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Originally Posted by the Genral
To me, the 'spire' on the Fairmont is true to the definition of the word 'spire' in that from base to tip, it tapers to a point. However it has no architectural merit as it appears to be nothing but a very long flag pole. Worse yet, I think it was intended to exaggerate the overall height of the building. That's cheating. I could accept it if it was perhaps half as tall. I do think a smaller similar spire at the apex of the crown of this building could make an easy and positive difference by drawing the eye to the pinnacle, more so than the obvious upward angle. Every time I look at the crown, and by that I mean wonky crown, it looks like its missing something...like a subdued spire.
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Slightly off-topic, but the spire on the Fairmont could have easily fit in far better if the actual crown of the Fairmont were sloped slightly upward in that direction.