More San Antonio architecture

San Antonio has some wonderful architecture, as I’ve previously posted. Here’s another taste.

They seem to like adding funky little additions to existing buildings:

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Another one. Perhaps they’re even built at the same time as the main building – but they sure add some flavor to the design.

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Lots of pattern and similarity in this government building near the Tower of the Americas and the new courthouse. Not much differentiation, though.

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A 15-20 metre high sculpture in downtown San Diego near the convention centre. Labeled Friendship or something like that. I took this shot from directly underneath it, in the middle of its two legs.

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Smaller buildings have their own flavor. This one might be boring and staid under the covers, but has been wrapped in living beauty:

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More designed than architected, this little cafe just jumps out of the background:

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San Antonio knows how to present itself after dark better than most cities. Here’s one of the towers of the old courthouse, near the Riverwalk.

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Arguably the most beautiful of all San Antonio buildings at night – the 275-year-old San Fernando cathedral, just across from the old courthouse. Beautiful!

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