The title refers to Manzoni's great national testament, on the trials of a young couple through separation, unrest, conflict, and even plague. It is why we have the Verdi Requiem.
The betrothed are saying their good-bye on the red granite plaza of 101 California Street. The architect was Philip Johnson.
Preface to the biography of a chair.
this image makes me very happy
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This comment makes me very sanguine for it. As a denizen of that sidewalk of some duration, I can tell you the sight was not unprecedented, but that the arrival of a skyscraper by Philip Johnson lent a distinct panache to its occurrence. But it is a suspicion of this blog, that an exemplary architecture can influence and inspire a disposition toward cherishings of beauty. We certainly know, it can do so with drearier sentiments.
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