@KyleChinn1

The photo I decided to use for this post was the Vista House on crown point in the Columbia River Gorge. It’s a very pretty place because it looks into the heart of the gorge to the east, and down to the valley to the west. The Vista House is an observatory at Crown Point in Oregon that also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and as a comfort station for travelers on the Historic Columbia River Highway. This beautiful building built in 1918 is visited by many tourists and is immortalized in thousands of photographs. According to Walter Benjamin “This unique existence of the work of art determined the history to which it was subject throughout the time of its existence. This includes the changes which it may have suffered in physical condition over the years as well as the various changes in its ownership (pg. 3 para. 1). This applies to the Vista House because this building battles winds and storms which made required a big structural renovation of the building, but it stands as a art piece for the entrance of the Columbia River Gorge, and it will probably stand 100 more years. I picked this photo because not only is Vista House a pretty sight to view, but the scenery surrounding it is even more beautiful then the manmade building. It makes me wonder if the people in the photo are more amazed by 100 year old building, or the view of the Columbia River Gorge?