European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14 the i stars and stripes thursday May 1. 1986 i hear you talking tall building by Kussku. 1iakkk new York i hired in air Dikit to examine an us he disc fur Sale la was o mistake. I knew ii As soon As we stepped through tie door into the Center Hall. This Lull Uli uld make a statement inc architect said. With those Mirds he tangled himself on inc barbed wire of one of my prejudices a Dis Lasic for All inanimate objects thai make statements 1 Don t wan i my hallway my parlor my attic or any Uther Parl of my House making statements and i Don t want architects pulling Idem up toil recently i Siu Ait advertisement praising a new build ing in Manhattan been us ii malts a Rual Aboul time. Too. I thought. Tue most of the mimic mints being Madu by cars Lia Reuis. Paintings novels and1 Hal ways Sec ind to me to be decidedly unreal. The Bui to find making the Ria san Tomeji was a rest Dunk in called metro Bolilan Tower. Simiu ii cd at Columbus Circle when completed it will be 716 feel High Wilich a curing to. Inc and will make it the i trivalent of a 78-Ssory sir Ciure and the tall i Resl Den Mil i building in new York. An artist s sketch depicted the building All hard no nonsense Anjular Lin a dwarfing the buildings below i could imagine sitting in the Clouds on floor 79 or in i face line grand about being so far above ten so pipe tuck buildings below. That was a pleasant feeling. Tor to to honest i Hove a Little of the Mussolini Complex in Mel it then this Gigantic metropolitan Tower truly docs male a rail state mini i cot Ilif heur it. It went As follows i will House Only die most enviable Rich people in America you poor Klutz. For people As in moneyed As you i shall Ilo nothing but wrap you i my fantastic yes. I could hear thai statement perhaps i still vivid a recall a visit to inc Tup of inc world Trade Center in a afternoon is years ago. Although the Sun shone Bright on new Jersey Anil on the Harbor and on us atop that immense up thrust of Arn ii inc inc Shadow of the world Trade cell or Star Telic North and cast across i hug i Pelion of Manh Atlar across the twist Juer and far out into Queens. The destruction of sunlight must have dimmed life for several Hundred thousand people thai ?.ins afternoon. Illustrating the grim Side of i glorious mughal Len sky line that Shadow wus he most depressing sort of reminder of the Irac offs new yorkers accept for in this one you could Sec Haw they had Given up the sunlight in return Tor a conversation piece on the Skyline something very like hat great Shadow will be part of the real Slakmon metropolitan Tower will make to new yorkers using Central Park on afternoons when the Equinox has moved the Sun to lie South. Most breathtaking views in the world said the Ltd for this immensity no skiing o add. Though you sir will never be Able to if lord yes i hear that statement still but cannot help thinking How Sweet it would be to have digs on the equivalent 78th Story or even the 77th, and loot but Over Sun dappled new Jersey on Winter sundays to disc Ruck my mind irom thoughts of inc frigid shadows i was casting on Central Park. Hah states metropolitan Tower its staling faculty moving beyond real and becoming realistic. Eat your heart out pauper.". I will make a statement to metropolitan Tower la comes from the old Story Abdul Alexander the great visit ing archimedes being new metropolitan Tower probably has t heard it. Standing in the doorway Alexander explained that he the or Rales cont uror of All time was honouring archimedes with n personal visit in order to bestow any Fidfl requested. Archimedes had Only to ii gel out of the Light archimedes requested. Of
