The architects’ preferred nickname of the “Tulip” for the latest proposed addition to the City of London skyline — a 305m viewing platform — is full of irony. This flower is, of course, the very symbol of a speculative bubble, one which would now be planted in the heart of a City attempting to position itself as the safest and most global financial centre.
對於倫敦金融城(City of London)天際線最新擬議新增的一座305米高的觀景臺,建築師們更喜歡的暱稱是「鬱金香塔」(Tulip),這個名字充滿了諷刺意味。鬱金香正是投機泡沫的象徵,但如今,一座「鬱金香塔」將屹立於試圖將自己定位爲最安全、最全球化的金融中心的倫敦金融城的心臟位置。
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