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Buttresses
12016-03-07T12:39:22-08:00Sydney Burta27c63e6fd632c314bf4cd3158e17d7f4e8e761481804plain2016-03-28T19:33:13-07:00Sydney Burta27c63e6fd632c314bf4cd3158e17d7f4e8e7614These trapezoidal blocks support beams that extend radially from the center of the structure’s circular cover towards the park gardens in a modern interpretation of the gothic system of flying buttresses (Rodríguez).
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12016-03-07T12:03:12-08:00Sydney Burta27c63e6fd632c314bf4cd3158e17d7f4e8e7614Coppelia exterior2An exterior view of the iconic ice cream shop. Image courtesy of Flickr user my_cottage.media/exteriorcoppelia.jpgplain2016-03-28T18:12:39-07:00Sydney Burta27c63e6fd632c314bf4cd3158e17d7f4e8e7614