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Why There’s More To Art Nouveau Barcelona Architecture Than Gaudi

Shobha — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 14:21:12 +0000

You think you have seen all the major Catalan modernist sites in Barcelona? Think again. Chances are you have only seen all of the major works by Gaudi. Catalan Modernism was so much more than Gaudi sort of like Impressionism was so much more than Monet. The Hospital de Sant Pau is an example of...

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Fun Facts About The Most Famous Church in Barcelona, La Sagrada Familia

Shobha — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:45:42 +0000

Artists do not need monuments erected for them because their works are their monuments. – Antonio Gaudi When I went to check out the most famous church in Barcelona, La Sagrada Familia, exactly 20 years ago this year, my visit was very different from my recent trip. Unlike today only the Nativity facade was finished...

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A View From The Swiss Re Tower AKA The Gherkin Building in London

Shobha — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:43:04 +0000

What you may ask is a gherkin? It’s a small pickled cucumber. The wit and wisdom of the British nicknamed the Swiss Re Tower at 30 St. Mary Axe in London as The Gherkin. In fact, everyone calls it The Gherkin, a name given to the Swiss Re Tower even when it was in its...

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All That Glitters Is Gold Inside the Burj Al-Arab in Dubai

ny_lon@living1 — Tue, 24 May 2016 15:19:25 +0000

We got into the taxi and my husband realised he had forgotten the name of the restaurant where we were dining. For someone who is super-organised at work, he is remarkably forgetful as soon as he leaves the office. It was up to me to explain where we needed to go while he was trying...

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Brookfield Place in Manhattan, A Steel and Glass Lazarus

ny_lon@living1 — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 08:43:08 +0000

Everyone remembers the tragic details of 9/11 and the fall of the World Trade Center buildings. There were other buildings associated with that disaster which were severely damaged at the time. They just didn’t have the spectacular televised downfall of the North and South Towers. Brookfield Place in Manhattan has emerged from the ashes of...

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Visiting Trendy Tokyo in Harajuku With Kids

ny_lon@living1 — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 11:14:52 +0000

Thanks to Gwen Stefani, Harajuku became popularised in mainstream Western culture with her Harajuku Girls backup dancers. Harajuku is a very trendy area in Tokyo which is located in the Shibuya ward. It runs from Harajuku station right in front of the Meiji Shrine on the edge of Yoyogi Park through Omotesando and their little...

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The Glittering Harpa Concert Hall in Reyjkavik

ny_lon@living1 — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 08:37:57 +0000

The critics questioned why the £90 million Harpa concert hall was being built in Rejkavik, the capital of a country that had gone spectacularly bankrupt in 2008. Construction of the Harpa was started in 2004 when Iceland was riding high as the new financial whiz kid on the block. Unfortunately, the financial market turmoils of...

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How Iceland Made Corrugated Steel Construction Charming

ny_lon@living1 — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 10:21:18 +0000

Usually you think of corrugated metal buildings in the United States as an industrial cladding – something cool and urban for a modern house or a practical shed in the country. When I was in South Africa, the townships had a lot of corrugated metal houses in the townships. Once again, the metal was a...

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The House of The Brazilian Gaudi

ny_lon@living1 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:51:12 +0000

It’s not often a place leaves me speechless. Looking around at the trinkets cemented into the walls which were curved every which way, I was at a loss for words. We were at a house in Parasaipolis, the second largest favela in the largest city in South America, to visit the Casa de Pedra (The...

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The Old Faithful Inn Provides History With A View

Shobha — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 07:00:23 +0000

If you are visiting Yellowstone National Park, you should definitely visit (or maybe even stay at) the Old Faithful Inn which overlooks the famous Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone. This hotel is a national treasure and the largest log hotel in the world. The Old Faithful Lodge was the prototype for all other national park...

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