Seoarated at birth

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   Eamon Knight

   May 18, 2012 at 8:27 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment

   That, and Toronto’s Old City Hall (preserved after some protest, to become a courthouse), and at least a few buildings at the place I did my undergrad. It was a Style.

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   Eamon Knight

   May 18, 2012 at 8:30 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment

   …and good grief, how could I forget? The Canadian Parliament buildings.

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   Egbert

   May 19, 2012 at 6:31 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment

   Looks awfully like the Palace of Westminister (British Houses of Parliament) with the famous big Ben clock tower. And yes, technically Big Ben refers to a bell not the clock tower.

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   Ophelia Benson

   May 19, 2012 at 10:14 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment

   Actually no, not like Pugin’s work. Both are very massive and heavy – both the OPO and MTH. They’re sort of ugly that way, which is why I like them. They kind of miss the point of Gothic architecture…