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The Steeple at Glenn UMC by Shutze



My children went to preschool here. My son graduated high school inside. We've spent a lot of time around Glenn. It get's better with each visit, with each drive by.

The view from the Haygood Hopkins Gate will disappear when things green up.
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This is the stunning view from the north east, from the Rich Memorial Building.
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I love the back side too; enjoyed most often by parents in the pre-school's carpool line.
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We expect our steeples to be tall and pointy. Here we have a square, octagon lantern, and a dome. Seen alone...
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Seen in place, atop colossal columns, it's a whole 'nother thing.
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The whole composition, used every single day.
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I'd be happy with just parts.
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Impossibly detailed.
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The dome and 2 levels of airy arches sit on the sturdiest base.
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The upper balustrade...
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and the lower balustrade have the same balusters.
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I'm going to the 2010 Philip Trammell Shutze Awards on February 20th in Atlanta You should too. In the run up to the awards I'm doing a batch of posts about Shutze in my "neighborhood." No pro photography or pro architecture was committed in this post.

Thanks,
Terry
terry @ surf303.com