Themes - Corner Buildings and Perspective

Back to my "themes" trend. One of my favorite themes in pictures I've taken is the of corner buildings, or similarly, a shot that shows perspective. I don't know why these interest me so much, but they're fun. Normally I just like landscape and nature pictures, but these are a divergence from my norm. Here's a few from all over:

In July 2011, my sister and I went to visit our other sister who was living in San Francisco at the time. We got to play tourist while she worked during the days. San Francisco has so much to see, yet somehow I managed to take interest in some of the most nondescript buildings and sights. Like those below:

Building on Market St. in downtown SF.

Homes in the Haight-Ashbury area of SF

World-famous Lombard Street in SF

My sister and I were standing at the end of Pier 7 (I think it was #7) when I noticed how the pier seemed to be narrowing the further away it was. It also seemed to be pointing to the Transamerica Building, one of SF skyline's most iconic buildings.

Later on the same trip, the three of us visited Vancouver. We stayed in the heart of downtown, so it was easy to walk just about anywhere for some great views of the city. Vancouver is a beautiful city set right at the feet of some mountains. Forget the mountains though, I've got buildings to see!

 This picture below was taken from the Cambie Street Bridge, over False Creek and looking towards downtown. The bridge railing gave that appearance of perspective that I sometimes stumble across.

Very thin high-rise - Vancouver 2011

Thin building on the corner of 2 intersecting streets, near Gastown district of Vancouver.

To conclude the trip, we stopped over in Seattle for a few days. This building was just down the street from our hotel in downtown. I think the bottom floor was actually a sports gear and memorabilia store. The building was cool though.

When I visited Madrid, Spain, in 2006, I noticed this building just outside Madrid's Plaza Mayor. 

A similar building in Rome, from 2007:

I love this photo, taken in Rome, 2008. It's almost as if there is a reflection. Somehow this particular square and the nearby neighborhoods are almost perfectly symmetrical. Gotta hand it to those Italians.

Speaking of symmetry, I also found one taken in Brussels, Belgium the year before. This is in their main park in downtown, near perfrect symmetry.

 The photo below was taken in Prague, 2008. No backstory on this. It just fits the theme.

This was taken in London, 2007. This might be the thinnest building I've ever seen. Wouldn't you agree?

I also found one in Bordeaux, France during a brief stay in 2007. Very French architecure, oui?

Sticking with French architecture, and while in France's best known city, this one was taken in the artist neighborhood of Montmarte:

Ljubljana, Slovenia is a quiet European capital that most people probably don't make any stops to. I can't say there is anything amazing worth seeing there, but its still a cool city. You can see many of the buildings from the Soviet days, bland and seemingly hopeless, mixed with the traditional European architecture. The people seemed ready to forget their Communist days and ready for more visitors to come. The city had a great river running right through the heart of the old city, lined with cafes and bridges.

During a family trip in the winter of 2005, we made a stop in New York City. The Big Apple. The City That Never Sleeps. Home to the "world's first skyscraper", the Flat Iron Building. Every time I visit NYC, I make a point to stop by and see this building. I don't know why, but it's fascinating.

And finally I'll end with one from my hometown, Knoxville, TN. I don't think this bar exists anymore, but there used to be a Patrick Sullivan's in Knoxville's Old City district, on the corner of Central and Jackson.