Your town's best building?

Discussion in 'Art & Architecture' started by Jayfil, Feb 12, 2007.

  1. nicodemus

    nicodemus Member+

    Sep 3, 2001
    Cidade Mágica
    Club:
    PAOK Saloniki
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Tuscaloosa, AL:

    Probably the President's Mansion at the University of Alabama. There aren't many buildings like this around here because a lot of stuff was torched during the Civil War.

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  2. quentinc

    quentinc New Member

    Jan 3, 2005
    Annapolis, MD
    Our most noteworthy:

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    The Tower Life building, which I'm partial to, since my great grandfather was one of the head engineers.

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    You can see the Tower of the Americas - our other famous structure - to the left.

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  3. quentinc

    quentinc New Member

    Jan 3, 2005
    Annapolis, MD
    We also have a few Spanish missions (other than the Alamo), the most notable being Mission San Jose:

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  4. TheSlipperyOne

    TheSlipperyOne Member+

    Feb 29, 2000
    Denver
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    It's not my favorite but the Denver Public Library is one of many cool buildings here:

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  5. Daniel from Montréal

    Aug 4, 2000
    Montréal
    Club:
    Montreal Impact
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    I'm a big fan of our Big O, even though it's completely run down. It's so different from any other stadium before or since.
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    People will usually list the Notre-Dame basilica or the (massive) Oratoir Saint-Joseph as the best building in Montreal.
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  6. Jayfil

    Jayfil Member

    Feb 24, 2000
    South Burlington, Vermont
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I also love Stade Olympique. So many good memories of bad baseball...seen from the front row because there were only 5,000 people at the game. I went to a lot of games as a kid in the early 80s too though, so I remember what that stadium was like with a good enthusiastic crowd. It's too bad it never worked properly.

    Notre-Dame is nice too, but I think it's really the interior that blows people away.
     
  7. RichardL

    RichardL BigSoccer Supporter

    May 2, 2001
    Berkshire
    Club:
    Reading FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    in a town not overblessed with attractive buildings, it could well be my old school

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  8. SABuffalo786

    SABuffalo786 New Member

    May 18, 2002
    Buffalo, New York
    There's a lot of great architecture in Buffalo, but I would say City Hall's probably the best. Good example of Depression-era Art Deco

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  9. forzaboston

    forzaboston New Member

    Mar 16, 2007
    Washington, DC
    wow. that is the city hall in buffalo? i had no idea. very cool.
     
  10. SABuffalo786

    SABuffalo786 New Member

    May 18, 2002
    Buffalo, New York
    Our Lady of Victory Basillica located in Lackawanna, NY. Just South of the city.


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  11. Cabster22

    Cabster22 New Member

    Feb 2, 2007
    Washington, DC
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    BTW... ^^^ those pics of the basilica look just like the national shrine in DC..
     
  12. SABuffalo786

    SABuffalo786 New Member

    May 18, 2002
    Buffalo, New York
    Nope, that's Father Baker's church right in the heart of WNY.


    EDIT: That roof shot is in fact the National Basillica. :D The other two are definitely ours. My mistake.
     
  13. AFCA

    AFCA Member

    Jul 16, 2002
    X X X rated
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    Almost finished, "Marchand" condo in west A'dam near the city centre.

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    Just a pick.
     
  14. ASU55RR

    ASU55RR Member+

    Jul 31, 2004
    Brooklyn, NY/Brno,CZ
    Club:
    FC Zbrojovka Brno
    Nat'l Team:
    Czechia
  15. el-capitano

    el-capitano Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 30, 2005
    Sydney
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia

    I'll match your Prague Castle and raise you a Sydney Opera House!! :D

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  16. RealMadGunner

    RealMadGunner Member

    Jul 19, 2006
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Wow !! Those are some impressive buildings there ..

    Well, if temples count, here's one ..

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    Temple in Halebid, India .. This is not really massive, but i love the fine art on the walls !!
     
  17. Cheezymadman

    Cheezymadman New Member

    Apr 6, 2007
    Ashland, Ohio
    I'd say the University Library here in Ashland, Ohio.

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    Doesn't look that great from the outside, but the view from the 8th floor is spectacular. i'll try to get a picture next week when i get back to campus.
     
  18. Hrvat

    Hrvat New Member

    Mar 27, 2005
    Zagreb, Croatia
    The Croatian National Theatre

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    or the Cathedral

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  19. pippomo

    pippomo Member

    Jun 15, 2006
    Modena
    Duomo di Modena 1099 AD
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  20. ASU55RR

    ASU55RR Member+

    Jul 31, 2004
    Brooklyn, NY/Brno,CZ
    Club:
    FC Zbrojovka Brno
    Nat'l Team:
    Czechia
    ... all in

    jublejini synagoga (Jubilee Synagogue)
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    Tancici Dum (Dancing House)
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  21. ASU55RR

    ASU55RR Member+

    Jul 31, 2004
    Brooklyn, NY/Brno,CZ
    Club:
    FC Zbrojovka Brno
    Nat'l Team:
    Czechia
    Tyn
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    Rudolfinum (I spent a year [my triumphant return] at Univerzita Karlova Filozoficka Fakulta which is also on this square [Namesti Jana Palacha])
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    Vysehrad (where Prague began)
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  22. ASU55RR

    ASU55RR Member+

    Jul 31, 2004
    Brooklyn, NY/Brno,CZ
    Club:
    FC Zbrojovka Brno
    Nat'l Team:
    Czechia
    Strahovsky Klaster
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    Troja
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  23. ASU55RR

    ASU55RR Member+

    Jul 31, 2004
    Brooklyn, NY/Brno,CZ
    Club:
    FC Zbrojovka Brno
    Nat'l Team:
    Czechia
    Muzeum
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    and the most wonderful sight in all of Prague :D
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    I could post more, but I feel I've made my point
     
  24. ASU55RR

    ASU55RR Member+

    Jul 31, 2004
    Brooklyn, NY/Brno,CZ
    Club:
    FC Zbrojovka Brno
    Nat'l Team:
    Czechia
    And I shouldn't forget the cities I've lived in since arriving in America,

    Jackson Area MS

    The wonderful Hotel King Edward
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    just joking, serious examples

    Lamar Life Building, I believe oldest skyscraper in the city, its been dwarfed by other buildings, but still probably the nicest.
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    Capitol
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    wanted to include old capitol, but was too many images and the current capitol is probably nicer.
     
  25. ASU55RR

    ASU55RR Member+

    Jul 31, 2004
    Brooklyn, NY/Brno,CZ
    Club:
    FC Zbrojovka Brno
    Nat'l Team:
    Czechia
    and who can forget my temporary College home of Tempe...

    Gammage auditorium

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    other than that just look up track housing and chain stores and you have the next 50 miles in any direction.

    An ex-girlfriend of mine was an exchange student (From Prague too) and when her plane was landing in Phoenix she was well polite way of saying it unimpressed with the view, and more accurately she was already regretting choosing ASU for exchange location. To be fair while the city itself sucks, there are actually many nice things to look at in Tempe ;) .

    Oh and I'll throw in Mississippi's old capitol, since Tempe has only one notable building.

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