Melpomene Yields to Urania
"The Call of Cthulhu" deserves more time than I had yesterday, and I'm not likely to have more today.
So we interrupt the Tour de Lovecraft with a little architecture. (I had a tussle with myself over which Muse governs architecture -- I also considered Euterpe, as the muse of lyricism, and Calliope, as queen of the Muses much as architecture is queen of the arts. But I went with the "as above, so below" and picked Urania.)
The American Institute of Architects just released the results of a poll they took to determine "America's Favorite Architecture," which you can read about here. For the 'satiably curious, the top ten are:
1. The Empire State Building
2. The White House
3. Washington National Cathedral
4. The Jefferson Memorial
5. The Golden Gate Bridge
6. The U.S. Capitol
7. Lincoln Memorial
8. Biltmore Estate (Asheville, NC)
9. Chrysler Building
10. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Over twenty percent (32) of the buildings are in New York City; Washington D.C. has the second-most, and Chicago is third, with 15 out of 150. Chicago's highest-rated building is Wrigley Field (#31), which seems fair, though low.
My top ten favorite architectural structures in America, off the top of my head, noting that I am not speaking ex cathedra or making any but passing arguments about architectural greatness, and reserving the right to edit after reading your frenzied objections:
1. The Chrysler Building
2. The Tribune Tower
3. The Washington Monument
4. The Museum of Science and Industry
5. The Brooklyn Bridge
6. The Rookery Building
7. The Transamerica Pyramid
8. The Carbide and Carbon Building
9. The Luxor Hotel and Casino
10. Wrigley Field
What's yours?
So we interrupt the Tour de Lovecraft with a little architecture. (I had a tussle with myself over which Muse governs architecture -- I also considered Euterpe, as the muse of lyricism, and Calliope, as queen of the Muses much as architecture is queen of the arts. But I went with the "as above, so below" and picked Urania.)
The American Institute of Architects just released the results of a poll they took to determine "America's Favorite Architecture," which you can read about here. For the 'satiably curious, the top ten are:
1. The Empire State Building
2. The White House
3. Washington National Cathedral
4. The Jefferson Memorial
5. The Golden Gate Bridge
6. The U.S. Capitol
7. Lincoln Memorial
8. Biltmore Estate (Asheville, NC)
9. Chrysler Building
10. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Over twenty percent (32) of the buildings are in New York City; Washington D.C. has the second-most, and Chicago is third, with 15 out of 150. Chicago's highest-rated building is Wrigley Field (#31), which seems fair, though low.
My top ten favorite architectural structures in America, off the top of my head, noting that I am not speaking ex cathedra or making any but passing arguments about architectural greatness, and reserving the right to edit after reading your frenzied objections:
1. The Chrysler Building
2. The Tribune Tower
3. The Washington Monument
4. The Museum of Science and Industry
5. The Brooklyn Bridge
6. The Rookery Building
7. The Transamerica Pyramid
8. The Carbide and Carbon Building
9. The Luxor Hotel and Casino
10. Wrigley Field
What's yours?