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Your A-List: Best Landmark
Let’s face it, the Capitol is not entirely original in inspiration. It follows the patterns of Renaissance palaces and Baroque cathedrals, as well as other American government buildings, that antedated it. Yet, rising almost symmetrically from its green grounds in burly, native pink granite, it says “Texas” and only “Texas” to anyone who has ever beheld it.
That’s why it easily won the A-List poll on Best Landmark with 38 percent of the vote, topping the University of Texas Tower ( 24 percent), the ice-sculpture Frost Bank Tower (9 percent), the “Hi, how are you” mural (8 percent) and Mount Bonnell (7 percent). Others receiving votes were the Stevie Ra Vaughan statue (5 percent), Pennybacker Bridge (4 percent), Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge (2 percent), Enchanted Rock (2 percent) and Austin City Hall (1 percent).
Write-in: 360 tower
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By Beth Sanchez
September 15, 2008 12:54 PM | Link to this
I love driving down Congress towards the Capitol; it's as if you’re on an Austin red carpet. Once you get to the entrance and see the rolling green hills and straight-faced security guards in front of the car entrances, turn south and look down Congress. Then say, “Yep, this is Austin." (Looks more amazing at night!)
By Marc Sherman
September 10, 2008 11:03 PM | Link to this
While other routes are often quicker, I usually opt to take Congress most places in South Austin... between Oltorf and 5th...
Every time I'm on Congress with someone from out of town, they say something like, "Wow thats really beautiful" and I'm all "yeah I live here."