one on one of July 19, 2012

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eurocup • semi final
32 of Europe's most popular skyscrapers have seen selected and lined up. Ranking is based on the votes given during the nomination round.

Turning Torso

190 meter • 2006; Malmo • Sweden » info

30 st Mary Axe

180 meter • 2004 • London • UK » info

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[65] kamranyeezy on July 25, 2012 13:36:10
TT !!!

[64] EddySarajewo on July 25, 2012 01:48:42
St. Mary Axeeeeeee

[63] Eduardo L. Ramirez on July 24, 2012 07:52:43
I love the Gherkin's cladding but I don't like the shape - TT on the other hand is a complete masterpiece

[62] AlexsAmazingIpad on July 24, 2012 07:32:15
Both good, but 30SMA is so classy, just like T42 next to it,:)

[61] DzhendoyanV on July 24, 2012 01:08:45
Turning Torso!

[60] anthony1984 on July 23, 2012 03:59:12
30 st Mary Axe is just stunning!

[59] Brad on July 22, 2012 03:35:41
I prefer the younger one))

[58] ProdayuSlona on July 21, 2012 19:51:52
I don't like the Mary Axe Bulding :c Vote for TT

[57] JLAG on July 21, 2012 02:33:27
Love them both but if I had to pick one for my hometown it would be TT without doubt.

[56] RIPVAN on July 20, 2012 15:12:10
love them both, but if i had to live in one it would be the axe.

[55] Xtreminal on July 20, 2012 10:59:12
St. Mary Axe!

[54] NastyFilthy on July 20, 2012 08:22:41
I thought 30 st Mary Axe was hated in London? :S remember i read that in metro

[53] Alexenergy on July 20, 2012 04:05:48
TT is even more individual instead of falloscraper like the London's one :(

[52] Unregistered on July 19, 2012 17:08:00
St. Mary Axe, so much more iconic

[51] Anonymous-scraperfan on July 19, 2012 16:23:07
Gherkin is way overrated, what gives it so much popularity?

[50] the dogi on July 19, 2012 15:58:43
Tough choice

[49] ArtZ on July 19, 2012 15:13:52
TT

[48] st_hart on July 19, 2012 12:44:47
30 st Mary Axe

[47] LCIII on July 19, 2012 12:23:11
This is a tough one but I had to go with 30 St Mary Axe. These two should have been in the final. Every city in the world would be happy to have either of them.

[46] n3w.mod3l on July 19, 2012 09:34:15
Torso! I don't like Vibrator Building...

[45] duane on July 19, 2012 07:47:01
30 st Mary axe is an amazing building! Deserves to win

[44] DreamingOutLoudz on July 19, 2012 07:32:33
30 st Mary axe.

[43] ThatOneGuy on July 19, 2012 07:14:57
Torso needs more votes, people :|

[42] staff on July 19, 2012 06:58:44
Both are amazing buildings (they deserve to go head to head in the final instead), but due to London forumers outnumbering Malmö forumers 50-fold I bet 30 St Mary Axe will win.

[41] Carl MD on July 19, 2012 06:25:28
(love the gherkin as well though... best two scrapers i Europe imo... :)

[40] Carl MD on July 19, 2012 06:21:51
Turning Torso!

[39] anthony1984 on July 19, 2012 06:08:32
30 st Mary Axe

[38] stpleco on July 19, 2012 05:44:40
As long as city of capitals don't win this competition, I don't mind who wins. The other three remaining are all superb.

[37] eddyk on July 19, 2012 05:26:20
These 2 towers are in my top 15 world wide.

[36] AUTOTHRILL on July 19, 2012 05:21:57
Fosters masterpiece? I think so.

[35] тон on July 19, 2012 05:17:26
ТТ

[34] Arda_1923 on July 19, 2012 05:16:52
30 st Mary Axe absolutely deserves to win.

[33] Keyone on July 19, 2012 05:06:29
TT

[32] ill tonkso on July 19, 2012 04:59:25
I voted for the Gherkin, not out of Bias (I didn't vote for The Shard for example). I genuinely love the building, one of those skyscrapers which genuinely inspires me.

[31] Ion Cannon on July 19, 2012 04:37:51
Gee this is a hard one, the shape of Turning Torso is more interesting, but the cladding on 30SMA is simply top notch.

[30] dj4life on July 19, 2012 04:09:49
Turning Torso!

[29] SO143 on July 19, 2012 04:02:04
i prefer the glassy tower with quality cladding. please do some research first before you vote lol. there are plenty of close up shots on flickr. ta :)

[28] Tchokan on July 19, 2012 03:46:21
106 vs 104

[27] vartal on July 19, 2012 03:26:04
Turning Torso

[26] jdjones on July 19, 2012 02:41:17
Oh this was difficult! but I went turning torso, I'll be done for treason!

[25] ffinybryn on July 19, 2012 02:09:31
30SMA is an icon, like the Eiffel Tower. Ahead of its time. Different by being 'simple' rather than complex.

[24] wjfox on July 19, 2012 01:58:32
Both wonderful skyscrapers, but I had to vote for 30SMA.

[23] SE9 on July 19, 2012 00:31:14
30 St Mary Axe. Beautiful.

[22] Babel_ambitions on July 19, 2012 00:01:27
Both cool, both rotate through 3 dimensions, but the Gherkin is more beautiful.

[21] v.o.r.t.e.x on July 18, 2012 23:34:45
Torso

[20] edo-padova on July 18, 2012 23:30:03
TT

[19] Aliens on July 18, 2012 22:59:31
30 st Mary Axe the Best! With Love from Aliens of Lyrans and Pleiadians.

[18] Kiboko on July 18, 2012 22:32:02
Everyone likes the Gherkin!

[17] geaquinto on July 18, 2012 21:31:34
sooooooooo hard to choose :|

[16] kjnb on July 18, 2012 21:17:47
Turning Torso

[15] ThatOneGuy on July 18, 2012 20:40:30
I find the Gherkin EXTREMELY overrated. It looks like a bullet, or something even worse. I definitely vote for Torso.

[14] DZH22 on July 18, 2012 20:19:11
The winner of this will come in second

[13] eddyk on July 18, 2012 17:53:28
The winner of this will win the whole comp!

[12] WinstonCharles on July 18, 2012 17:35:46
I agree, 30 St Mary Axe is stunning in the flesh (or steel/glass woteva) This is my pick to win the eurocup!

[11] SO143 on July 18, 2012 17:05:04
the cladding of 30 st Mary Axe ( the gherkin ) is perhaps the best i have ever seen. so much details in each section of the glass. the tower also looks absolutely magnificent whether in a sunny day or cloudy day, it always looks fantastic in any weather condition. the gherkin is also a very well known icon of the powerful financial centre of the world!!!

[10] MonteBaisoya on July 18, 2012 17:01:56
30 st. mary axe

[9] ooh on July 18, 2012 16:17:27
St. Mary Axe all the way

[8] Tchokan on July 18, 2012 16:01:01
30 st. mary axe

[7] Almansiniko on July 18, 2012 15:45:35
TT

[6] Sokol-Saratov on July 18, 2012 14:32:34
tt

[5] Kanto on July 18, 2012 14:16:48
Torso

[4] lamc60 on July 18, 2012 13:49:55
Sorry, Calatrava! 30 Axe is Foster's masterpiece

[3] Evrasia 99911 on July 18, 2012 13:11:50
Turning Torso -_- +100500

[2] Alexenergy on July 18, 2012 13:04:18
Both twised! Anyway TT-the only equal for CoC :)

[1] endar on July 18, 2012 10:02:34
well, both are great. but i choose Turning Torso. ;)