What you see here, o Gentle Reader(s), is downtown Portland's Standard Insurance Plaza, reflected in (& distorted by) the adjacent Congress Center tower.
Note that the Standard Insurance Plaza should not be confused with the Standard Insurance Center, the latter primarily known for the infamous "Quest" sculpture out front. And because this is a respectable blog, we will not speculate in great detail about why anyone would think that building might be the Congress Center.
Uh, moving right along, the Wikipedia page mentions that the Congress Center building replaced the old Congress Hotel (snicker), and arches salvaged from the old building were reused for the entrance to an underground restaurant. It's a Melting Pot fondue restaurant, to be precise. I'm all in favor of fondue, but I have to say that Gustav's is better and cheaper, and all of their locations have windows. I'm also told that Fearless Brewing out in Estacada does a highly tasty fondue. Go read their fun FAQ page while you're at it. It's great.
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