Up to Washington D.C. (life therein) - September 2011 and onward

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Old Post Office

Except for the first picture and first video, I took these pictures with my cell phone's camera. My regular camera's batteries died even before I entered the elevator and my backup batteries were also dead. I was lucky I had my cell phone on me!


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The Old Post Office (pavilion / clock tower) is a Richardson Romanesque building, with textured stone, deep windows, cavernous doors (not visible). I like its look.
The so-called Old Post Office Pavilion, in the bottom levels of the building, is now an elegant, old-fashioned, small shopping and food concourse with a grand stairway.
Another view of the food court. Also don't miss the supportive girders above. I like this design; it makes the space airy.
A vertical panorama up from the shopping concourse through the soaring open-air atrium and the enormous skylight above. Also note the inside faces of the building, especially at the levels.
The Old Post Office (pavilion / clock tower) is a Richardson Romanesque building, with textured stone, deep windows, cavernous doors (not visible). I like its look.
The so-called Old Post Office Pavilion, in the bottom levels of the building, is now an elegant, old-fashioned, small shopping and food concourse with a grand stairway.
Another view of the food court. Also don't miss the supportive girders above. I like this design; it makes the space airy.
A vertical panorama up from the shopping concourse through the soaring open-air atrium and the enormous skylight above. Also note the inside faces of the building, especially at the levels.
Looking straight up along a different side of the atrium. Also note the hanging panels; I wonder if they're for blocking/redirecting light or for artistic effect.
From the glass elevator, a look at the upper-level facade of the building that faces the atrium.
Looking north from the Clock Tower, mainly at the nice rooftop terrace atop the building immediately across Pennsylvania Avenue. In the distance are the cranes near the construction site near my work.
Looking northeast at the FBI Building. The clouds were nice and puffy this day.
Looking straight up along a different side of the atrium. Also note the hanging panels; I wonder if they're for blocking/redirecting light or for artistic effect.
From the glass elevator, a look at the upper-level facade of the building that faces the atrium.
Looking north from the Clock Tower, mainly at the nice rooftop terrace atop the building immediately across Pennsylvania Avenue. In the distance are the cranes near the construction site near my work.
Looking northeast at the FBI Building. The clouds were nice and puffy this day.
Ditto, aiming a little to the left of the previous picture in order to attempt to glimpse the top of my apartment building across to the left of the FBI Building, just beyond it. I'm not sure if it's shown; I don't think I'd recognize it. Don't miss the pretty terraces with benches circumscribing two upper levels of the building in the foreground.
Looking east straight down Pennsylvania Avenue at the white glow that is the Capitol.
The Capitol, closer-up but a bit fuzzy. It appears my camera's zoom isn't very good.
The view southwest toward the Washington Monument. The giant circular buildings are part of the Federal Triangle complex.
Ditto, aiming a little to the left of the previous picture in order to attempt to glimpse the top of my apartment building across to the left of the FBI Building, just beyond it. I'm not sure if it's shown; I don't think I'd recognize it. Don't miss the pretty terraces with benches circumscribing two upper levels of the building in the foreground.
Looking east straight down Pennsylvania Avenue at the white glow that is the Capitol.
The Capitol, closer-up but a bit fuzzy. It appears my camera's zoom isn't very good.
The view southwest toward the Washington Monument. The giant circular buildings are part of the Federal Triangle complex.
Looking west-northwest across Freedom Plaza (the big empty rectangle). The building with the portico at the end of the road is the Department of Treasury. Immediately beyond that is the White House.
Slightly shifted from the previous picture, this one looks northwest, getting yet another view of Washington D.C.'s skyline and another rooftop with benches and trees.
The Clock Tower's bells. Heavy duty. Nowadays, I think they're only rung once a week and on special occasions.
Looking west-northwest across Freedom Plaza (the big empty rectangle). The building with the portico at the end of the road is the Department of Treasury. Immediately beyond that is the White House.
Slightly shifted from the previous picture, this one looks northwest, getting yet another view of Washington D.C.'s skyline and another rooftop with benches and trees.
The Clock Tower's bells. Heavy duty. Nowadays, I think they're only rung once a week and on special occasions.