Yes, it's a real building in Johannesburg, its Ponte City- a looming hollow column of once posh apartment blocks. You may have seen it from the outside in "District 9" and it is soon to be a cinematic focus again as Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire) is set to direct a movie that takes place in Ponte City. The haunting Neo-Brutalist architecture really fires the imagination. Monday, 14 June 2010
Writing Prompt: Ponte City
Yes, it's a real building in Johannesburg, its Ponte City- a looming hollow column of once posh apartment blocks. You may have seen it from the outside in "District 9" and it is soon to be a cinematic focus again as Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire) is set to direct a movie that takes place in Ponte City. The haunting Neo-Brutalist architecture really fires the imagination. 
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