The Chesapeake Energy Arena, the home of the Thunder, is a building I have been going to for the last 7 years to games. Once they finished construction on the side that is pictured, it made the building look a lot better. And I can’t wait to see the arena once the surrounding area is complete from construction.
My dad has season tickets so we always go to the games together. Overall, it is just a great experience to bond with my dad and we always have a good time despite the outcome of the game.

The Willis Tower is one of the tallest buildings in the United States, standing at 110 stories and 1,730 ft high. It was designed by a group, an architectural company named Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. It finished construction in 1973 and was originally called Sears Tower, as it was to become office space for Sears employees. The name was changed in 2009 after an insurance broker firm. 

I visited Willis Tower around Thanksgiving of 2017, and it was a phenomenal building. I felt that it resembled a large black battery. The two antennas on the top of the building were quite odd to me, but it was shocking to find out that they were each around 300 feet long. It just put into perspective how massive the building was as a whole. For being so tall and domineering, I feel like Willis Tower is much more aesthetically pleasing than buildings like the Empire State Building or the Aon Center. I have visited Chicago twice now, and I can confidently say that this building sticks out like a black, concrete sore thumb. The second picture that I have added is actually the view from the Skydeck at the top!

The Oculus is a very distinguishable building located in Lower Manhattan, and was opened to the public in 2016. I got the opportunity to visit this unique building during the summer of 2018, and it was quite the experience. It was designed by a Spanish architect named Santiago Calatrava, who intended for it to resemble a white bird in flight. The massive, white steel beams that support the exterior structure of the building do protrude out like large wings. The commercial purpose of this building is to serve as a transportation hub for New York City commuters, replacing a train station that was destroyed in the 9/11 attack. 

When I initially visited The Oculus, I wasn’t aware of any of the history behind it. It was located right next to the 9/11 memorial, Ground Zero, so it makes sense that it would serve as a public amenity and a 9/11 tribute at the same time. I thought that the building resembled something of an organ instrument on the inside. The large white structures were like pipes and keys and we were inside of the structure. I also felt like it somewhat resembled a spinal structure from within. The building was so stunningly white and scattered with people who seemed like little colorful dots.

Westminster Abbey. Definitely one of the most beautiful and stunning buildings I have ever seen in my life. It was originally built as a Roman Catholic church and is now of the Church of England denomination. Therefore, it has always been a place of worship and that is shown through its architecture inside and outside. Nearly since its foundation, it has also been a place of royal events such as coronations, weddings, and also burials.

First encountering this building was amazing. At the time, I had an idea of the importance of the building, but being there I understood that this building is more than that to them. While yes it is a place of worship, it is also a source of much of their history. The building has stood there for almost all of England’s time and with that, it represents their culture and people. By the grace of God, I was able to attend a church service there and shamefully I will admit the monotone music nulled me to sleep at one point. However, experiencing the building and the way they worship left an impact on how I view their religion. It was truly a spectacular experience of awe from the handiwork and details of the architecture and stained glass to the new experiences that their service gave me.

Cinderella’s Castle at Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World. One of the most iconic buildings in the world. It’s meaning is purely entertainment, sentiment, nostalgia, and to inspire people to live and feel happy.

I have been to Disney World five times, and every time I walk into the sea of people and see this building, I feel happy. For me, it is an automatic feeling that I get when I see this building or its logo. A feeling placed and developed in me from all the Disney movies, shows, and marketing. The castle is almost synonymous with happiness or good feelings. I remember the first time I saw the castle. I was 8 years old, and I watched something Disney almost every day of my life. Seeing the castle for the first time was a moment I will not forget. I was pulling on my mom’s arm in awe and excitement of what I was actually seeing. The most recent time was with my father for the Orange Bowl. The castle still gives me those feelings of joy. Now, I feel more the sentimental feelings of my past.

This is the Temple of Concordia in Agrigento, Sicily. It was originally meant as a place of worship for the Greeks. Believed to worship the Greek goddess Harmonia. Later, used as a place of worship to the Roman goddess Concordia. Then, it was converted to a Christian basilica to honor the Christian disciples Peter and Paul. Finally, it was believed to be abandoned at one time and eventually made a historical site.

As a Christian man, visiting the Valley of the Temples was an incredible experience of all kinds of history. Truly, I was blown away by actually getting to see a building from one of the ancient empires. I did not even know it had a Christian story to it as well. Learning about this temple and the area was incredible to hear. Walking through the tour and hearing how old the temples were and their individual history was just too cool. Being in the presence of an area that Christian disciples, Greeks, Romans, and many other historical groups, was surreal. Not to mention the land that the temples were on was absolutely beautiful.

I had the chance to visit the Michigan stadium in Detroit, Michigan two years ago. I went there to watch a soccer match between Manchester United and Liverpool. It was my first time being in such a big stadium, pretty much all the seats were occupied and were covered with the red color of the two teams. The building is huge and tall, it has many gates and at each gate, there are shops and stores to sell food, souvenirs. I love stadiums and want to visit all the famous stadiums in the world in the future.

One of the places that I have some bad memories of is my uncle’s house. He lives in another city far from my house and I didn’t have many chances to visit his house. I first visited him when I was 6 or 7 years old, I remembered when I first got there, I cried alot for no reason, he is very nice and all, i didnt know why I just can’t like him and his house. It’s an old style house with yellow wall, the gate is rusted and it gave me the cold, unsafe feeling.

This is the chemistry building of The University of Oklahoma. This was the worst and ugliest building at OU in my opinion. It look really old, not old in the good way like most of the buildings at OU, this building looks like it is never been maintained or repaired ever. Most of things was made out of steel such as stair, the trails, windows. These steel are rusted and show the ugly reddish color that you don’t want to touch. The space inside was designed very confusing people who first walk in. The furnitures inside are old and rusted as well. Every time I sat on the chair it makes the sound like it is about to collapse and those steel would stabbed on my ass. Every time I walk by this building, it remind me of the time that I was taking Physical Chemistry Lab. It was a hard class by I made it through alive. I hope for class that I have to take in the future, they would not be in this building.

This is the church that i attend Sunday mass for every week. St. John was a one room building with a bell tower with a capacity of around 150 people. It is located in Edmond. There is a large kitchen, common area, child facility, meeting space and offices for clergy and staff. There are 2 floor in the church, the upper floor is for old people that cant walk and the lower floor for younger guests and 1 room that has noise isolation for kids. This church is very welcome, the staff are super friendly. It feels like a family here. The father is very funny who would keep you awake during church.