The building is based on catching views and light.
You can visit it by appointment and experience an internal ceremonial route that ascends in a square spiral, catching views of Berlin's monuments as you go.
Visitors will spiral around this great mineral totem pole as they climb the new oak stairs, catching views across to the stained glass windows and carved stone details of the abbey, never before seen up close.
Bonus: If you're astronomically inclined, most rooms come with a top-notch telescope for catching views of Lady Liberty and beyond.
There are some fascinating activities worth trying in the evenings; consider kayaking and catching views of the sun making its descent or embarking on a sunset cruise as you toast champagne with that special someone and take in the mesmerising vistas.
The next morning we again crossed the plateau, catching a view of Mont Blanc in the early morning light through a gap in the rock by the Aiguille du Tour.
CATCHING A VIEW To find Tule elk, try hiking one mile from the Pierce Point Ranch parking lot to Windy Gap, where elk often nap on the purple lupine or feed just 40 yards from the trail.
Another 18 million people are within a short drive of catching the view while an additional 500 million people will be able to glimpse a partial eclipse from other areas in the US, Canada, Mexico, parts of South America and north-western Europe.
In Ibiza's north, this is a pretty stretch of sand and pebbles, with rocks on either side that you can clamber over, and it offers an eye-catching view across the water to an interesting rock formation known as Cap Bernat ("the hand of God" to locals).
My mom and I were so focused on catching the views that we weren't paying attention to the stops, but when most of the bus began to empty we knew we had arrived.
The newer houses also often have eye-catching views — for instance, the homes at the end of North Park Avenue overlook Easton Reservoir, one of three sizable reservoirs in town.
