It's a complete world in a square city block. Only if you look up does the rest of the city exist.
The Steel Bridge over an office building (whose? ... I never go down third on that block. The gas company is on the next block over) across the street.
The US Bancorp Tower (a.k.a. "Big Pink") strangely small in proportion to the Moon-Locking Pavilion (so called because it is situated to catch the reflection of the full moon in the pond). I worked on the 19th floor of that tower for 8 years...
But the magic of the place is found in the details and private spaces the walls enclose.
Decorative tiles on the eaves of the roofs with vines entangled in them.
The geometry of the roof tiles.
A potted pomegranate tree in a pebble tiled courtyard.
A long needled pine tree glistening with raindrop jewels.
At least half of the space is water. Waterlily leaves and pods.
Pink waterlilies...
and white
trailing through the water in a graceful "S" curve
up to the sculptural rocks and the teahouse steps.
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