google maps game

[elvaago]

The Sears Tower, CN Tower, Petronius Platform, and the KVLY-TV Mast are all taller, Sarmu. ;-)

[Sarmu]

That would be the

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVLY-TV_mast

Located

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...42915&t=k&om=1

Usually that is considered as structure or object I think

[elvaago]

If only actual buildings count then it's the Sears Tower

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.87...07136,0.005932

[PaulTheSoave]

its really fun. I even could see my house on it, with the sunscreen down and me lying down on the roof terrace. wont put the link here though!

[elvaago]

So that was YOU laying naked in the sun, Paul! I'm still blind from it!

[PaulTheSoave]

There was someone else on top. You could never have recognized me! lol!

[elvaago]

It does make me paranoid about walking around in the street. GOOGLE IS WATCHING YOU!

[PaulTheSoave]

Well. The Conference hall is still standing strong and i doubt it whether the FA Cup Final will be played there!

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl...09978&t=k&om=1

[elvaago]

OK, here's an interesting one.

Find not one, but two Swastikas on the Google maps.

[PaulTheSoave]

True, its a bit scary. But last may it was very handy. I could point out exactly my route from the hotel to the crucible.

It does make me paranoid about walking around in the street. GOOGLE IS WATCHING YOU!

[The Statman]

Well. The Conference hall is still standing strong and i doubt it whether the FA Cup Final will be played there!

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl...09978&t=k&om=1

Maybe so, but I looked at some of our area and the picture shows builders constructing our large new shopping centre, which was fully open by Christmas 2004 – so we can't assume the pictures are as up-to-date as you might expect.

[Sarmu]

The Sears Tower, CN Tower, Petronius Platform, and the KVLY-TV Mast are all taller, Sarmu. ;-)

Well as a fan of skyscrapers, there is usually different classification as to what is tallest, usually Taipei 101 is considered as current tallest building in the world.

As you probably know there is 4 different category of height, antenna, building top, roof top and highest place where ppl can go.

When someone says tallest building, usually people consider skyscrapers only, therefore I ruled out KVLY-TV mast, CN Tower and Petronius Platform

KVLY-TV mast are considered as structure I believe,
CN Tower would be considered as Tower, so I kinda rule it out
Petronius Platform is kinda build deep into the sea, so it's not really tall if only consider from ground level, as well as it's not really a building

Now biggest argument would be the The Sears Tower, however the only part of it's building that is taller then Taipei 101 would be the antenna, and usually the height of the antenna are not considered as height of building, I tend to think antenna is a structure added on top of the building.

And I think Taipai 101 are reconsied as official tallest building worldwide, thou I'm not too sure about american.

Have a look here: http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?1241105
and for comparison of the 2: http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?23969920

[Mitsuko]

Parts of bristol are on there which have since been demolished and rebuilt, so not up to date

[PaulTheSoave]

Correct sir. I could confirm the picture of my house was taken around late summer 2005. I could determine this as the new building next to our office was not completed yet (while our office was standing in full grandeur). and the lawns were very yellowish, dried up, which meant the picture must have been taken late summer. Summer 2004 was not possible as our office was only on the drawing map at that time and the new office building next to ours has been erected during summer 2006.

Maybe so, but I looked at some of our area and the picture shows builders constructing our large new shopping centre, which was fully open by Christmas 2004 – so we can't assume the pictures are as up-to-date as you might expect.

[Mitsuko]

Shall we look for interesting and random things?