Elephant Gate, New Carlsberg, Copenhagen
About as iconic as brewery architecture gets–this is the granite herd that inspired a beer. The Elephant Gate is the grand portal connecting Copenhagen’s New Carlsberg District to Valby.
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis
Amazing what the Clean Air Act and a nice wash can do–Indianapolis’ Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral looks great. The seat of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, the actual parish here is pretty small.
Bertini Bros., 535 N. Wells, Chicago
Small but attractive indeed–Norwegian-American architects Michaelsen & Rognstad designed this Italian Baroque-inspired terracotta jewel for olive oil importer William Bertini in 1922. A renovation of an Italianate originally built in 1877, the building is a neat microcosm of the path of River North.
Thomas Taggart Memorial, Riverside Park, Indianapolis
A neoclassical flourish meant to cap the entrance to Indianapolis’ Riverside Park, the Thomas Taggart Memorial was built to honor the progressive three-term Mayor of Indianapolis who founded the city parks department and pushed for the creation of Riverside Park.
Hotel Sutherland, Chicago
Lot going on here: begun as the Cooper-Monatah Hotel, but requisitioned by the federal government for use as a military hospital before it ever opened. Operated for years as a segregationist white-only apartment hotel. Home to a legendary jazz venue that served integrated audiences.