Citygarden-Downtown St. Louis

Nestled in the heart of Downtown St. Louis, Citygarden was the perfect place to capture some of the artwork that St. Louis has to offer. The tall office buildings and first hints of spring make for the perfect backdrops to these photos. The photo that I have included to the left is a great representation of Downtown STL, in my opinion. This statue reminds me of a businessman, and St. Louis is full of businesses. It also looks like this person is watching over the city and Citygarden, like it is protecting it.

I was actually taking a picture of a different statue when I looked to my left and saw the perfect image for this blog post. I love the way Pinocchio's arms are stretched out, almost like he is taking in the entire city of St. Louis. You can tell that he loves this city and is enjoying every bit of it. I thought it was kind of ironic that Citygarden is positioned right next to the Civil Courts building (pictured in my photo below), and Pinocchio was the type of boy that could have ended up going to court because of the lies that he told.

The best part of this excursion was going up to the 12th floor pavilion in SLU's new Law School building. I could not have asked for a better day to go up there and take pictures. The weather was amazing that day, but the view was even better. You can see Citygarden below, including the triangular sculpture "Twain" that has caused a lot of debate ever since it was established. I'm not sure that I understand the meaning of this sculpture or why it was named Twain. Whatever the case is, it was still an awesome experience to see the city from this point of view and photograph from a different angle.

This piece of art caught my eye as we were walking through the streets of Downtown St. Louis. I love that the owners of this business/restaurant chose this painting as a way of advertising. The bright colors and pictures of some of America's favorite foods are a great way to catch people's attention and bring in business. You can also see the city reflecting off of the window next door, which I think is a really great addition to the photo.

This statue was especially interesting to me because it looks as if this horse creature is watching over or guarding the Civil Courts Building that is sitting behind the statue. There were several different angles to view this statue from, but this angle was my favorite because of how close it is to the Civil Courts Building. I'm curious as to what type of object is sitting on this animal's back and if it has any correlation to the Civil Courts Building or legal system in general.