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Originally Posted by LAT

Half Dome & the Merced River in Yosemite Valley

Architect David Martin called it the signature element of the project, a river of glass inspired by the Yosemite Valley. Martin also evoked the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, the glass-ceilinged arcade located between the city's cathedral and opera house, known as il salotto di Milano, Milan's living room.

http://graphics.latimes.com/wilshire-grand-skylight/