Some architecture critics say that the tall, forceful shape of a skyscraper expresses masculinity.
Any number of skyscrapers, such as the Empire State Building in New York, might be called male.
Architecture and Sex
By Jackie Craven, About.com
Male Architecture? The Empire State Building
Empire State Building in New York City
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