nemesis wrote:
> Today it is all about practical, safety and ergonamical 
> concerns, any art or attempt at beauty is bare.

Most buildings today are built with the intention of having multiple owners 
and occupants over their lifetimes. Buildings like court houses, legislature 
buildings, churches, etc where you're not expecting different people to 
occupy it over time tend to have many more occupant-specific decorations. 
Buildings like normal residential houses are more plain because you want it 
to be customizable by whoever buys it after it's finished. Look at normal 
residential buildings built 1000 years ago, and they're really not very 
decorated either. Again, 90% of old buildings have been torn down and 
replaced, so you don't see shanty towns built 200 years ago.

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
  "How did he die?"   "He got shot in the hand."
     "That was fatal?"
          "He was holding a live grenade at the time."

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