The most impressive architecture for me is the Wenbin Tower, which locates at the center of my primary school in China. The tower has a history of over 100 years, and it is 20 meters in height. The tower is an octahedron, and it has seven floors. Lots of painting, mostly about birds and flowers, are on the back surface of the tower. The thunders stroke the tower to damage in 1979; therefore, there is a lightning rod on top of the tower from 1985 when the tower got fixed.Inside the tower, there is only one little tiny light bulb on the seventh floor, so it is very dark even in the daytime. Moreover, there is just one long helical stair attached to the center column of the tower, and there is little room for each floor. The tower is not open for the public for some unknown reasons.
I have been to the tower three times so far. It was, generally speaking, short tour for the first two times, and I didn’t have enough time to look through the tower. Fortunately, I got the opportunity to go up the tower with my grandpa when I was in high school. The tower inside was messy and dirty, for there was nobody to clean it. Even though it was dark inside, I was still able to find out the painting on the walls with my flashlight. However, the lines and the colors faded so that I couldn’t tell the subject matter of the painting. When I was on the seventh floor of the tower, I could have a full view of my hometown through the circle window. Looking out the window, I was shocked by the differences between the far sight and the near sight, and I couldn’t help to imagine how my hometown had changed for the past few years. From then on, I love the tower very much, and I am looking forward to the next tour for the tower.
Lowe, wow what a fantastic experience and exceptional description of your experience. I especially can feel your words. A loooong time ago, in an Art History class, I wrote about my experience climbing the little church tower in the village where I grew up. I had a job there. I rang the church bells for special occasions like weddings and funerals, so I was in this old dusty and mysterious building all by myself (save some bats and spiders).Your description is almost like I would describe my experience. It is a treat that you got to go in there, and it is a shame that such a wonderful building stands neglected, unused. Here is Homework for you: Please buy it and fix it!
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