The golden oak doors that open into it from the building's exterior were intended to create a dramatic entrance into an equally dramatic, high-ceilinged space where domes 50 feet in the air are covered in buff-toned Guastavino tiles.

The building's exterior is dominated by heavy flying buttresses which allowed the architects to increase the window size significantly, while the west end is dominated by two contrasting spires – a 105-metre ( 349 ft ) plain pyramid dating from the 1140s and a 113-metre ( 377 ft ) early 16th century Flamboyant spire on top of an older tower.

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.

Unfortunately, in 1963 the United States Glass Company was damaged by a tornado, and their 80-foot water tower collapsed through the building's roof.

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 building's tower, flush with the main frontage on Broadway, is raised on a block base with a narrow interior court for light.

File: The Cloisters tower. jpg | The building's tower.

The neon sign was however not affected by the fire and since 1964 it sits on a custom-designed tower on the NK building's roof, 87 meters above street level.

* 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.

Beckford's decidedly obsessive haste to erect the building as fast and as grandiosely as he could, coupled with the decision ( ultimately pushed by Beckford ), of reaching structurally unsound heights in the building's tower spire, and utilizing for this a method of building labeled " compo-cement " by Wyatt, which consisted in using timber stuccoed with cement, led to the eventual collapse of the tower — damaging the western wing of the building too — in 1825, when Beckford had already sold the building ( for a good price of £ 275, 000 ) to John Farquhar.

As of January 2010, the building's owner had expressed no interest in developing the roof of the tower, but public interest in the potential of such a project has been high.

However, the building's 14th century tower was its only section to survive the Great Fire of London in 1666 ( and then only partially ).

Twenty-four spires mark the perimeter of the building's footprint and a tower rises from the intersection of the floor plan's apparent crucifix.

The most comprehensive renovations occurred from 1979 to 1983 to correct structural weaknesses in the building's tower and roof trusses.

Because of the building's historical significance, its interior was kept intact while the exterior was remodelled and a Neo-Baroque clock tower was added to give it the resemblance of the Royal Castle in Warsaw.

The three-story building's exterior walls and twelve-story clock tower were composed of pink granite and red pressed brick topped by a number of steeply-pitched roofs.

It is even thought that the building's clock tower and statues were designed to mimic the temple's spires and statue of the angel Moroni.

The building's plan is a modified Greek Cross with four arms extending outwards from the central tower, which stands 64 m ( 211 ft ) tall.

Where Lawson's tower block is an exemplary composition in the Scottish Baronial style, taking its inspiration from the 16th century tower houses and reading something like a toy fort or a castle to a modern eye, McCoy's blue stone aggregate and fair face concrete echo its materials while the new complex's gun slot windows are a playful reference to the Maginot line which echoes the old building's military theme.

The building's entrance is situated towards the north, within the body of the northwestern tower.

The school newspaper is called the Tower Times, and the school yearbook The Tower, both referring to the school building's five-story tower and facade that rise over the main entrance and dominate the village's skyline.

From when it opened, the tower was referred to as both the Bond Tower and the R & I Tower, owing to the presence of both logos on the building's exterior.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The building's first resident was Ray Heckla, the original building engineer, responsible for the residential floors from 44 to 92.

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.

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.

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.