Sports have been with us pretty much since the begining of our civilization but now became bigger than ever before. Nowdays we can watch a game of football for example that is being played tousands of kilometers away. That's amazing because we are able to expirience sports like never until now and that's cool. But to me what is cooler is the phenomenon of cheering for sombody or some team. I think it is special because we don't know those people in person, we don't know who they really are like but still, we take time out of our day to spend it watching them compete with others. This is in my opinion the true magic of sports. Not the competition or the fact that you can win something etc. But the fact that it truly unites people from all countries, parts of the globe, from different cultures and religions. It just doesn't have any boundaries and that is what makes it so magical and special.
“ The skyline of London has been redrawn by this building. It has awoken the enthusiasm for European architectural innovation.” - Nengjun Luo, CTBUH 2013 Awards Juror, CITIC Heye Investment This week I want to take you far from american buildings I wrote about in past two weeks. Actually around 7 hours by plane and 5900 km from the white house. I am talking of course about the incredible and beautiful Shard, the skyscraper standing in London. It is as high as 306 metres and it is in fact the tallest building in the UK, 4th in the Europe and 96th in the entire world. Even though it isn't the tallest or the biggest it is very unique with its design. Unlike no other building it's made to look like a shard of glass what makes it very futuristic and impressive. It owns this to a man named Renzo Piano who was the design architect working to create its unusual form and shape. It is located in the super modern part of London. The construction ended in July 2012 but It w...
I wish I could share your enthusiasm! Unfortunately, when I watch a football game now, the main thing I can think about is how corrupt this business is and how the money spent on these footballers could be used for a better purpose. Sorry!!!
OdpowiedzUsuńI can uderstand your point of view. There is a big problem with corruption in the current world of sport but I hope that there will be changes finally to fix this issue.
UsuńVery nice point! For me, It's all about good company to watch a match with. Alse, we shouldn't take such things like football too serious.
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