Mar 26, 2006

Reflecting sunset


The shining John Hancock tower in the distance is catching a glimpse of the sunset and a stormy sky. This 62-story reflecting glass tower is the tallest building in New England with 790 feet in height. Its architect Ming Pei also designed the famous Le Louvre Pyramid in Paris. The building is covered with more than 10,000 panes of glass, which in the past randomly fell off of the building because of wind pressure and heat expansion! All the windows had to be replaced at a cost of 7 million dollars, and the engineers installed sensors on every panes of glass to prevent further incidents.

La tour John Hancock en toile de fond, reflète un ciel orageux dans le soleil couchant. Cette tour miroir de 62 étages est le plus haut bâtiment de la Nouvelle Angleterre avec une hauteur de 240 mètres. L’architecte, Ming Pei a aussi conçu la célèbre pyramide du Louvre à Paris. Cet édifice est recouvert de plus de 10.000 vitres, qui se sont détachées après sa construction sous l’effet de la pression du vent et de la dilatation! Toutes les fenêtres ont été remplacées pour un coût estimé à 7 millions de dollars. Les ingénieurs ont installé des capteurs sur chaque glace pour éviter qu’elles ne tombent à nouveau.

14 comments:

Pierre said...

Incroyable, ça a du faire un sacré boucan lorsqu'elles sont tombées. Sans compter que ce n'était pas le moment de passer au poed du building!
En tout cas bien belle lumière sur cette photo...

Alex said...

>Pierre
L'acces aux rues avoisinantes etait fermee uniquement quand le vent atteignait 45 miles/h!!!! Heureusement, il n'y a eu aucun blesse.

>Chris
I wish I could post eveyday, but unfortunately, I don't have much time.

Alex said...

>Chris, By the way, your pictures are very good and creative. The Byker Hall building is quite amazing.

Rob said...

A really great sense of scale in this shot.

Anonymous said...

I was living already in Boston when they were building the Hancock, and remember very well the mess when the windows started falling.
Great picture, as usual. You should try to look at the Hancock reflecting Trinity Church in Copley Square. It's quite spectacular.

Andreea said...

that is a very beautiful shot

Alex said...

Jose > Thanks for the nice comment. Lucky you did'nt get hurt while you were there ;-)

Andreea > Thanks and bravo for your interesting gourmet cooking blog. It's very usful too!

Edwin Sumun said...

I love thye gray sky and the sun on the building. 7 million? Really?

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Anne said...

Beautiful photo! Love it! But window glass falling down a 62 story building sounds dangerous to me!

Carlos Lorenzo said...

Amazing light and skyline. You are so lucky!

Anonymous said...

Great shot with lovely colours! Interesting story as well. Ming Pei must like his glass panes : )

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