I'm sure I've missed the point, but it does seem we like both sides of the violent coin: things we can imagine crushing, things we imagine crushing us.
Big things inspire awe. Mountains, oceans, ancient trees are all things which evoke the other, the not-self, while little things appeal dierctly to the self we can encompass.
Giant buildings, tumuli, pyramids and etc. have always been an expression of power designed to awe and dimisnish those who cannot command them.
Or, at least, that's what Anime tells us ...
Giant buildings, tumuli, pyramids and etc. have always been an expression of power designed to awe and dimisnish those who cannot command them.