Tampa Host Committee unveils new logo and website

What the heck is that? (0.00 / 0)

What is that in the center left of the logo?
A Russian dome? Islamic dome?  

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by: Leah @ Mon Aug 09, 2010 at 22:18:22 PM UTC

Don't let the wingnuts see that (0.00 / 0)

Remember how they went crazy about the supposed crescent at the 9/11 PA memorial?

More seriously, I just looked at a bunch of Tampa skyline pictures. I see the round building at the left, and the triangle top building at the right, but that, I'll call it a spade since it looks like a playing card spade, I don't see that spade anywhere.

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by: Matt @ Mon Aug 09, 2010 at 22:53:35 PM UTC

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It's the Tampa Bay Hotel (0.00 / 0)

http://tampadailyphoto.blogspo...

It was THE Tampa skyline for many years.

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by: Matt @ Mon Aug 09, 2010 at 22:59:05 PM UTC

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See picture in the main post (0.00 / 0)

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by: Matt @ Mon Aug 09, 2010 at 23:07:36 PM UTC

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Thanks. (0.00 / 0)

That is one awesome Victorian building!
Here's a photo of the lower half:
http://tampadailyphoto.blogspo...

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by: Leah @ Mon Aug 09, 2010 at 23:30:28 PM UTC

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actually, it is moorish revival (0.00 / 0)

victorian is more like this:

http://www.google.com/images?h...

though there are some similarities....

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by: UplandPoet @ Tue Aug 10, 2010 at 10:17:04 AM UTC

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Actually... (0.00 / 0)

The Victorian Era was 1837 - 1901.
The Tampa Bay Hotel was built 1891.
So, the building does qualify to be in the Victorian category.
Btw, thanks for the link to the photos. There are a few in there that I've actually seen (in real life).
Also, some of houses/buildings in those photos on that link have a minaret  :)

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by: Leah @ Tue Aug 10, 2010 at 21:14:34 PM UTC

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thanks leah, i wont get into it here, so go ahead, call them victorian (0.00 / 0)

much as you might call a building in south africa that was built before 1860 "antebellum"

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by: UplandPoet @ Tue Aug 10, 2010 at 23:15:19 PM UTC

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LOL ;) (0.00 / 0)

Yes, Moorish revival architecture has 'minarets'.
http://www.essential-architect...

But if you look closely at The Tampa Hotel you will notice that it has TONS of Victorian 'GINGERBREAD' on it - which is associated with Victorian architecture from the time period the building was built.
See inset photo here:  http://www.plantmuseum.com/His...

And from  museum's own website it says:
"Today its mission is to interpret the Tampa Bay Hotel at the turn of the century and the Victorian lifestyles of America's Gilded Age for people of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of interest."
http://www.plantmuseum.com/His...

So, we could comprise and say that the Victorian building has Moorish revival type minarets on top it  ;)

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by: Leah @ Tue Aug 10, 2010 at 23:39:34 PM UTC

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