James Gallier and Henry Howard designed the Pontalba Buildings in the mid 1800’s. They were contributed by Baroness Pontalba as the are had previously not had much thought put into beauty of the area. This actually caused others in the area to improve the other buildings around it as well.

It features pillars, wrought iron fences, and the building is divided into thirds as it goes up. On the top there is a triangular face with a window built into it.It covers the walkways below the levels, and in New Orleans I’m sure the shade is appreciated.

H. Irvin. (2018). Pontalba Buildings [online]. Available: https://64parishes.org/entry/pontalba-buildings