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Riga map of construction projects |
This map of largest (over 70 mio
EUR) Riga investment projects shows the situation (May 2009) in Riga's
construction business. The economic crisis effect is clearly visible - all the
blue bars indicates projects which has been stopped and is on hold now, only
yellow bars are actively developing (under construction). Of course, map is not
absolutely reliable because of lack of information or outdated information about
projects costs.
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World's largest metro systems (part 1) |
Metro is the king of public
transport for more than 140 years now - people still have not invented a better
way of urban transportation. Metro is another dimension of a city, it's like a
whole separate world which is so emotionally saturated and with so great
cinematic quality that many movie makers chooses it as a background of their
films scenes. No doubt - metro is the place with special character. But which
metro systems of the world are the most important, depending on factors like
amount of passengers, network length, architecture, etc.?
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Global crisis stops skyscraper construction |
 Global economic crisis strikes
negative impact on construction works and city developments in many cities of
the planet. Skyscrapers (especially supertalls) suffers the most - because they
are the most expensive development projects. |
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