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demmiblue

(36,893 posts) Sun Feb 4, 2018, 09:11 AM Feb 2018

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The Royal Ontario Museum

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The Royal Ontario Museum (Original Post) demmiblue Feb 2018 OP

Amazing...I like it, but it looks like some monstrous worm swallowing an old stone building Glorfindel Feb 2018 #1

The first thing I thought of was a geode. demmiblue Feb 2018 #2

Very interesting, indeed. Thanks for posting this. Glorfindel Feb 2018 #3

Wow. I feel like I should hate this cyclonefence Feb 2018 #4

That gives me a stabbing pain in my eye. femmocrat Feb 2018 #5

Glorfindel

(9,736 posts)

1. Amazing...I like it, but it looks like some monstrous worm swallowing an old stone building

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sun Feb 4, 2018, 09:30 AM

Feb 2018

Maybe that was the architect's intent. I'd really love to visit it someday.

demmiblue

(36,893 posts)

2. The first thing I thought of was a geode.

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 4, 2018, 09:39 AM

Feb 2018

An interesting juxtaposition, regardless!

Glorfindel

(9,736 posts)

3. Very interesting, indeed. Thanks for posting this.

Reply to demmiblue (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 4, 2018, 10:00 AM

Feb 2018

I would never have known about the museum and its addition otherwise.

cyclonefence

(4,483 posts)

4. Wow. I feel like I should hate this

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sun Feb 4, 2018, 10:13 AM

Feb 2018

but wow. It's magnificent. Holy moly.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

5. That gives me a stabbing pain in my eye.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sun Feb 4, 2018, 10:33 AM

Feb 2018

Can't look at it. Why would they do that?

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