The otherwise plain facade boasts a Renaissance rose window.
It has a plain façade and interior, but its left lateral tower, which dates to 1599, is the oldest in the country.
From the street, it looks like a nondescript 19th-century building with a plain Romanesque facade of brick and sandstone.
His concept is to make strong architectural statements here and there against a very simple or plain facade.
Narrow courtyard was to be surrounded by two six-storey wings with plain façades.
The plain façade is largely compensated for by the polish of the interior of the building.
Above this rose a plain facade of buff brick with wide steel casement windows.
The plain façade gave little hint of the excellent carpentry within.
The plain white façade reflects the sunlight, helping cool the interior.
It is an old New York story: a plain facade behind which lurks a rich history.
