Look as well as listen.
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Tower, which houses a 60 bell grand carillon.
This is the east side, the one that faces the large open common space of the main portion of North Campus.
DP121-2013 Posted May 1; processed ditto
From a distance the tower looks like a rather conventional (but not especially attractive, in my opinion) design, with normal verticals, horizontals, and right angles. But walk up close and examine it. You'll think you're in a space warp. There are few if any right angles. Even some of the lines you'd expect to be horizontal are not. It must have been a nightmare to construct. It is also extremely difficult to photograph in a way that reveals all of the distortions because of the inherent perspective distortions in photographs. This photo gives just a hint of all the oddities to be found in this extremely odd building.
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University of Michigan, North Campus
Ann Arbor,
April 27, 2013
(I'll have to do my commenting later today, probably much later. My sister arrives today for a two week visit. Yippee!)
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Tower, which houses a 60 bell grand carillon.
This is the east side, the one that faces the large open common space of the main portion of North Campus.
DP121-2013 Posted May 1; processed ditto
From a distance the tower looks like a rather conventional (but not especially attractive, in my opinion) design, with normal verticals, horizontals, and right angles. But walk up close and examine it. You'll think you're in a space warp. There are few if any right angles. Even some of the lines you'd expect to be horizontal are not. It must have been a nightmare to construct. It is also extremely difficult to photograph in a way that reveals all of the distortions because of the inherent perspective distortions in photographs. This photo gives just a hint of all the oddities to be found in this extremely odd building.
.
University of Michigan, North Campus
Ann Arbor,
April 27, 2013
(I'll have to do my commenting later today, probably much later. My sister arrives today for a two week visit. Yippee!)
Look as well as listen.
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Tower, which houses a 60 bell grand carillon.
This is the east side, the one that faces the large open common space of the main portion of North Campus.
DP121-2013 Posted May 1; processed ditto
From a distance the tower looks like a rather conventional (but not especially attractive, in my opinion) design, with normal verticals, horizontals, and right angles. But walk up close and examine it. You'll think you're in a space warp. There are few if any right angles. Even some of the lines you'd expect to be horizontal are not. It must have been a nightmare to construct. It is also extremely difficult to photograph in a way that reveals all of the distortions because of the inherent perspective distortions in photographs. This photo gives just a hint of all the oddities to be found in this extremely odd building.
.
University of Michigan, North Campus
Ann Arbor,
April 27, 2013
(I'll have to do my commenting later today, probably much later. My sister arrives today for a two week visit. Yippee!)
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Tower, which houses a 60 bell grand carillon.
This is the east side, the one that faces the large open common space of the main portion of North Campus.
DP121-2013 Posted May 1; processed ditto
From a distance the tower looks like a rather conventional (but not especially attractive, in my opinion) design, with normal verticals, horizontals, and right angles. But walk up close and examine it. You'll think you're in a space warp. There are few if any right angles. Even some of the lines you'd expect to be horizontal are not. It must have been a nightmare to construct. It is also extremely difficult to photograph in a way that reveals all of the distortions because of the inherent perspective distortions in photographs. This photo gives just a hint of all the oddities to be found in this extremely odd building.
.
University of Michigan, North Campus
Ann Arbor,
April 27, 2013
(I'll have to do my commenting later today, probably much later. My sister arrives today for a two week visit. Yippee!)
See photo in original gallery.