Built when Sir Isaac Newton was discovering gravity, St Paul's Cathedral was London's tallest building for 250 years. With treasonous relish, this crown was seized in 1961 by the Empress State Building, a dumpy pile of concrete and glass, ignored by all but those unlucky enough to work near it. That decade saw architects prick the horizon with concrete monoliths, leaving a legacy of misplaced bravado. Now, as London's skyline undergoes its biggest changes in decades, some wonder if the city has learned from past mistakes.
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机译:圣保罗大教堂是在艾萨克·牛顿爵士发现重力时建成的,是伦敦250年来最高的建筑。凭借叛逆的美味,这枚王冠于1961年被皇后大厦(Empress State Building)占领,这是一堆笨重的混凝土和玻璃制品,但不幸的是,除了不幸的人以外,其他所有人都忽略了它。十年间,建筑师用混凝土整体结构刺破了地平线,留下了放错地方的遗留物。如今,伦敦的天际线经历了几十年来最大的变化,有人怀疑伦敦是否从过去的错误中学到了东西。
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