[STERNyc]

Since a kid I have always loved buildings that visually terminated a street, for me these buildings were the ultimate expression of the city and that these buildings were so to speak the top dog. I only know of a few buildings that end an otherwise typical cityscape with there presence of a bold imposition. I’m opening this thread for discussion of these types of buildings and hopefully as an outlet for others to post similar buildings.



Buffalo, Main Street, HSBC Tower:

http://www.buffalopix.com/nfta%20and%20hsbc.gif

Unfortunately this was the only picture that I could find.



New York, Park Avenue, New York Central Building:

http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/metlife/images/metlife_park.jpg

Later followed by.....

New York, Park Avenue, Met Life Building:

http://www.troude.com/PhotosAutres/NYParkAvenue.jpg

http://www.thecityreview.com/parkave8.gif

http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/MID030-Pan_Am_Bldg.jpg

http://www.mld.co.jp/photo/townscape/nyc/ny90-1.jpg

Whereas most of these types of buildings only terminate one or two streets, the Met Life Building terminates four.

http://homeandabroad.com/s/siteImages/14/42923_NYNY_MetLife110.jpg



Chicago, LaSalle Street, Chicago Board of Trade:

http://www.cbot.com/cbot/docs/44421.jpg

http://p.vtourist.com/2422519-Chicago_Board_of_Trade-Chicago.jpg

http://www.richardmargolis.com/portfolio/gal/Stock_Exchanges/001ChicagoBoardOfTradeDayti.jpg

[Steely Dan]

trump tower chicago is shaping up to be a magnificent street terminator. here's a little montage Bvictor put together to show how it will be a terminator for all 4 cardinal directions (3 streets and 1 river canyon).



Someone on Skyscrapercity was talking about how Trump Tower will act as a terminus to Wabash Avenue, and I decided to just throw this together.

It will be a terminus from all 4 directions pratically.

From east-to-west: Looking at it from the turnung basin west of the Chicago locks, from Lake Shore Drive, Columbus Drive, and to some extent Michigan Avenue.

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2005/04/357099.jpg

Taken December 19, 2006

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2006/12/507823.jpg


From west-to-east: Looking down Kinzie Street. It won't make as great of an impact from there because of the buildings setbacks, but you'll notice the verticle edge.

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2006/11/502123.jpg

Taken November 27, 2006

From north-to-south: We already know the impact looking south down Wabash. It will be spectacular.

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2005/04/357100.jpg

Taken on December 4, 2006
https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2006/12/504314.jpg

From south-to-north: The view down Wabash from the South Loop and beyond and from Lake Street will be stunning.

Taken December 21, 2006
https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/509217.jpg

Taken January 2, 2007
https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/01/510514.jpg

[SHOFEAR]

Edmonton's CN tower. It is located infront the old rail ROW and was used as a passenger terminal.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/41/79172723_6614447fd1.jpg?v=0

[M.K.]

In Munich, the new building of BMW Engineering was built in the middle of the street interrupting it. See the left one in the pic.
http://www.bmwgroup.com/bmwgroup_prod/d/0_0_www_bmwgroup_com/forschung_entwicklung/menschen_netzwerke/innovationsnetzwerk/_img/i_b_fiz_01.jpg

[GVNY]

A particular favourite of mine:

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4885/cvbsdf6qj.jpg

[JManc]

http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/45354135.jpg

[Awkab]

EDIT: Oh ^, you beat me to it!

A classic roadway terminator: Philadelphia's City Hall. It sits smack-dab in the middle of the two main streets in Philly, Broad Street and Market Street, which forces the streets to create a square around it, and has been confusing out-of-towners since 1901.

All photos from Gio's Phillyskyline.com (www.Phillyskyline.com):

http://phillyskyline.com/500/cityhall_broadst_nomummers.jpg

http://phillyskyline.com/500/green_cityhall_northbroad_vert.jpg

http://phillyskyline.com/500/green_cityhall_southbroad_vert.jpg

http://phillyskyline.com/500/cityhall_alllitup3.jpg

http://phillyskyline.com/spring/cityhall_logansq_spring.jpg

[LordMandeep]

I like Park ave.

[JonVegas]

http://www.uwm.edu/~rjg/pstrip2.gif
http://212.227.92.102/img/3597/wm/pd749263.jpg
Before they put the canopy up this was a fantastic view.

[theWatusi]

Another nice "street terminator" buildings in Philly

http://www.gophila.com/assets/dmt/images/11.BenFranklinParkwy-B.KriG.jpg
Art Museum

[PhillyRising]

http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/45354135.jpg

...and to think they wanted to tear down the whole thing back in the 1950's.

[David]

I love buildings that do this! The best example in Vancouver is the Marine Building, although it doesn't technically terminate Hastings Street: Hastings skirts around it as the grid switches to diagonal

http://www.execu-suites.com/images/old.gif

http://canada.archiseek.com/british_columbia/vancouver/images/marine_building.jpg

[NightHawk]

Couple more examples from Vancouver.

Shaw Tower:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/nighthawk07/Vancouver/VANCITY049.jpg

Water Street:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/nighthawk07/Vancouver/RVancity_July23_2005041.jpg

Dunsmuir Street:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/nighthawk07/Vanpic104.jpg

[kznyc2k]

^ I never realized how big the tower part was on Philly's City Hall. Talk about overkill..

NYC's Municipal Building

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/8453/dscf0063ed6.jpg

[Arriviste]

Calgary only has one noteable. You can see the termination of Centre Street North on the right side of the photo.

http://www.pikespeakriders.org/images/1107.jpg

[Boris2k7]

^ There is also Gulf Canada Square, which terminates 3rd Street...

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2594/gulfcanadahh3.jpg

[STERNyc]

Time Warner Center:

http://www.thecityreview.com/cps/timwar1.jpg

The giant glass space between the towers is where the road would have been.

[M.K.]

There is also the Maximilianeum in Munich that terminates or is in the middle of the richest street in city, which is one building a like very much its architecture and the nearby- http://www.tropicalisland.de/germany/bavaria/munich/images/MUC%20Munich%20-%20Maximilianstrasse%20towards%20Maximilianeum%20where%20the%20Bavarian%20Landtag%20meets%203008x2000.jpg

http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/~zwirlein/bilder_muenchen/maximilianeum.jpg:yes:

[Stephenapolis]

I for one like when buildings do this. It calls more attention (good and bad) to the building from street level. We really do not have one in Minneapolis. The Hennipen County Government Center is the closest thing we have. When you look down Sixth Street the building looks as if it terminates the street. But in reality the street passes through the building. It is pretty neat but a serious wind tunnel.

[JManc]

...and to think they wanted to tear down the whole thing back in the 1950's.

your f'ing kidding me! :koko:

[volguus zildrohar]

nope, mancuso. The idea was to keep the tower, demolish the base and turn the square into a traffic circle. The idea was deemed too expensive and thus shelved - thank goodness.

Other terminal vistas:
Philadelphia 30th Street Station
Transamerica Pyramid
Philadelphia's Wachovia Building (down an alley street but an impressive view...maybe I'll share it one of these hours).

[MidtownMile]

Atlanta actually has some interesting versions of this along the Peachtree Corridor. Since Peachtree has such an interesting progression, there are several buildings that appear to be street terminators that actually aren't. I'll try and snap some photos on my next trip down.

[STERNyc]

Buffalo City Hall:

http://pluto.fss.buffalo.edu/classes/eco/sb56/City%20Hall%202.JPG

[melbguy]

the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne is an amazing sight looking at it from the north. You can see it from the other side of the CBD, all the way through to the beach at St. Kilda, it is perfectly symmetrical for many kilometres through the city.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g10/b_citizen/View_from_Ceremonial_Avenue_towards.jpg

I couldn't find any good pictures, ill post some when i get some good ones.

[DecoJim]

Detroit's Fisher Building (Albert Kahn, 1928) appears to terminate 2nd Ave. when it reaches West Grand Blvd. (it resumes a half a block east)
http://www.maj.com/gallery/DecoJim/NewCenter/newcenter63.jpg
Picture was taken during Comerica Taste of Detroit in 2006.
The building on the right is Cadillac Place (former GM World HQ, now state government offices).

[Wheelingman04]

Great thread topic.

[AnotherPunter]

St. Paul's Cathedral and Fleet Street, London


http://www.traveljournals.net/pictures/l/7/76198-the-roof-of-st-pauls-cathedral-with-fleet-street-winding-off-in-the-background-london-united-kingdom.jpg

http://www.bijvoet.org/C1_Artikelen/Reisverslag_Londen/StPaulsCathedralFleetstreet.jpg

http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~yxie1/Travel/London/St_Pauls_Cathedral.jpg

[AnotherPunter]

Bush House (home of the BBC World Service) and Kingsway, London.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/images/2005/08/25/021_430x315.jpg

http://www.danyey.co.uk/lon105.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/rfwilmut/photo/2006/0508.jpg

[BTinSF]

Market St., San Francisco and Ferry Building:

Then: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6486650610391534812

Now: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/7/12146628_387a9636d1.jpg?v=0http://farm1.static.flickr.com/9/11785305_2104591504.jpg?v=0

Columbus Ave., San Francisco and TransAmerica Building:

http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/sf/kveus369p.jpg

http://www.vibrationdata.com/earthquakes/Resources/pyramid1.jpg

http://www.danheller.com/images/California/SanFrancisco/Nite/columbus-st-2-big.jpg

[psychosomatic]

Toronto city hall (from flickr)

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2844/tocityhallstterminatorbm8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Minato Ku]

Montparnasse Tower
http://img301.echo.cx/img301/3387/dsc009630jd.jpg

Grand Arche
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6814/parisladefense1280x960dsc03278.jpg

CBX Tower
http://www.paris-skyscrapers.com/newsite/photos/cbx44.jpg

[Tex17]

Pier 1 Place in Fort Worth is at the end of Belknap Street:

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/p1-belknap.jpg

and Main Street runs into the Tarrant County Courthouse:

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/courthouse4.jpg

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/mainst-night2.jpg

[Trantor]

Banespa
http://www.estacaometropole.bravehost.com/banespa2.jpg

http://www.novomilenio.inf.br/santos/bondes/bras41m.jpg

http://www.cdcc.sc.usp.br/ciencia/artigos/art_23/sampaimagem/avsjoao1951.jpg

looking from Banespa towards the avenue
http://thomaslockehobbs.com/2005/banespa6.jpg

[Marrson]

:cool: I REMEMBERED THAT DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES MAY HAVE A FEW STREETS THAT END UP AT STRUCTURES: I.E. Wilshire Blvd begins & ends @ ONE WILSHIRE BLDG. Might be others???:shrug:

[M.K.]

I would say that MASP in Sao Paulo could be an example, although it does not terminate a road seeing from Av. Paulista its address, but for the point of view of Av. de Julho road, center side half, it could terminate it, even the Av. Nove de Julho pass trough a tunnel to the other side of Av. Paulista Hill. This is quite an old photo but the museum shows a good example. I made a better updated photo today, but I don`t have idea and possibility to post it here.
Here you are. http://www.almanack.paulistano.nom.br/images/masp2.jpg
Here an arial view. You see the Av. 9 de Julho going though the tunnel where MASP Museum on the top at Av. Paulista terminate it.
http://www.jucamartins.com/saopaulo1/asp27_masp.jpg

[shane453]

Beautiful Boston Avenue in Tulsa and the BOK Tower.

http://www.utulsa.edu/admission/metro/gallery/images/boston_ave.jpg

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/e/e5/180px-BOK_Tower.jpg

[brian_b]

A desktop background I downloaded a long time ago, showing the Board of Trade in true Chicago weather
http://homepage.mac.com/brian_b/CBOT-TT.jpg

[Scruffy]

I have never seen tour monparnasse from its narrow side before. Looks like a completley different tower. didn't even recognize it. looks good though. thats a really cool chicago pic with the snow

[EtherealMist]

I remember driving down Park ave in my parents car when I was a kid and thinking what was going to happen when we get to that big building at the end. I thought the ave would go through it haha

[STERNyc]

I remember driving down Park ave in my parents car when I was a kid and thinking what was going to happen when we get to that big building at the end. I thought the ave would go through it haha

It does go through the Helmsley Building right in front of it and around the Metlife Building and Grand Central before returning to groundlevel.

[combusean]

http://emvis.net/~sean/gallery2/d/3449-2/009_2nd_st_entrance.jpg

The Phoenix Convention Center, where it looks like it's eating Symphony Hall looks out onto Adams St

[KCtoBrooklyn]

In Kansas City, the NY Life Building:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Newyorklifebuilding.png

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/5190/crw0244lz3.jpg

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1323/crw3973kt9.jpg

http://www.kcpl.lib.mo.us/lhimgs/kcpl/regular/10007065_reg.jpg

http://www.kcpl.lib.mo.us/lhimgs/kcpl/regular/10007070_reg.jpg

[Jaroslaw]

Saigon:

The city hall:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/86607165_ee95371fdf_b_d.jpg

http://www.tropicalisland.de/SGN%20Saigon%20People's%20Committee%20Building%20(Hotel%20de%20Ville)2_b.jpg

http://nguyentl.free.fr/autrefois/sud/saigon1/saigon_hotel_de_ville.jpg

The Opera house:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/399623806_a1e7bfd360.jpg?v=0

http://nguyentl.free.fr/autrefois/sud/saigon1/saigon_theatre2.jpg

http://nguyentl.free.fr/autrefois/sud/saigon1/theatre_saigon.jpg

[LostInTheZone]

hey San Franciscans: how come we never see pictures looking down Fulton Street toward City Hall from Alamo Square? I'd think that would be a standard postcard view, but it was completely new to me when I stumbled on it in person.

[Evergrey]

Harrisburg, PA
http://www.pbase.com/deadwing/image/49823549.jpg

[ks2006]

There are a number of these buildings in Pittsburgh - here are a few that I found pics for:

http://www.pittsburghskyline.com/gallery/pitt187.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/pittsburgh/DSCN7347.jpg

http://www.pittsburghskyline.com/gallery/pitt354.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/pittsburgh/DSCN7355.jpg

http://www.pittsburghskyline.com/gallery/pitt315.jpg




http://www.pittsburghskyline.com/gallery/pitt315.htm

[Wheelingman04]

^ Lovely photos.

[Patrick]

Great Thread!

[yumiko ^.^]

http://media.pixpond.com/394vf6.jpg

[KevinFromTexas]

There's a few more, but here's what I have shots of. I need to get more.

Texas State Capitol of course, as it sits atop its hill on Congress Avenue. The street continues around it and eventually turns into University Avenue, which itself terminates at the University of Texas Tower.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b234/KevinFromTexas/Austin%20pics/P1080254EDIT.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b234/KevinFromTexas/Austin%20pics/P1080255EDIT.jpg

[ReDSPork02]

L.A.'s Rodeo Drive ends at the Wilshire Beverly Hotel (Think "Pretty Women")
http://www.ebertps.de/images/Pretty%20Woman%20Hotel%20am%20Rodeo%20Drive.jpg

[spyguy]

Dearborn Station
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3215/53916021741f8e6355fbst0wk5.jpg

[mikeelm]

A desktop background I downloaded a long time ago, showing the Board of Trade in true Chicago weather
http://homepage.mac.com/brian_b/CBOT-TT.jpg

What do you mean true Chicago Weather?

[Dr. Taco]

^ From October till April, there's strong potential for cold and frickin snow in chicago. it would make me want to kill myself if i didnt assume it was gonna happen

[sabino86]

Atlanta actually has some interesting versions of this along the Peachtree Corridor. Since Peachtree has such an interesting progression, there are several buildings that appear to be street terminators that actually aren't. I'll try and snap some photos on my next trip down.

Same goes for Peachtree Center Ave. (BofA), Courtland St. (1180 Peachtree), and Piedmont Ave. (Colony Square).

[KevinFromTexas]

Guys, you really need to be credting the photographers of these photos, if they are not your own. Please do so. If you don't, your posts will be deleted. Forum policy.

[mikeelm]

^ From October till April, there's strong potential for cold and frickin snow in chicago. it would make me want to kill myself if i didnt assume it was gonna happen

Since when do we get snow in October?

I can remember that only happening once.

[elsonic]

I think Paris is the ultimate specialist in the art of perspective urbaine. from streets, parks, esplanades, stairs, avenues, and toward buildings, monuments or landmarks of all kind.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/129/385657039_87b226579d_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/114/290973176_999b0c93ec_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/91/273440961_63979cc4b4_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/65/188420603_980a122cd1_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/104/306701112_1de357755c_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/241/519864720_fe0eb24bfe_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/354795806_58364ef923_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/153/430262567_60a3558a4a_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/39/109270039_12ee18610d_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/221/500021024_707a0b50c1_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/227/492676511_ff7467e1e1_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/191/445182928_2a990b0d35_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/33/54347580_bf90ec46a5_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/54045981_69fdd27cb4_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/404583097_53d4044368_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/27/50045193_10a57fb7e4_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/64/161345151_708560ab97_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/112/302336466_6c9be47ab4_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/380506453_f2b8a63eb4_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/32/57140886_4e72d11177_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/105/260675606_1625235060_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/13/17450166_8b46279d52_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/459889523_eef8b73741_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/63/210762759_d058d3f443_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/52/229857236_7ccec10ad4_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/423474190_78913a6a81_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/346546327_0fa40abd09_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/438430648_47cf2d6064_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/55/153886486_192db33f89_b.jpg

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/425297874_88b81677b8_b.jpg

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http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1296/557920991_ff61e00f3d_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1102/557678690_d03bd78b09_b.jpg

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/398203767_e531b0871e_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/457810348_260cafd35a_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/148/336049501_b546be91a6_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/3/2622700_98a7113cf2_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/27/45911727_b5ae204bef_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/195/535791971_03f1b9e987_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/105/289740874_4ea52233ed_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/89/229111998_4e8def272b_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/492859580_0da990df96_o.jpg

[MolsonExport]

Wonderful thread; great topic.

[KB0679]

I tend to think that religious and civic structures do this best.

Here are some shots from Charleston, SC:

http://i.pbase.com/u6/merriwolf/upload/37539601.BroadStreetatDusk_14482.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/16/627016/1/60182543.IMG_3899.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/97/538097/1/54788305.PICT0092.jpg

http://k53.pbase.com/v3/51/547251/2/44421800.17.jpg

[spyguy]

333 North Michigan
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/8104/3472159218d99be1cf2wo1.jpg
James Andrachuk (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesandrachuk/347215921/)

[Mocholate]

Awesome pics guys , i agree it really gives the struture at the end a sense of importance ..

Guess this can be included -Parliment house ACT ,Australia
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c297/choppdat/parliament_hill.jpg

Opposite end of roadway meets Canberra war memorial
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c297/choppdat/r112128_351332.jpg

EDIT : Pic courtesy of someone else

[northbay]

great photos!

interesting topic - dont usually think of how the approach of a building plays into its visual experience.

[sf_eddo]

San Francisco City Hall from Fulton Street looking Eastward

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/42/111398251_e3b69e3517.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1219/530799623_4822b99c8a.jpg

[spyguy]

I tend to think that religious and civic structures do this best.

Art Institute from Adams St.
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6469/12639789453baf89c01bly8.jpg
Karla Withak (http://www.flickr.com/photos/karlasfotos/126397894/)

[the urban politician]

A JAW-DROPPING visual terminator of colossal proportions is being created in Chicago now as the boring, puny, stumpy Chicago Sun-Times building (which was demolished) is being replaced with the >1300 ft. Trump International Hotel and Tower. This was posted before by Steely Dan, but here are some neat update photos that provide some key previews into how this Godlike corridor is shaping up. Note also that some highrise buildings along this corridor didn't exist a few years ago.

Construction pics were as of 2-3 weeks ago, provided by BVictor and Retrograde at SSC:

Looking north from the south loop:
https://community.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/06/541120.jpg

Looking south from River North:
https://community.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2007/06/541562.jpg

Further back, just to give you an idea how grand this mother's gonna be (notice the crane on the left?):
http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/33/dscc0364xq6.jpg

KNEEL!!!

[Samthelima]

The Wisconsin State Capitol terminates 8 axes in total. The 4 wings extend to the cardinal points, and there are entrances between the wings also. This combination of architecture and urbanism is expressive of the idea that a capitol should ideally try not to "face" only a certain part of the state, but welcome all it's citizens.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3096/2596013397_26e2e553fe_b.jpg
Also, it's the largest granite dome in the world, 3 ft shorter than the nation's Capitol building, and the interior is stunning, with over 40 types of marble from around the world. Definitely worth a visit!
http://www.fig.net/commission7/madison_2005/pictures_am/14_the_wisconsin_state_capitol_building_600.jpg
image:fig.net

[Nowhereman1280]

Yeah, the Wisconsin State Capitol is pretty mind blowing, one of the more lavish structures I've seen in the US. Also, all of the buildings in the downtown area of Madison tend to have a similar attention to detail and luxary probably due to the height restrictions driving up the price of real estate. I never really noticed it until last time I was there, but every single building facing the capitol is just gorgeous, even the brand new ones use richly detailed stones or high quality and detailed curtainwalls.

[muppet]

Wow Paris is just unbelievable

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/492859580_0da990df96_o.jpg

[Lecom]

The Wisconsin State Capitol terminates 8 axes in total. The 4 wings extend to the cardinal points, and there are entrances between the wings also. This combination of architecture and urbanism is expressive of the idea that a capitol should ideally try not to "face" only a certain part of the state, but welcome all it's citizens.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3096/2596013397_26e2e553fe_b.jpg
Also, it's the largest granite dome in the world, 3 ft shorter than the nation's Capitol building, and the interior is stunning, with over 40 types of marble from around the world. Definitely worth a visit!
http://www.fig.net/commission7/madison_2005/pictures_am/14_the_wisconsin_state_capitol_building_600.jpg
image:fig.net

That's some sick urban planning.

[Visualize]

Boise, Idaho

Capital Building
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/75/205064131_71545fe3bd.jpg?v=0
From Flickr: Joel Mann

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/121/284824109_ccc587c700.jpg?v=0
From Flickr: Brian

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2272/2482416426_e5e1fdc78a_m.jpg
From Flickr: innerchild101

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/2459624411_80c0f0d206_m.jpg
From Flickr: XLphotog

Opposite of the Capital on the same street is the Train Depot
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1046/1400148628_d9f3577342.jpg?v=0
From Flickr: Ecosnake

[MolsonExport]

Montreal's Place Bonaventure visually terminates railroadways (18 lanes of railroad). Upon completion in 1967, it was the world's largest building (wikipedia).

http://www.imtl.org/image/big/_MG_8533.jpg

[JohnMarko]

Buffalo City Hall Down Court Street
from flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/army_arch/6353215181/
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6112/6353215181_817f8af4cf_z.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22976506@N05/3169472620/
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3258/3169472620_e2861a1989_z.jpg

Marine Midland/HSBC Building Buffalo, SOM
from flickr

http://www.lipsitzponterio.com/files/images/Site/MarineMidland.jpg

WNY Heritage Press
http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_2012/marine_midland/cavanaugh.jpg

http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_2007/main_st_downtown/main_st_downtown.htm

WNY Heritage Press
http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_2012/marine_midland/marine_midland_pt2.html

http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_2007/main_st_downtown/hsbc.jpg

http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_2012/marine_midland/1978_sized.jpg

http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_2012/marine_midland/DSC_0008.jpg

http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_2012/marine_midland/2008.jpg

[The_Architect]

Queen's Park, the Ontario Provincial Legislature, terminating University Avenue in Toronto:

http://www.blogto.com/upload/2010/04/20100403-Queen's%20Park.jpg
Source. (http://www.blogto.com/city/2010/04/do_we_really_need_to_protect_an_encumbered_view_of_queens_park/)

http://www.hopeforthesold.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/QueensPark.jpg
Source. (http://hopeforthesold.com/2011/page/10/)

From above:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3048/2676266570_abc6812173.jpg
Source. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_night_flier/favorites/page134/)

[The_Architect]

1 Spadina Crescent (1875), formerly Knox College of the University of Toronto, playing terminal vista for Spadina Avenue. This is one of my favourites in the city:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/1_Spadina_Crescent.JPG
Source. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1_Spadina_Crescent.JPG)

http://www.blogto.com/upload/2010/07/20100730-1SC2.jpg
Source. (http://www.blogto.com/city/2010/08/nostalgia_tripping_1_spadina_crescent/)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D-a7mi9icR0/TsPC75SrAbI/AAAAAAAAEjE/59_ghGxjzWc/s1600/ASC06345.jpg.preview.jpg
Source. (http://lost-toronto.blogspot.ca/2011_11_16_archive.html)

From above (with the not-so-flattering backside):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3091/2679833161_298dafa31e.jpg
Source. (http://www.flickriver.com/photos/news46/tags/1/)

In World War 1 it became a barracks and then a military hospital, where Amelia Earhart worked as a nurses aide in 1918..

[THE BIG APPLE]

US Capitol Building

Pennsylvania Ave (http://static6.depositphotos.com/1108627/614/i/950/depositphotos_6146969-US-Capital-Pennsylvania-Avenue-After-the-Snow-Washington-DC.jpg)

http://static6.depositphotos.com/1108627/614/i/950/depositphotos_6146969-US-Capital-Pennsylvania-Avenue-After-the-Snow-Washington-DC.jpg

Maryland Ave SW (http://www.asla.org/uploadedImages/Guide/Washington/Neighborhoods/Pennsylvania_Avenue/penn1.jpg)

http://www.asla.org/uploadedImages/Guide/Washington/Neighborhoods/Pennsylvania_Avenue/penn1.jpg

East Capitol St (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kWMUBrrhhzM/UBaaONGRB-I/AAAAAAAABuY/-xHLQEShU_c/s1600/East+Capitol+Street+Level+13.jpg)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kWMUBrrhhzM/UBaaONGRB-I/AAAAAAAABuY/-xHLQEShU_c/s1600/East+Capitol+Street+Level+13.jpg

AND THE NATIONAL MALL although not a street itself, it has two streets.

[THE BIG APPLE]

Washington Monument

Mall (http://www2.norwalk-city.k12.oh.us/wordpress/halgebra20708/files/2008/04/100_0515.jpg) and other streets (too many to name)

http://www2.norwalk-city.k12.oh.us/wordpress/halgebra20708/files/2008/04/100_0515.jpg

[THE BIG APPLE]

National Gallery of Art

6th St NW (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/3126275241_928f6750db.jpg)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/3126275241_928f6750db.jpg

[THE BIG APPLE]

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

10th St NW (smithsonian national museum of natural history)

http://www.crapo.senate.gov/services/images/NaturalHistory.jpg

[THE BIG APPLE]

WTC

West Street (http://www.tropicalisland.de/NYC_New_York_Manhattan_with_West_Street_b.jpg) (atleast visually) and the new WTC

http://www.tropicalisland.de/NYC_New_York_Manhattan_with_West_Street_b.jpg

[THE BIG APPLE]

White House

16th St (http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/22414289.jpg)

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/22414289.jpg

[THE BIG APPLE]

Union Station

All major thoroughfares

http://nikolasschiller.com/posters/unionstationquilt3-cut.jpg

[summersm343]

Aside from City Hall, Philadelphia's 30th Street Station sits right in the middle of JFK Blvd.

http://www.railpictures.net/images/d1/1/8/8/6188.1297299935.jpg
http://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/displayForumTopic/content/2415514336981937

The Philadelphia Museum of Art sits right in the middle of the Ben Franklin Parkway

http://35e59777f67834facdbb-42e03b710c36d1a8c73a97bcf0ec196b.r39.cf1.rackcdn.com/benjamin-franklin-parkway-krist-600.jpg
http://www.visitphilly.com/events/philadelphia/budweiser-made-in-america-festival/

[THE BIG APPLE]

Trump Chicago

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xjCJJNX_iQE/THK_U_EAu9I/AAAAAAAAD3I/72j3WmrZFd4/s1600/Building.JPG

http://acm.jhu.edu/~sthurmovik/Railpics/09-07-24_CTA_KENSINGTON/Chicago_Trump-Tower.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3588/3467104906_d6e0ce49e5_z.jpg

http://jamierood.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/trumptower-chicago.jpg

http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Images/NearNorthSide/TrumpTower-011.jpg

[THE BIG APPLE]

20 Exchange Place

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2048/2305784065_89dcdc091f_z.jpg?zz=1

[THE BIG APPLE]

Trinity Church

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Trinity_Church_NYC_004b.JPG

[THE BIG APPLE]

Empire State Building

http://the212.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/3930171014_e07bbac73d_b.jpg

http://m5.i.pbase.com/u42/hjsteed/large/34259615.030112ViewfromEighthAvenueand33rdStreetatMadisonSquareGarden.jpg

[THE BIG APPLE]

Flatiron Building

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Flatiron_Building_-_01.jpg

[THE BIG APPLE]

1 WTC

http://www.anotherpartofme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1wtc_tallest_nyc01.jpg

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/pb-120411-one-wtc-makely-05.photoblog900.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dkXUS0WeXjg/UQsqAPnPQWI/AAAAAAAAC10/dos60F-QKgU/s1600/Perry+Street+&+7th+Ave_Nov+3,+2012.JPG

[THE BIG APPLE]

Transamerica Pyramid

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TCL2Cmj9vVY/UQni1Q5HJfI/AAAAAAAACwY/JGn4rjeznIQ/s1600/Kearny+St+%2526+Columbus+Ave_December+15%252C+2012.JPG

[The_Architect]

To go with the Flatiron Building... The Gooderham Building in Toronto, which is actually older:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TbDWx0iEOSE/T6GYryk_1KI/AAAAAAAABo0/ZSnP5q5tHW8/s1600/_PL14082.jpg
Source. (http://plodphotography.blogspot.ca/2012/05/completed-in-1892-thered-brick.html)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7060/7078644495_75e2239d55_z.jpg
Source. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68678468@N06/7078644495/)

It used to be the end of an entire block before the 1950's happened:

http://static.torontopubliclibrary.ca/da/images/MC/pictures-r-6249.jpg
Source. (http://wholemap.com/historic/toronto.php?neighbourhood=St.%20Lawrence)