Saturday, April 4, 2009

2009 Cincinnati March(itecture) Madness

Games 31 – The Championship Final!

Voting has begun in Game 31, the Championship Final, on the right ride of the blog.

To view the 2009 Cincinnati March(itecture) Madness Tournament Bracket and see individual game summary and stats, click here.

Voting ends at 9:00 PM on April 6!

Game 31 – The Championship Final!
#2 Roebling Suspension Bridge vs. #1 Cincinnati Union Terminal

Here are the details:

Roebling Suspension Bridge
East Region #2 Seed
2008 Semi-Finalist

Stats:
Location: Bridge over Ohio River, Downtown
Completed: 1867
Architect: John A. & Washington Roebling
A National Historic Landmark

Longest center span bridge in the world until completion of Brooklyn Bridge in 1883
Cincinnati Union Terminal
West Region #1 Seed
2008 Runner-Up

Stats:
Location: 301 Western Avenue, Queensgate
Completed: 1933
Architect: Alfred Fellheimer and Stewart Wagner with Paul Phillipe Cret
A National Historic Landmark

An Art Modern masterpiece and one of the City's best interior spaces

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