Must give one a feeling of being overwhelmed gazing up and standing at its base. It is a fascinating feature...

Wow...that is incredible

Amazing! I could get lost looking through all of that texture!

I could spend hours examining this.

while the wall is electric on its own, your usual electric style has brought it to a second peak. I'm very impressed at how you treated the front bushes, flowers, etc; they're almost like bas relief, in the way their energy overwhelms their shapes. And they mix in with the wall stunningly. I'd read about this wall after you started posting pictures of this place: It's almost modern in concept, and it's amazing that designers of a previous age would come up with this. An electric, pulsing capture of an already electric place, and more fine work from you, Claude. (And btw, your composition, with a small piece of road up front, brings out the frontality of this place, as does your leaving out anything but the wall above it...)

(An aside, in response to stuff elsewhere...First, I happened upon a comment of yours in Tara's gallery, and saw your thoughts on the Abstract Expressionists. I really liked reading what you had to say, and wanted to say, "more, please". I didn't know you worked in that field. Re Rothko, he was often characterized as an Abstract Expressionist, but we had arguments years back about whether he really was. He was almost 'classical' in his compositions. Anyway, I personally loved his work, myself. On the other hand, I originally hated de Kooning's work---I mean hated!---and found it to be deeply misogynistic, but came to appreciate his explosive energy with time. I'd love to hear more of what you feel about those movements...But re how they behaved in person, eeeyahhh, I met so many artists who did wonderful and humane work, who---in person---were often mean, arrogant and stuck up. ((It was the same in academia too.)) So no surprise to hear what you wrote. Ftr, I got to speak with Warhol, and found him gentle and most engaging; but I knew what he could be like. ((When one of his friends committed suicide, he reacted like it were an "art event," no more. Even his entourage was astonished at his coldness.)) Warhol actually drew on my shirt, a memory I've thought of posting in my gallery, and maybe I will one day....Finally, you mentioned a building in one of my recent photos, which had no windows: Yes, that is how it looks, lol. It has windows on top, but it's blank below. The windows face the street, but you're seeing it from the side. What the architect was thinking, I have no clue. As a result, it's this 1984-ish totalitarian facade, overlooking the lush beginnings of Lincoln Park...)

What a most unusual and unique place! What stunned me is when you said it was artificial. How on earth did they create all this and how was it done and how long did it take to create all these unique shapes and forms? Wondrous place and great series of images!

Wow...so very cool....

How very odd! I'm looking forward to seeing more of this. (I have no idea if they're before or after this one, I'm just going backward a page at a time. Makes for a bit of a jumble, but at least I see everything!)

Stunning capture my friend. God bless.