Sweet! I'm in Gondor! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Suldaledhel · 11-25-2004, 10:57 PM

I get a similar feeling sometimes (read: only this very moment, and just because you mentioned it) when I walk around my campus. With such an imbalanced ratio of forested acres to pavement, I often feel as though the woods of Lorien have encroached upon northern Jersey. Especially in the fall, when the leaves take on a more mallornesque hue. They don't call my school "The Forest" for nothing. But yes, I understand what you mean completely - although that sumthin' sumthin' takes on a more dendrophilic slant here.

THE Ka · 11-25-2004, 11:54 PM

i get that same feeling at the University of Washington library... Especially when you walk up to the main doorway, it looks almost like what Tolkien described as where we see Denethor most of the time in the book...

Maybe i can find a pic...

Ok, this is the reading room... as you can see they're done some decoratings...

Ok, here it is! This is the Suzzalo Library... A very Awsome place!

(I don't sound like i live in there do i?)

And of course, their awsome stairways!!! I love these things...

This is the Red Square... but, it's not exactly a "square"... They gave it that name to "spoof" it up i suppose...

This picture reminds me most of when Gandalf and Pippin are traveling through the city...

Look! Another reason. Mountains! (That's Mt.Rainer in the background...)

Hope this gives a general excuse for my constant daydreaming...

~Ka~

Bêthberry · 11-26-2004, 05:46 AM

Dear Lush,

An ivory tower by any other name ....

Beebs

Lush · 11-29-2004, 03:03 PM

Omigod, Ka, thanks for the pictures! They're freaking gorgeous.

Here are a few of Duke.

The Chapel tower, of course, always very Gondorian to me:

The arches:

Very castle-like shot here:

The Duke Gardens. Actually this shot makes me think about Rivendell. Yep, I'm a dork.:

I think I'm going to steal Boyfriend's camera and take some more pictures. Just to prove that I'm not mad, no matter what Rimbaud says.

PS I have a feeling that Father Christmas has a wee bit "punishment" in store for bawdy Beth. Stay tuned.

the phantom · 11-29-2004, 03:33 PM

Ka's stairway is definitely somewhere in Minas Tirith.

And the one with Mount Rainier in the background- I don't know where exactly in Middle Earth that pic would fit, but it's definitely somewhere in Tolkien's world.

The Chapel Tower also makes me think of Gondor, L.

Great pics, keep them coming.

Nuranar · 11-29-2004, 09:07 PM

I feel so... provincial now. I love Texas A&M, but even the best bits are nowhere near Middle-Earth. In 128 years, the university has managed to accumulate some pretty, um, disastrous architecture. The vast majority is vintage '60s and '70s utilitarian. *blech*

The two best bits are the Administration Building:

And the Academic Building:

I suppose those columns are as close as we'll get to Gondor. But I defy you to find a bluer sky anywhere in Middle-Earth.

Climatically speaking, we're about 100 miles inland from Umbar, represented by the great city of Houston. Hot and humid - where else could we be?!

And surely the Century Tree belongs in the Shire. The pictures aren't the best. It's a huge - and old - live oak tree in front of the Academic Building. They're all over campus, but this is the biggest. It's a favorite site for proposals.

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The Only Real Estel · 11-29-2004, 09:44 PM

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The Chapel tower, of course, always very Gondorian to me

If it were darker it would also look like an outpost or some other structure in Mordor.

11-25-2004, 11:54 PM	#2
THE Ka Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: As with the flygja Posts: 1,403	i get that same feeling at the University of Washington library... Especially when you walk up to the main doorway, it looks almost like what Tolkien described as where we see Denethor most of the time in the book... Maybe i can find a pic... Ok, this is the reading room... as you can see they're done some decoratings... Ok, here it is! This is the Suzzalo Library... A very Awsome place! (I don't sound like i live in there do i?) And of course, their awsome stairways!!! I love these things... This is the Red Square... but, it's not exactly a "square"... They gave it that name to "spoof" it up i suppose... This picture reminds me most of when Gandalf and Pippin are traveling through the city... Look! Another reason. Mountains! (That's Mt.Rainer in the background...) Hope this gives a general excuse for my constant daydreaming... ~Ka~ __________________ Vinur, vinur skilur tú meg? Veitst tú ongan loyniveg? Hevur tú reikað líka sum eg, í endaleysu tokuni?

11-26-2004, 05:46 AM	#3
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Dear Lush, An ivory tower by any other name .... Beebs __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

11-29-2004, 03:03 PM	#4
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	Omigod, Ka, thanks for the pictures! They're freaking gorgeous. Here are a few of Duke. The Chapel tower, of course, always very Gondorian to me: The arches: Very castle-like shot here: The Duke Gardens. Actually this shot makes me think about Rivendell. Yep, I'm a dork.: I think I'm going to steal Boyfriend's camera and take some more pictures. Just to prove that I'm not mad, no matter what Rimbaud says. PS I have a feeling that Father Christmas has a wee bit "punishment" in store for bawdy Beth. Stay tuned. __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~

11-29-2004, 03:33 PM	#5
the phantom Beloved Shadow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Stadium Posts: 5,971	Ka's stairway is definitely somewhere in Minas Tirith. And the one with Mount Rainier in the background- I don't know where exactly in Middle Earth that pic would fit, but it's definitely somewhere in Tolkien's world. The Chapel Tower also makes me think of Gondor, L. Great pics, keep them coming. __________________ the phantom has posted. This thread is now important.

11-29-2004, 09:07 PM	#6
Nuranar Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: STILL a drought Posts: 529	I feel so... provincial now. I love Texas A&M, but even the best bits are nowhere near Middle-Earth. In 128 years, the university has managed to accumulate some pretty, um, disastrous architecture. The vast majority is vintage '60s and '70s utilitarian. blech The two best bits are the Administration Building: And the Academic Building: I suppose those columns are as close as we'll get to Gondor. But I defy you to find a bluer sky anywhere in Middle-Earth. Climatically speaking, we're about 100 miles inland from Umbar, represented by the great city of Houston. Hot and humid - where else could we be?! And surely the Century Tree belongs in the Shire. The pictures aren't the best. It's a huge - and old - live oak tree in front of the Academic Building. They're all over campus, but this is the biggest. It's a favorite site for proposals. ) __________________ I admit it is better fun to punt than be punted, and that a desire to have all the fun is nine-tenths of the law of chivalry. Lord Peter Wimsey

11-25-2004, 10:57 PM	#1
Suldaledhel Eru's Gift Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Where pride pays silver and plays golden Posts: 215	I get a similar feeling sometimes (read: only this very moment, and just because you mentioned it) when I walk around my campus. With such an imbalanced ratio of forested acres to pavement, I often feel as though the woods of Lorien have encroached upon northern Jersey. Especially in the fall, when the leaves take on a more mallornesque hue. They don't call my school "The Forest" for nothing. But yes, I understand what you mean completely - although that sumthin' sumthin' takes on a more dendrophilic slant here.