Historical Architecture Lovers Gifts

"I remodelled, but I left it so that when danger threatens I can still take refuge in the redoubt."

Leaning Tower -After a bottle, Jean noticed the tower stopped leaning.

'Wentworth Street, Whitechapel'

"Early model of baggage claim"

Diego Velasquez

'It's hard to believe this is just an atrium.'

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Cover Design for the Savoy (No. 1) - Putto Figure in Lower Part of Image Altered for Publication

'Great to see the ol' museum is finally getting a face-lift.' An old building getting a medical face-lift

"You're unlikely to find anyplace on the market that is truly impregnable."

'Well, why didn't you say you wanted the office to be functional?'

For sale sign: 'Unique 16th Century cottage. Similar properties wanted.'

'We live in a designer trainer.'

Leonardo's Virgin Oil on the Rocks painting.

"As far as form following function, it's a brilliant design for a business center."

"This spectacular 40 room property has majestic views of the valley and village and it was tastefully renovated after the most recent Viking incursion."

"Bad news - the local sewage plant is made of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete."

"It sounds as if it's going to be three hours with our legs crossed in Frank Gehry chairs. You go if you want."

Roman playing croquet under aqueducts.

'What makes the Tower of Pisa lean?' 'It never eats.'

Bath Bonfire

King and Queen with real estate agent view castle for sale: 'My wife likes it, but she wants to know if you have the same thing in purple.'

Vertical Tower Of Pisa.

Slums of the 'Devil's Acre'

'I suspect, Madam, that this Van Gogh is a forgery.'

"More versatile than you think - the building is made of tofu."

"When you said you lived in a fishbowl, I just assumed you never got out."

"People don't live like that anymore."

Manhattan Cat atop the The Rock

Originally, Stonehenge was part of a much more ambitious project.

'I don't think that blob was an unusual roof design, but a coffee stain.'

'It's a fantastic design, but I'm worried that after the games it'll just end up as a useless load of stone with no legacy potential.'

"Experience!"

"I wish I'd put in a stair lift."