Architecture....{Mike}

The New York skyline is one of the most beautiful sights in the world, as I would know for I am originally from New York. Even though I lived in the area and have been around all of the buildings every minute of everyday I did not have the slightest clue that more than one half of the architecture is terra cotta. I knew that the famous architectural design of the opera house in Sydney, Australia was composed of small ceramic tiles, which in my opinion is one of the most visually pleasing architecture I have ever seen. But I thought ceramic was mainly used just for the art world, pottery, sculptures, etc. so to find out that it is used on some of the skyscrapers in the city surprises me.