1.   Political extremes met in the bombastic form of massive granite facades, square pilasters, eagles, wreaths and other motifs from the repertory of ancient Rome.

2.   Resembling an enormous sundial, the building boasts a six-story-high granite facade and stands eight stories tall in the back.

3.   The granite facade of the United States Memorial Holocaust Museum mimics the classical dictates of official Washington, but with an exaggerated sense of hollowness and vacancy.

4.   The granite facades that line its streets are vaultlike.

5.   The granite facades that line its streets are vault-like.

6.   The graceful granite facade and pinnacle are often bathed in lights of various colors to commemorate the season, holidays or special events.

7.   The State Bank building, with its granite facade, symbolized prosperity.