Side by Side
Two residential towers, aligned at right angles to each other, mark the edge of the inner city on the banks of the Weerwater. The green-tinted glass, the rhythmic spacing of the black-framed panes and the horizontal bands of black all accentuate the skin of these prominent towers.
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