Manmade object or structure

I really liked the dramatic perspective standing at the base of these pillars, but I took a lot of shots trying to set up the photo in an interesting way. In particular, I wanted to get a view from the other side that included a tree so that there would be some contrast for the rigid, structural element, but it ended up being too busy, so I ended up just going with this first shot instead. It's fairly simple, with a lightly textured sky in the background and only the close-up of the building's front in the foreground. The imposing columns stand between the calm blue sky in the left third and the deep, shadowed darkness of the building in the right third. Each column is also half in light and half in shade. The result is a nicely balanced piece.