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| Marienplatz |
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| Iconographic Propaganda |
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| The Glockenspiel |
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| Lanterns |
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| The Corner Dragon |
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| Inner Courtyard of Glockenspiel |
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| Courtyard Stairs & Windows |
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| Grotesques |
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| Screaming Grotesques |
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A charming and childish design by a Bavarian King joins hopes with my gear oriented mind. The Glockenspiel in Muenchen is rather tasteful. A four-hundred year old dancing music box still plays away granting the magical wish of every youth to come true. The gigantic bells display five suspenseful minutes towards the coming of the hour. The Crowd stands tensely waiting for a bright light to unfold before them. The Hour is struck and the machine goes to work.
A striking example of the endowment experiential architecture can hold. To draw and gather a crowd year round brings to lights its supernatural trait. Learning from this urban situation can provide any scanty architect with inspiration and wit. A building can be much more than a purely functional design. In fact the details and poetics of a building tend to become function in themselves. For power of social perception and glad tidings to all who view the building should be first rate material for design. Making people happy is the best any architect can foster. Making people safe, sustainable and livable is expected and menial toward the whole. The Glockenspiel is an example of Aesthetics, Poetics and Function--the three components of great architecture.
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