Sentence examples for architectural capital from inspiring English sources

We all knew that the nation's true athletic, cultural and architectural capital was New York, home to the Yankees, "The Ed Sullivan Show" and the skyscrapers.

But having to spend his architectural capital carefully -- and having to tailor grand design precedents to a more down-to-earth reality -- didn't faze Gluckman for a minute.

It is Ani, one of the world's great historical and architectural gems.As capital of Armenia in the tenth century and a great trading station on the old silk road to China, Ani once vied with Byzantium as a place of wealth and of Christian observance.

The writer discusses the architectural structure of the capital, which now houses 1.8 million people.

Two and a half hours south of Los Angeles, it's a world away from that capital of architectural creativity.

The scenes filmed in Lagos, Nigeria's gritty commercial capital, capture architectural landmarks such as the city's National Theatre, but not the garbage-choked gutters and child beggars.

After the revolution, however, the Iranian capital's architectural scene suffered a serious blow as the country was consumed first by war then by postwar reconstruction.

There's been a long-standing feud with Moscow's veteran mayor Yuri Luzhkov, whom he accuses of destroying the capital's architectural heritage.

Mr. Blood (above, left) is 33, He is an architectural designer in the capital projects division of the New York City Parks and Recreation Department in Queens.

But the low turnout still showed the election for the farce it was.St Petersburg has a special status, both as Russia's architectural (and once real) capital, and as Mr Putin's home town.

In recent years, Providence has not only seen a new convention center and a revitalized waterfront, but historic corridors have also been restored to their Revolutionary-era glory, giving the Rhode Island capital an architectural sense of place.