May 22, 2011

New life?

According to its website, the architecture of the five-story Ascension Columbary in Quezon City is supposed to "suggest a heavenly ascent due to its unique form patterned after a Bishop's miter." When we asked for directions to the place, however, people in the neighborhood told us "yung mukhang itlog" (the one that looks like an egg). To the man on the street—and this blogger on the sidewalk—it does look like an egg, one with a vertical crack down its middle.

The Ascension Columbary

8 comments:

Oakland Daily Photo said...

My first impression was that of an observatory!

Dina said...

OK, I can see how egg might be better symbolism.

Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com said...

The architect certainly must have anticipated that some people would call his creation an egg, which is one of nature's perfect shapes.

Cezar and Léia said...

Very modern and different architecture!
Great shot!
Léia

Birdman said...

Observatory was top on my list when I first saw it. Egg on my face?

Kaori said...

It does look like an egg!

VP said...

You know that I usually like your architecture, but this one looks like something built for a Gojira movie of the Sixties!

AB said...

Egg? It is obviously an alien spaceship!