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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey
I'd like to see football stadiums do something similar with their roofing, have places to view the match on top of the stadium where you can walk around, like a viewing balcony. I'm sure it's possible to put two either side of the halfway line with railings protecting you from falling off. Maybe it's not worth doing financially but it's a cool idea imo.
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Yes, your idea would be great, and I'm sure it's just lack of financial viability - or lack of imagination - that stops it happening.
The flat tops of tall buildings are such an under-used resource. They are places where both people and plants can breath and "let themselves be beautiful."
What's more surprising is that even when built, people don't bother using roof gardens. At least, that is the strange story of this extensive roof garden atop a department store in the UK.
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As teenagers, me and my bff used to go there, sit at the café tables or walk over the concrete stepping stones. We were usually alone, the heyday in photo #3 having long gone, and the goldfish in the ponds invariably outnumbered the visitors. For us, that made it an even more magical experience in the middle of a fair-sized bustling city. But with no punters, they had to close the café and then the roof itself.; on my last visit, sneaking in where I wasn't supposed to be, it was overgrown and dilapidated, looking stranger than ever. But the strangest thing of all is that the city had such a wonderful facility and lost it just because they couldn't be bothered to climb a flight of stairs!