Palettes Upon Palettes

Architecturally Speaking / June 26, 2019

I think that it’s fair to claim that Prague has a bit of architecture that would satisfy everyone. The tourists who have no clue what they’re looking at but still desire modern and flashy, the historian who craves buildings with some life tucked under their belt, and up and coming architecture students who have extensive knowledge about design and its influence.

It seems as though every time we round a corner there is some sort of construction project going on to advance and expand the city. New palettes of color grace every street and name its character. Iconic symbols of Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and more stand towering over the city. Their varying doors welcome in all types of people and artists and dreamers. 

Walking by this building on the way home from lecture yesterday was the best reminder of this reality that has already become commonplace for me. Imagining the building facades of Texas makes me miss it less and less. This specific structure stuck out like a sore thumb in the plane with its neighbors, but followed the footing of the city in its colorful dance without any fault.