Sentences with phrase «tall spire of»

Only at the end of the film does the camera reach the tall spire of the Empire»» the journey downward turns out to be a climb to the top.

Then, in 1964, rock climbers found the dried - out remains of a giant stick insect on Ball's Pyramid, an 1,800 - foot - tall spire of volcanic rock 14 miles from Lord Howe Island.

The cathedral was completed in 1258 and has the tallest spire of all UK churches.

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By the early 1930s, the area along 42nd Street, directly north and south of Grand Central had become known as the «Valley of the Giants,» home to three of New York City's six tallest skyscrapers: Walter Chrysler's silver spire, real estate king Irwin Chanin's eponymous building across from the terminal and the white - faced Daily News Building.

With the additional 408 feet, the building would be the tallest in the U.S. and third - tallest in the world, although building experts dispute whether the spire is actually an antenna — a crucial distinction in terms of measuring the building's height.

Without the spire, One World Trade Center would actually be shorter than the Willis Tower in Chicago, which currently wears the crown of tallest building in the U.S. at 1,451 feet, not including its own antennas.

I am sure this is exactly what Jesus wants... I know I do not agree with a lot of the ways that churches spend money, but is there really any justification of any sort whatsoever to build the world's tallest church spire?

World Trade Center «spire» clad in controversy Is One W.T.C. slated to have bragging rights as the tallest structure in America, or is it going to be toppled over because of a technicality?

Then, looming out of the dark and into the sub's tight halo of floodlight, through curtains of rising bubbles that made it seem as if the sub were driving through champagne, Seifert saw chimneys — black, knobby spires, the tallest rising more than 13 feet off the seafloor.

However by the 14th Century, ropewalking had apparently been reinstated to its previous entertainment status, and perhaps even ratcheted up a notch since, according to an article at Atlas Obscura, during the lavish coronation of Queen Isabeau in 1389 Paris, an acrobat carrying candles «walked along a rope suspended from the spires of the cathedral to the tallest house in the city.»

The Gothic church is stunning both outside and inside, with its intense peaked roof and tall spire drawing visitors in to witness the wealth of art and architectural treasures within its walls.

Debuting as the second tallest building in the city, the hotel adds a new dimension to the downtown skyline, with a «lighted crown» programmed with an array of color options and a 170 - foot tall architectural spire that is illuminated in the evenings, making the building visible from throughout Central Texas.

Seen from the lake, Varenna looks like a colourful painting with its brightly painted houses and buildings, flowers along the lake edge, a castle tower above the tall pines on the verdant mountain behind, and the spire of the Chiesa di San Giorgio rising up above the roofs.

The crowned spire of its tower, the Westertoren, is the tallest church steeple in town, and you can see it from almost anywhere in the city center.

Right in the center of the site is a tall arrangement of corals which rise like a small cluster of church spires.

The top landing area of the initial platforming section has a Mynock flying around the tall spire.

One of the highlights will be Amber Spire Tower, a nine - foot - tall, vertical sculpture comprised of hundreds of glass spire - shaped pieces built into a dramatic tower formaSpire Tower, a nine - foot - tall, vertical sculpture comprised of hundreds of glass spire - shaped pieces built into a dramatic tower formaspire - shaped pieces built into a dramatic tower formation.

He and his dad look up at the spire of a tall office building and share a moment of pride.