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A few months ago my mother and I took a trip to St Augustine and while we were there saw many beautiful buildings. My favorite in particular was the Hotel Ponce de León now known as Flagler College. Built in 1888 by Henry Flagler it was used as a hotel until 1967 and then turned into Flagler College. This beautifully intricate building is made of sand, coquina shell gravel, and cement. The building itself is a gray colored and laced with red window panes and archways.

There were several elements or principles i noticed in this building. The first one is balance the symmetry with the towers in the building are perfect. The next is context the building is located

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