I like the Nelson Atkins building a lot; it's from that period where Neoclassical architecture in America became much more serious, severe and more modern.
Anchored by the standard four colonnades on each front, it recently saw a massive expansion project that we will look at later.
Bas-relief panels illustrate what is presumably the history of Kansas City.
The original smokestack and shuttlecock make an interesting pair of opposites.
What's with that huge asphalt space in front of the museum? It looks like a neoclassical Wal-Mart parking lot. How about some landscaping? Cass Gilbert has nothing to worry about.
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