Alas, these cities were and are destined to appear on the map.
For thousands of years cities were the samples of human skill, imagination and success. They embody our strong social aspirations and the desire to create great masterpieces. London, Constantinople, Paris, new York, the embodiment of human dreams. However, there were many cases, when someone’s vision of the ideal city breaks on the inability to build it. Here are 10 cities that were never built that you never visit.
10. Dongtan
Just a couple of months ago, it was said that the planned city of Dongtan in China will not be built. Its construction was looking forward to, as it was to become the first eco city in the world. Twice of Manhattan, the city was to be built near Shanghai, and to change the ways of human interaction with the environment. Migration of Chinese population from the countryside to the city gave rise to the movement for more environmentally friendly projects, Dongtan was the most famous of them. The city would produce its own energy from sun power, wind and bio-fuel and recycled city waste would. Increased the number of people walking and cyclists. It would be a green model for the world, however, a large number of issues and problems. And after the mayor of Shanghai was arrested for fraud with the property in 2006, the construction plan of the city was postponed indefinitely.
9. Triton
Buckminster fuller created the bold project. He called it the city of Triton, which was supposed to be a floating home to over 5,000 residents. The plans were quite extensive: to be resistant to tsunamis, provide funds for life, to desalinate water for human consumption, to create privacy for each resident and be in the form of a tetrahedron, which provides more space with less volume. The city is also included educational institutions and various entertainment. The project became interested in the naval forces of the United States and the city of Baltimore. However, when I changed the municipal and Federal government, the project was cancelled. Today, there are similar cities, such as the artificial island Kansai, but it is only a pale semblance of the amazing city of Triton.
8. Broader
Was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1932. The city was presented as a new urban utopia. Wright planned the city in which every resident have grown their own food on their own land. One of the controversial features was the fact that representatives of all social classes mingled with each other much more than any existing city. In Broadacre all buildings divided by parks with grassy areas and trees. Cleanliness was paramount, and the city would develop, only light industry, all the buildings were located would be under the ground. Wright was recognized to a much lesser extent the existence of transport that brought his project to criticism.
7. Resorts Disney
This is not a city as such, but rather of whole urban areas. I wonder what we would have from the world famous Disney. For example, Dark Kingdom: the Park, showing all the disney villains and the former is the antithesis of the Magic Kingdom. The evil Castle is in the centre of the Park. Science city: designed for the Tokyo disney resort, with a huge number of research projects and attractions. Snow crown ski resort located in Northern California. This is the largest of the resorts and parks designed by disney, but never implemented.
6. A city without slums and smoke
Garden city was designed to provide beautiful nature to the General public at the same time including industry and agriculture. Projects of Ebenezer Howard, very interesting. The design of the city resembles a wheel with the Central city in the middle surrounded by six smaller ones. Each city straddles the canal. Existing roads also connect the city together. Planned railway, as well as farm, insane asylum, reservoirs, an agricultural College, factories, cemetery and orphanage. However, the project seemed too intimidating and was closed.
5. City California
Although this city you can visit, you will never see that originally it was conceived. NAT Mendelsohn had designed a city that would surpass the greatness of Los Angeles. He began to build, and if you look at the picture of the city from the satellite, it seems that Mendelssohn closer to his dream. However, closer examination shows that there’s something missing houses. The city looks like an intricate circle on the grain fields. Mendelssohn, like many other urban planners, suggested that will buy land will be divided into parts, build the houses and sell them to those who need your piece of land. However, he never brought profit. 50 years later, the streets remained deserted. One of the reasons was that he overestimated the demand. However, the city is not empty. It is home to around 14,000 people.
4. Experimental city mn
The city was a common project of the University of Minnesota and the Federal government in the 1960s. the City could accommodate 250,000 residents would be included open spaces such as parks, farms, and wildlife. Only one-sixth of the area devoted to roads, and the town was partly covered with a geodesic dome. It would not be machines. With the outside world people would be connected road system with magnetic cars without drivers. Perhaps the biggest difference of this city was that there are no schools. Practising the teachings throughout life. However, the budget and logistics are not allowed to implement this project.
3. Welthauptstadt
The world capital of Germany was to be the jewel of the Third Reich. Hitler was convinced that Germany will become the centre of Europe and perhaps the world, and started the construction plan of the capital. His goal was to surpass the quality and Shine of other world capitals such as London, Paris and Washington. The city included a stadium of 400,000 spectators, a Chancellery, a triumphal arch and a giant square surrounded by large government buildings. Although war began before the construction and put an end to the project, the land was already chosen and engineering plans are developed. Hitler’s plan was to win the war, finish construction, to spend in the city the world’s fair in 1950. and to retire. It is interesting that marshy land of Berlin would never have been allowed to build such huge buildings, what Hitler wanted.
2. Success Suvarga
First of all, the city had to have a huge glass dome, which would allow to control the climate. The city comprised of 400,000 inhabitants, stadium, supermarket, schools and fuel center. In the form of transport proposed aerial cable machine line. Machines as such do not exist, as it was a city for people and all the energy in the city was provided with natural gas. The impracticality of the city project put an end to the Success Suvarga.
1. Boston
He was supposed to be a resort town, where alcohol was hailed. City Mel Johnson included a dozen bars and Nightclubs with different themes. He worked every detail. Street names were associated with alcohol: gin Street, the Boulevard Bourbon, etc. In the city was the moving sidewalk and the electric trolley buses for delivery to the drunken customers home or to another bar. Drinks produced in the city, bars are open 24 hours a day. You can drink it everywhere. In the middle of the city thought the large building in the shape of a Martini glass in which he lived himself Johnson. The Johnson was money from his late father, however, construction required more, so he strongly promoted the project, to attract investors. However those interested very few people. It, and negative press resulted in the failure of the project. In 1960 he gave up his dreams, and later was transferred to the hospital with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. Johnson died a few years later.
