Monday, October 16, 2023

Transamerica Pyramid

 

Transamerica Pyramid
Tim Gunn
Saint Francis

2 Thessalonians 2:15
“Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.”
 
 
 
"So flash'd and fell the brand Excalibur:
But ere he dipt the surface, rose an arm
Clothed in white samite, mystic, wonderful,
And caught him by the hilt, and brandish'd him
Three times, and drew him under in the mere."~~~Tennyson: Morte d'Arthur

 
Transamerica Pyramid
John King of the San Francisco Chronicle summed up the improved opinion of the building in 2009 as "an architectural icon of the best sort – one that fits its location and gets better with age." King also wrote in 2011 that it is "a uniquely memorable building, a triumph of the unexpected, unreal and engaging all at once. ... It is a presence and a persona, snapping into different focus with every fresh angle, every shift in
 
 
 

 
 
 
Chess: "Transamerica Pyramid" "Tim Gunn" "Saint Francis"

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