Sentence examples for impression of a building from inspiring English sources

The Rough Guide to Syria describes the current appearance of the city: "The first sight of the flattened houses on Quneitra's outskirts is the most dramatic; many of the unscathed roofs simply lie on top of a mass of rubble, leaving the impression of a building that has imploded".

Because the south transept is similar in dimension to the nave and choir, views of the building from the south-east and south-west give the impression of a building balanced around a central axis, with its tower as the hub.

While the upper floors of the five-story town houses give the impression of an office building or warehouse, the ground floor has a wooden exterior with discrete entranceways.

The exterior, apart from the modified windows, gives the impression of a massive Norman building and indeed, it is the longest medieval church in the world.

The sawtooth roof-lights, so common in industrial buildings, are each differently angled, to give the subtle impression of the building unfolding like a concertina.

Merchant Store is a mirror illusion art piece designed to give the impression of hanging off the outside of a building up high while really being safe on the ground.

"The exterior of a building is what gives you the first impression," said George Agiovlasitis, founder of the development company Triton Enterprises.

There is a public esplanade along the Hudson River, with sweeping views of Manhattan, but it is bordered by Newport buildings, giving it the impression of a private enclave.

Its offices fill an airy, art-filled, atticlike space directly under the building's rooftop clock tower, giving the impression of a well-appointed garret.

The town's low redbrick buildings and cracked pavement give the impression of a hastily put-together Western town, but the O.S.U.

An artist's impression of the rovers building the capsules.