According to their hype, this particular building at 331 meters tall is about the 77/8th tallest building in the world. Of course, there is a website. The three of us went there for breakfast and to give me a chance to admire the views.
With the man made canals, the views of the ocean, beaches and some of the strangest buildings… really, this area reminds me of some of the other “next to the ocean” cities where there is a cluster of high rises facing the ocean overwhelming the view whereas you go back a few blocks and there are regular looking single family dwellings. Perhaps the idea of all the high rises bother me because I happen to live in earthquake country? Respect to all the engineers – but really – would you want to be on the X floor when the big one hits? Never mind… It was a lovely morning complete with the breakfast buffet and the rest of the day I spent doing some of the essentials (laundry, sorting, some stitching).
And no, I am not going to return to climb The Point…
I don’t get it. Not just earthquakes: Florida taught us what saltwater in the water table and proximity to the ocean can do to the foundation of a tall building.
In this case, it would be hurricanes, but in any case…