[News] Royal Albion hotel on fire, again.

[Herr Tubthumper]

They seem to be a lot more comfortable with rebuilding something that looks exactly the same in Europe. A lot of town and city centres that look historic have actually been flattened and rebuilt.
This building in Berlin is a total joke (although I'm sure some people think it's lovely):

Berlin Palace - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Generally, in Berlin at least, it's a mixed bag of complete rebuilt in the old style or new. I'm not sure of the thinking behind the palace you highlight but I did not agree with it. For example the Bundestag had the cupola rebuilt by Sir Norman Foster in a modern style.

Another really good example is Gehard Richter's stained glass window in the Koln Dom. His reasoning for the modern approach is interesting.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Generally, in Berlin at least, it's a mixed bag of complete rebuilt in the old style or new. I'm not sure of the thinking behind the palace you highlight but I did not agree with it. For example the Bundestag had the cupola rebuilt by Sir Norman Foster in a modern style.

Another really good example is Gehard Richter's stained glass window in the Koln Dom. His reasoning for the modern approach is interesting.

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I really like what they've done with the Bundestag, aesthetically at least.
I've worked in enough modern office buildings with dodgy air conditioning to be suspicious of anything with a glass exterior.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Seeing it up close, wow

 

[swindonseagull]

Some drone pics

 

[junior]

Anyone know if the hotel had a sprinkler system?

 

[The Clamp]

Any hotel over 11 metres high must have sprinklers by law. So I’d guess yes.

 

[Weststander]

Anyone know if the hotel had a sprinkler system?

The manager?

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

The manager?

Council, fire brigade, by this time police and insurance company as well.

 

[Motogull]

Some drone pics

Shit, that's well fukked. Such a shame.

 

[carlzeiss]

Being partially demolished today so I guess that the cause of the fire will not be able to be properly investigated

 

[Official Old Man]

Demolition at 12:00 today, Wednesday.
Couple of live streams on TikTok.

 

[dsr-burnley]

Being partially demolished today so I guess that the cause of the fire will not be able to be properly investigated

If it started on the fourth floor, I doubt demolition will make all that much difference to the investigation. The fourth floor is already on the ground along with the roof and all the other floors.

 

[Official Old Man]

They've started demolition. Literaly one brick at a time. Could take a while.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

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[Wrong-Direction]

Not sure if this has already been posted but the guy is pretty sure people were smoking inside..