Keep up the great work!
@kingsandthings
@kingsandthings 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks alot! :)
@articueilacoryphaeusdux5941
@articueilacoryphaeusdux5941 3 жыл бұрын
I mean...nobody can argue that "Germania" woulnt be a nice looking city...Speer was a great Architect....Pitty that he was appointed as the minister of war industry where the all war crimes came from...
@einundsiebenziger5488
@einundsiebenziger5488 2 жыл бұрын
It was not the ministry of industry where "all" the war crimes came from. The most were committed by other authorities, mostly the SS and Wehrmacht.
@articueilacoryphaeusdux5941
@articueilacoryphaeusdux5941 2 жыл бұрын
@@einundsiebenziger5488 Yes, the problem begun when Speer became Minister of Armament...Even Wehrmach didnt commit so many war crimes...some of it officers were even key people that were after the war rebuilding Bundeswehr like Hans Speidel..and even some former Wehrmacht Generals were in the Eastern Block arsenal after the war... The problem is that WW2 is a very confusing conflict and theres so many questions still not answered yet, so people in modern day became confused of what is a warcrime and what is simply a war and who did what...etc..etc... I mean...hell..Goering wasnt even a dedicatet nazi...he was more of a Acquisitive Despotic Bureaucrat that only wants fame, money and art.
@Hellforsa
@Hellforsa Жыл бұрын
Fun fact about the volkshall and germania. Hitker bought white sandstone from sweden during the early war for tests. The’re still slabs of stone waiting for him
@TypicalRussianGuy
@TypicalRussianGuy 3 жыл бұрын
I was surprised he didn't mention the Дворец Советов aka ''The Palace of the Councils (Soviets)'' which was supposed to be built in Moscow in the 1940s and be the tallest building in the world but when the Second World War started, its materials were used for creating city defense structures so it was never finished and turned into the world's largest open-air swimming pool!
@romawar
@romawar 3 жыл бұрын
...and later turned into Храм Христа Спасителя, aka "Christ the savior's cathedral"
@ziinx5899
@ziinx5899 2 жыл бұрын
Communist aesthetics were never that appealing to me. It looks so outdated, like I'm walking in to my grandmas house made in the 60s or something.
@NavidIsANoob
@NavidIsANoob 2 жыл бұрын
@@ziinx5899 Because... It was made in the 60s. Communist architecture stems from around that time.
@ziinx5899
@ziinx5899 2 жыл бұрын
@@NavidIsANoob True, im just saying that their aesthetic feels outdated and is not very future proof.
@NavidIsANoob
@NavidIsANoob 2 жыл бұрын
@@ziinx5899 That I agree with. Some of it holds out but most of it does feel outdated. Though that's a pretty prevalent issue in architecture. Visually sustainable architecture is hard.
@KvnDWr
@KvnDWr 2 жыл бұрын
My new goal in life is to become rich enough to commission the construction of the first building, the Cenotaph for Isaac Newton. Probably the most incredible building concept I've ever seen
@thebatman8815
@thebatman8815 2 жыл бұрын
It really looks unimaginably beautiful. I’m not at all religious, but I think it would be impossible not to feel a palpable spiritual connection to something greater than yourself in such a place; almost other worldly.
@KvnDWr
@KvnDWr 2 жыл бұрын
@@thebatman8815 There's a place I've been that's had this sort of impact on me: The Sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. It's a massive structure that serves as testament to human ingenuity and ambition.
@ethanpolley1085
@ethanpolley1085 3 жыл бұрын
You deserve so much more recognition. I had no idea about these. Subscribed
@garrettlloyd8101
@garrettlloyd8101 2 жыл бұрын
Man, seeing the concept for “Germania” and hearing it described as the visualized “Capitol of the world” is really fucking chilling
@nco6893
@nco6893 3 жыл бұрын
Why is no one talking about the issac Newton one
@Roderickdl
@Roderickdl 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for having that beautiful shot of the Nashville State Capital @9:39. Its such a wonderful shot form the amphitheater to the building. Again thanks.
@maxis2k
@maxis2k 2 жыл бұрын
"It would also contain all the government offices of the city of Chicago." Oh, that wouldn't cause ANY problems at all...
@KvnDWr
@KvnDWr 2 жыл бұрын
How are there not more comments about the Cenotaph for Isaac Newton? It would have been incredible
@gregorydriscoll8806
@gregorydriscoll8806 3 жыл бұрын
This is such a great channel
@godalseif
@godalseif 3 жыл бұрын
wow. i love buildings like this. they're absolutely sublime
@conningdale8805
@conningdale8805 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. Thankyou for posting it. Good viewing.
@Immopimmo
@Immopimmo Жыл бұрын
Atomic powered elevators? That's so 50's. I love it.
@thunderbugcreative7778
@thunderbugcreative7778 Жыл бұрын
Seems like Frank Lloyd Wright should be credited as the conceptual designer of the Burj Khalifa and especially the Jeddah Tower, which will look nearly identical to the proposed "Illinois".
@Meg_A_Byte
@Meg_A_Byte 3 жыл бұрын
Any time I see a video about a list of things, I'm very skeptical, but this time I took a risk and clicked. What a great surprise. No clickbait, no begging for "clicking that bell" etc. That and the quality of the video made me subscribe instantly. Well done, and thanks for the content!
@CongaLineMonkey
@CongaLineMonkey 2 жыл бұрын
Atomic elevators and room for helicopters. That's almost a parody of what people in the past thought the future would be.
@Killuhhh
@Killuhhh 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine tokyo-drifting down the spiral tower
@roberthossen8354
@roberthossen8354 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful, thank you! Could you, in relation to large buildings never build, do a film on Sir Edwin Lutyens design for the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Liverpool, of which only the base and crypt were build?
@weatheranddarkness
@weatheranddarkness Жыл бұрын
a direct comparison of the volkshalle and the monument to newton would be interesting
@cvlzation4741
@cvlzation4741 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, amazing soundtrack, awesome, keep the good work
@klamin_original
@klamin_original 2 жыл бұрын
You should definitely do another video mentioning the stadium the Nazis wanted to build and even began building in 1937 in Nuremberg, the "Deutsches Stadion". Planned capacity of 400,000 people. It would have been the largest stadium ever built. The construction pit however got filled with water and the lake "Silbersee" that was the result of that still exists today but is contaminated with sulfur. The foundations of a test stand are still in a forest near Nuremberg.
@lowersaxon
@lowersaxon 4 ай бұрын
Yes, true. The „Belastungskörper“.
@jakemoeller7850
@jakemoeller7850 2 жыл бұрын
The Gaudí building would have been a wonderful addition to the city's skyline. AG was a visionary with the organic lines, textures and colors...whimsical yet functional. He and Zaha Hadid are two of my favorite architects.
@stelios5314
@stelios5314 Жыл бұрын
I have read that the actual reason that Gaudi didnt build the skyscraper is that he wanted to focus more on the construction of the Sagrada Familia...
@deiniolbythynnwr926
@deiniolbythynnwr926 7 ай бұрын
Looks shite.
@casper6598
@casper6598 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, no time wasted with plugs, and very interesting! I subbed
@ThomasHarding1990
@ThomasHarding1990 5 жыл бұрын
This was fascinating! Thank you! :)
@MrCtsSteve
@MrCtsSteve 2 жыл бұрын
The original plan for the Fisher building in Detroit would have been monumental. Due to the crash of Wall Street it was scaled back. Still a very impressive structure as is .
@roberttorres4893
@roberttorres4893 3 жыл бұрын
@ 6:23 the statue is positioned to appear as a face from far away. If you down size your screen , it becomes visible.
@angrypepe7615
@angrypepe7615 3 жыл бұрын
That's quite a familiar face too, a famous Austrian painter. quite fitting don't you think?
@DariuusMusic
@DariuusMusic 3 жыл бұрын
@@angrypepe7615 yeah, im also pretty sure he disliked jews as well
@karlik4861
@karlik4861 2 жыл бұрын
bruh, thats actually really creative and cool
@ziinx5899
@ziinx5899 2 жыл бұрын
I dont think that is intentional.
@samsun216
@samsun216 5 ай бұрын
This channel is so beautiful, thank you!
@sivelti3914
@sivelti3914 8 ай бұрын
Great video!
@reesehendricksen1871
@reesehendricksen1871 3 жыл бұрын
Considering FLW designed hotels that withstood Richter 7 earthquakes, despite him having no training for it. I have no doubt the Illinois is possible.
@dickgezinya5318
@dickgezinya5318 3 жыл бұрын
The Palace Of The Soviets was another huge building that was never built.
@cilinix4548
@cilinix4548 3 жыл бұрын
Criminally underrated channel
@realprodigious
@realprodigious 3 жыл бұрын
Really well put together video. Really interesting. Sub!
@murciadoxial8056
@murciadoxial8056 3 жыл бұрын
That frank lloyd wright building could definitely be tweaked and reworked to be built today.
@Garbeaux.
@Garbeaux. 3 жыл бұрын
A mile high building with 548 floors using elevators going 60mph?! Never. Imagine trying to navigate in and around such a building.
@einundsiebenziger5488
@einundsiebenziger5488 2 жыл бұрын
And imagine how to evacuate and seal off the building in case one of the nuclear-powered elevators has a melt-down ...
@llllll4077
@llllll4077 2 жыл бұрын
Great work - well done.
@lance_wavy
@lance_wavy 2 жыл бұрын
interesting! way to satisfy my fix for insane building concepts and larger than life architecture!
@g4ppy491
@g4ppy491 2 жыл бұрын
I think the funniest thing about the spiral tower is that if it was actually built people would have felt sick after ten minutes of uninterrupted curves
@kyzendelaguia1063
@kyzendelaguia1063 3 жыл бұрын
How is it that hundred year old drawings have better architecture than modern day real buildings?
@SuperSMT
@SuperSMT 3 жыл бұрын
money
@blackman5867
@blackman5867 2 жыл бұрын
Money is more important than looks I guess
@maxis2k
@maxis2k 2 жыл бұрын
Modern day "architects" are more like concept designers for movies. They try to make something look good visually with CGI models. They don't bother with the actual logistics of how it could work. And they certainly don't bother with physical blueprints. Figuring all that stuff out comes after you sell it. Then there's the problem that a lot of them come from Ivy League schools that didn't actually teach them architectural skills. Again, like Hollywood, you have people who don't even know basic art skills like the rule of thirds or storyboarding, getting $200 million movie deals.
@konfuziussagt6326
@konfuziussagt6326 2 жыл бұрын
When it comes to residential buildings, it is because symmetry, beauty and gigantism often have a negative impact on the standard of living. What we like to see as beautiful are symbols of power and oppression. But we should love architecture that was made for the well-being of people and sometimes one window is larger than the other or tarasses protrude too far because the window should let in more light and the tarasse should offer more space, e.g. for a beautiful one Barbecue evening in summer with friends and family.
@Komotau4691
@Komotau4691 2 жыл бұрын
Degenerates like modern artists are in charge this era. Just glass and concrete boxes or weird shapes to be famous for.
@duphasdan
@duphasdan 5 ай бұрын
Germany and the Soviet Union both had plans for giga projects for their respective capitals. Neither was made due to war and lack of funds. While Germany wanted their big government building, the Soviets had an idea for a skyscraper that would have a statue of Stalin on top that would be the largest statue in the world. And the skyscraper would be the tallest in the world as well. It would of never worked since the center area at the bottom had a large open space, and everything above would of fallen. Also, the building would be so high that no one would see the statue much as it would rise above the clouds.
@pepperVenge
@pepperVenge 3 жыл бұрын
Great Video! :D
@Dafoodmaster
@Dafoodmaster 3 жыл бұрын
0:20 What building are you showing here? It looks absolutely magnificent!
@pashauzan
@pashauzan 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly, that's cool af
@Nasfelia
@Nasfelia 3 жыл бұрын
It is another concept imagined by Boullée (the Guy who imagined Newton's cenotaph). Gigantism was one of his main interests.
@Dafoodmaster
@Dafoodmaster 3 жыл бұрын
Any idea on it's name?
@Nasfelia
@Nasfelia 3 жыл бұрын
@@Dafoodmaster Sorry, dunno exactly. There's a big book in French that lists all of his drawings but I don't have it. If you type his name on the internet, you might find more infos in the image section. Whole name is Étienne-Louis Boullée
@Dafoodmaster
@Dafoodmaster 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, i appreciate the help. if i ever get it built (don't count on it) i'm putting your username on the first stone
@carlospcpro
@carlospcpro 3 жыл бұрын
Mexico has the “Monumento a la revolución”, that was going to be a massive capitol for the country. It was another of these.
@pashauzan
@pashauzan 3 жыл бұрын
"Another of these" Which one did you mean?
@carlospcpro
@carlospcpro 3 жыл бұрын
@@pashauzan these as in the buildings in the list
@pashauzan
@pashauzan 3 жыл бұрын
@@carlospcpro so... Mexican Volkshalle?
@mravocadoman2904
@mravocadoman2904 3 жыл бұрын
The mile high Illinois is freakin beautiful. Frank Lloyd Wright was quite the architect
@SamAspden
@SamAspden 3 жыл бұрын
Quite the bastard as well, as I learned recently.
@mravocadoman2904
@mravocadoman2904 3 жыл бұрын
@@SamAspden architects are quirky and even quite freaky
@JP-hh3bz
@JP-hh3bz 3 жыл бұрын
i love tuned mass dampers i think about them so much
@gojewla
@gojewla 3 жыл бұрын
They should build that gaudi building. I would love to see it!
@jesusangelcastillodelgadil7693
@jesusangelcastillodelgadil7693 3 жыл бұрын
The legislative palace in Mexico, a great proyect not finished, today is the revolution memorial
@einundsiebenziger5488
@einundsiebenziger5488 2 жыл бұрын
... project* ...
@ploptart4649
@ploptart4649 2 жыл бұрын
The Cenotaph for Newton was absolutely perfect for him.
@einundsiebenziger5488
@einundsiebenziger5488 2 жыл бұрын
... would* have* been* ...
@BigJFindAWay
@BigJFindAWay 2 жыл бұрын
The building you drive round and round and round to get to the restaurant at the top is about the stupidest idea I ever heard of.
@oninoyakamo
@oninoyakamo 3 жыл бұрын
Although it was just conceptual in nature, would Freeman Dyson's Sphere fit on this category?
@animeleek
@animeleek 3 жыл бұрын
the Volkshalle would have kinda look cool not gonna lie
@profoundschnook4381
@profoundschnook4381 10 ай бұрын
I'm glad The Illinois made the list! its always been one of my favorite architectural concepts :)
@Puig19
@Puig19 3 жыл бұрын
Gaudí was not communist. Actually, he worked half of his life for the richest people of Barcelona.
@oskarfagerberg1480
@oskarfagerberg1480 3 жыл бұрын
That's because those where the people who could offer him a job. He was a self described utopian socialist
@Puig19
@Puig19 3 жыл бұрын
@@oskarfagerberg1480 No he wasn't.
@stelios5314
@stelios5314 Жыл бұрын
@@oskarfagerberg1480 Its known that Gaudi was a Christian. He couldnt be a communist. Actually it happens that communists are those who burned almost all of his designs for the Sagrada familia...
@jebise1126
@jebise1126 3 жыл бұрын
im sure 5th one could stand but question is on how much useful space would it have in percentage and how much of that would just be walls
@MartinBettler
@MartinBettler 2 жыл бұрын
Pretty interesting, thx.
@NGMonocrom
@NGMonocrom 3 жыл бұрын
Nowadays, Wright is remembered and respected. His critics who thought he was a Has-Been, forgotten. The architect mentioned in this video for "designing" box-like buildings, also forgotten. Heck, I doubt many would have even heard his name in the first place. Wright had real talent. It takes no talent to make buildings or structures centered around the concept of a basic box.
@domino2560
@domino2560 3 жыл бұрын
""""Movement of reason and rationality""""
@spacedust9548
@spacedust9548 3 жыл бұрын
nice pfp bro
@datoda3593
@datoda3593 3 жыл бұрын
Enlightment and its consequences have been a disaster to the human race
@the4thindustrialrevolution225
@the4thindustrialrevolution225 3 жыл бұрын
Underrated video but a good one. It's sad that modern architecture has become so stale, lack of soul and culture. It really shows what our modern society has become. Lack of identity and pride.
@lordmegatron8444
@lordmegatron8444 3 жыл бұрын
Cmon KZbin algorithm get behind this great channel. Great work.
@gorillaau
@gorillaau 3 жыл бұрын
Cats and puppies rates higher with the great unwashed masses.
@beatthecrowd001
@beatthecrowd001 3 жыл бұрын
The first won would've been amazing to see, imagine that being built in the 18th century no less
@alexthelizardking
@alexthelizardking 2 жыл бұрын
Hitler might have been overcompensating for some thing.
@RD-170
@RD-170 2 жыл бұрын
Man imagine going to Germania on vacation, everything in the city would make you feel small
@MarkVinewood
@MarkVinewood 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite never built giants is the Chicago civic center by Daniel Burnham in early 20th century
@finnjeffrey572
@finnjeffrey572 3 жыл бұрын
Great video
@SeverityOne
@SeverityOne 3 жыл бұрын
The 1950s' solution to everything: use atomic power. Lift too slow? Atomic! Trains, planes, automobiles? Atomic! Cook dinner? Atomic!
@darknick3067
@darknick3067 6 жыл бұрын
Interesting video!
@hjander
@hjander 11 ай бұрын
Wonder-full video!
@josephbingham1255
@josephbingham1255 2 жыл бұрын
As I recall a television show did a segment on the Berlin great hall. They located an engineering ground weight test site among some trees. A heavy concrete cylinder that was still slowly sinking.
@old_account189
@old_account189 3 жыл бұрын
Most of these, a shame they were never built
@einundsiebenziger5488
@einundsiebenziger5488 2 жыл бұрын
All of them are totally insane, so it's a blessing they weren't.
@westnblu
@westnblu 2 жыл бұрын
Ants can build some incredible structures also. Considering their size some ant mounds are the equivalent of the tallest human structures in relative terms.
@Magnetron33
@Magnetron33 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Interesting!
@dannyd9333
@dannyd9333 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video
@ricardocosson1105
@ricardocosson1105 3 жыл бұрын
Gaudi was not a communist
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