i consider my adopted city as very beutiful, but when i stopped to think about what the "best building" was, i was stumped. here is the classic postcard shot... and the basilica on the hill is indeed very impressive in a kind of gaudy way, but hardly my cup of tea. i'm very fond of what they do to st. nizier on the feast of lights, this being the version some years ago:
The Minnesota state capitol building.... and just a couple blocks down the road the Cathedral of St. Paul....
Burje Millad is the tower in the back. The Borj-e Milad is Iran's tallest tower. Still under construction in Tehran it stands 435 meters (1427 ft) high from base to tip of antenna. The head consists of a large pod with 12 floors, the roof which is at 315 m 1034 ft.
even beyond their function of carrying water away from the building, gargoyles are, as is all primitive art, more than simply decorative. the oldest ones are generally mythical animals and served to ward off evil; later they take all kinds of forms, even human, and their purpose is often allegorical and sometimes even comic.
Yup.For the same reason you can see faces of Japanese gargoyles of the rooftops of traditional Japanese houses.
the word has the same root as gorge, which is the french for throat but also has the same meaning as in english. other related words are gurgle and gargle... the connection with water, and especially the sound it makes, is evident. there's a street in old lyon called la montée du gourguillon... which refers either to a roman waterworks (a cloaca, not an aqueduct) or the gutter in the middle of the street.
My town (Forest Hills, New York) is only 2 square miles and mostly residential. So not a lot to choose from (but at least nicer looking than the rest of Queens ). Guess I'll go with the train station:
i'll add in the kelvin hall art galleries and museum in glasgow... and the best thing about it is ... it's all absolutely free. many a fine day has been spent here with my 3 year old son. he's particularly fond of the dinosaurs and the full size spitfire..