Thursday, July 3, 2014

the wedding cake

The cupola of City Hall.   Standing at the height of 320 feet, City Hall was the first high-rise government building in the United States. At the time it was built in 1914, it was also the tallest building west of the Mississippi.  The mayor, at the time of the building's inauguration, had recently been married, hence its nickname of the Wedding Cake.

6 comments:

  1. Lol, love the nickname and the building is actually rather beautiful!

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  2. It has all of the class that is missing in today's modern glass towers.

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  3. It is a handsomely embellished building.

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  4. Funny how nicknames come about :) It is a beautiful building ODP.

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  5. Great shot of this beautiful building top!

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