In 1995, it was a finalist in the Benedictus Awards, described by the jury as ``a remarkable anti-structure ... a symbolic use of technology ... a piece of sculpture. It was meant as an object but it is an object to transmit light.'' The Inverted Pyramid figures prominently on the concluding pages of Dan Brown's international bestseller The Da Vinci Code. The protagonist of his novel, Robert Langdon, reads esoteric symbolism into the two pyramids:
In 1995, it was a finalist in the Benedictus Awards, described by the jury as ``a remarkable anti-structure ... a symbolic use of technology ... a piece of sculpture.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1995
1995
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
finalist
finalist
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Benedictus
Benedictus
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Award
Awards
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
describe
described
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl:agent
Number=Sing
jury
jury
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
remarkable
remarkable
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
anti
anti
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
obl
Number=Sing
structure
structure
NOUN
NN
punct
...
...
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
symbolic
symbolic
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
use
use
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
technology
technology
NOUN
NN
punct
...
...
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
piece
piece
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
sculpture
sculpture
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
It was meant as an object but it is an object to transmit light.''
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
mean
meant
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
object
object
NOUN
NN
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
object
object
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
transmit
transmit
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
light
light
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
The Inverted Pyramid figures prominently on the concluding pages of Dan Brown's international bestseller The Da Vinci Code.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
inverted
Inverted
ADJ
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Pyramid
Pyramid
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
figure
figures
VERB
VBZ
advmod
prominently
prominently
ADV
RB
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
VerbForm=Ger
conclude
concluding
VERB
VBG
obl
Number=Plur
page
pages
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Dan
Dan
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Brown
Brown
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
international
international
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
bestseller
bestseller
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Da
Da
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Vinci
Vinci
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
code
Code
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The protagonist of his novel, Robert Langdon, reads esoteric symbolism into the two pyramids:
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
protagonist
protagonist
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
novel
novel
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Robert
Robert
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Langdon
Langdon
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
read
reads
VERB
VBZ
amod
Degree=Pos
esoteric
esoteric
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
symbolism
symbolism
NOUN
NN
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
pyramid
pyramids
NOUN
NNS
punct
:
:
PUNCT
: