This means that the building's alignment towards the place on the horizon where Venus first appears in the evening sky ( when it coincides with the rainy season ) may be meaningful.

Many of the total of 14 banquet and beer halls had a Wagnerian theme-indeed, the very name of the complex was taken from the Wagner opera Das Rheingold, the first of the four parts of the cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen, although this name did hark back to the building's planned former role as a concert venue.

The building's plans were drawn in the early 1960s, before student activism prompted a concern for safety, but the Fleming Building's narrow windows, all located above the first floor, and fortress-like exterior led to a campus rumor that it was designed to be riot-proof.

However, the building was vacated in 2012 as a result of the Broadcasting House changes and the end of the building's lease that year ; the first service to move was the Burmese Service on the 11 March 2012 and the final broadcast was a news bulletin broadcast at 11. 00GMT on the 12 July 2012.

The building's first phase was designed by British architect Sir Denys Lasdun and is one of his few works outside the UK.

In 1972, Edward Downes, formerly associated with London's Royal Opera House, became Musical Director, and his first new production was the Australian premiere of Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne, followed closely by Prokofiev's War and Peace as the opening night performance of the Sydney Opera House, a short time before the building's official opening.

The middle school located on the building's first floor became Manly Junior High and moved to Manual's old building at Brook and Oak.

The first mass in the new church occurred on December 25, 1876 ; the building's total construction cost was $ 31, 000.

The building was severely damaged by a fire on January 15, 1975, but was restored, and a new wing was added ; the wing was named after Anna Mae Auchmoedy, the building's first librarian.

Carlos led his six-person team past two police officers in the building's lobby and up to the first floor, where a police officer, an Iraqi plain clothes security guard and a young Libyan economist were shot dead.

One Canada Square has 3, 960 windows and was one of the first buildings to incorporate metallicised windows and other advanced window technologies, to assist with the building's energy efficiency plans.

Here, in the building's salon in 1760-63 he made his first known works of art, the bronze busts of the imperial couple and reliefs representing the heir of the crown and his wife.

The first such theater, the Cooper Theater, built in Denver, featured a 146-degree louvered screen ( measuring 105 feet by 35 feet ), 814 seats, courtesy lounges on the sides of the theatre for relaxation during intermission ( including concessions and smoking facilities ), and a ceiling which routed air and heating through small vent slots in order to inhibit noise from the building's ventilation equipment.

The houses are First House ( named because it is located on the first floor of the building ), Devonshire West House ( named after the street that backs the residence to the east ), Taddle Creek House ( named after a creek that flows through Toronto ), Vladimir House ( named after the original Innis residence building ), North House ( named because it is located in the building's north tower ), and Ajax House ( named after a University of Toronto satellite campus that used to exist in Ajax, Ontario ).

The first HSBC employees began work in the building on 2 September 2002, with phased occupation completed by 17 February 2003, and the building's official opening, by Sir John Bond, taking place on 2 April 2003.

of the facility includes small units rented to other tenants and a café and restaurant on the building's first floor.

The Grand Hall on the building's first level is the Museum's architectural centrepiece.

Due to the Chicago building's unique architecture and unique weight-bearing frame, it is considered the first skyscraper in the world ; however, it was never the tallest building in the world or Chicago.

Renovations included the building's first floor — to house equipment, classrooms, darkrooms, and offices — and the 130-seat Melwood Screening Room.

Members of the crowd tore gilded ornamental work from the building's wrought iron doors and then used it to break first floor windows.

Construction on the building's first phase therefore commenced in 1997, and was officially opened on March 4, 1999, even though the effects of the Asian financial crisis has started to bite on the economy during that period.

He scored the first Flames goal in the Olympic Saddledome, on the building's opening night of October 15, 1983.

This was the first time in the building's 31-year history that the complex had changed management.

The building's first floor is home to the offices and studio of WPGU as well as the Illini Apple Center, Illini Media Company's Apple authorized reseller.

The building's most famous full-time resident is Oprah Winfrey.

The new building's major donor was businessman Ty Warner, also a local resident.

The Bank's original home was in Walbrook in the City of London, where during the building's reconstruction in 1954 archaeologists found the remains of a Roman temple of Mithras ( Mithras was – rather fittingly – worshipped as being the God of Contracts ); the Mithraeum ruins are perhaps the most famous of all twentieth-century Roman discoveries in the City of London and can now be viewed by the public.

To ensure that all aspects of the building's performance in strong winds will be acceptable, a detailed wind tunnel study was carried out by Professor Alan Davenport at the BLWT at the UWO.

In her later years, she also visited the Empire State Building frequently, once visiting in 1991 as a guest of honor at the building's 60th anniversary, and also in May 2004, which was among her last public appearances.

Extant Roman coins struck by the Alexandrian mint show that a statue of a Triton was positioned on each of the building's four corners.

The building was originally known as the Joseph Stalin Palace of Culture and Science ( Pałac Kultury i Nauki imienia Józefa Stalina ), but in the wake of destalinization the dedication to Stalin was revoked ; Stalin's name was removed from the interior lobby and one of the building's sculptures.

Then, through a smashed out 38th floor window, she told Goodwin, who was hanging from the building's side a floor below, that though she did not agree with his climbing of the John Hancock Center she certainly opposed the fire department knocking him to the ground below.

During its conversion into the MSI, the building's exterior was re-cast in limestone to retain its 1893 Beaux Arts look.

The building's exterior uses Pennsylvania Blue Marble, which, due to the manner in which it was cut, has begun to deteriorate from the exposure to the elements of weak parts of the stone.

It was originally constructed to facilitate Toronto ’ s City Council, legal and municipal offices and the city's courts however following the construction of the fourth city hall ( adjacent to the third, on Queen Street ) the building's purpose was limited to being solely a courthouse for the Ontario Court of Justice.

* The building's foundation is thick and was the result of a 24-hour continuous concrete pour.

The architectural work and the quality of the building's works of art meant that the historic building was declared a national monument of historic and artistic interest in 1970.

A replica of the old building's cupola was built to stand in the Preakness winner's circle in the infield.

The building was eventually demolished — a portion of the building's facade was preserved as an entrance to BMO Field stadium.

On the opposite side is the " survivor tree ", part of the building's original landscaping that survived the blast and fires that followed it.

Les Invalides (), officially known as L ' Hôtel national des Invalides ( The National Residence of the Invalids ), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose.

The Snøhetta-designed museum will now act as a memorial museum and visitors ' center, after family members of 9 / 11 victims objected to the building's original occupant, the International Freedom Center.

Most of the building's original character, such as the distinctive square malthouse roof-vents, was retained.

Nash's original estimate of the building's cost had been £ 252, 690, but this had risen to £ 496, 169 in 1829 the actual cost was £ 613, 269 and the building was still unfinished.

Also in 1992, the New York museum building's exhibition and other space was expanded by the addition of an adjoining rectangular tower, taller than the original spiral, and a renovation of the original building.

By fall 2007, the former American Laundry building had been renovated with the building's original historic facade preserved.

The original 1912 building was demolished in 2003, but the lintel from the building's main entryway has been preserved.

Due to the building's original Canadian developers there is no thirteenth floor ( as is the custom throughout North America ) and instead the floors are numbered 11, 12, 14, 15.

All these functional demands resulted in a doubling of the building's size from the time of its original conception.

As the port of Dublin moved further downriver, the building's original use for collecting custom duties became obsolete, and it was used as the headquarters of local government in Ireland.

The results of this reconstruction can still be seen on the building's exterior today – the dome was rebuilt using Irish Ardbraccan limestone which is noticeably darker than the Portland stone used in the original construction.

A small park across Greenwich Street occupies space that was part of the original building's footprint.

The building's original developer was Olympia and York of Toronto, Canada.

* Connecticut: The Hyatt Regency Greenwich, located in Old Greenwich, CT is on the site of the former world headquarters of Conde Nast Publishing and retains the original building's corner tower.

In 1948, the building's interior was restored to its original appearance.

The building's most recent incarnation was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1672 in Fleet Street in the City of London, though Wren's original building was largely gutted by fire during the London Blitz in 1940.

The building's original entrance sequence was much compromised by these changes and the later additions of raised concrete walkways around the building to serve the neighbouring Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and The Hayward, built in 1967 / 8 and also part of Southbank Centre.

The building's original tenant was the Department of Health and Social Security, known as the Ministry of Health at the time, which probably led to its being named Alexander Fleming House, after the discoverer of penicillin.

A grand staircase, which was part of the original structure, was restored to lead up to the building's second floor, housing a studio theater seating 135 people and an adjacent rehearsal / multiple-use space.

In 1975 reconstruction started, simplifying the building's original design and tearing down the northern wing ( the memorial hall ).