Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, If I'm not wrong this building is CASA BATLLO, a rich catalan industrial familly, they had a very big factory, now in the center of Barcelona is used as a High Enginyery School where I was when I was on the University, this operate as High School at least from the 50's, now is also there the Photography School of Barcelona and other artistic activities. Casa Batllo is in the center of Barcelona, it is a really nice building, on the late 80's was purchased by Japan investors, now it belongs at the Catalonian Gouvernement. http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Casa_Batllo.html more images on: http://tinyurl.com/m73hcz That's all I know Amiti?s Lluis El 18/09/2009, a las 22:27, Steve Barbour escribi?: > a fascinating image... > something out of Star Wars... > yes, an evocative image, > but what is the story of this building? > > amities, Steve > > > On Sep 18, 2009, at 1:21 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > >> >> >>> Hi Philippe! >>> >>> Are you born in Reus like Gaudi?, this picture is "genial", >>> atonishing, I can't say in English (il m?rite tout la >>> consid?ration de Gaudi en persone). I recognise the place. It is a >>> great picture. >>> >>> You will consider fun that on this building it was, maybe 25 or 30 >>> years ago several offices etc.., I remember that it was a Medical >>> Analytic office ("blood analyses") and I was going there, it was a >>> building for normal use, now it deserves to be a museum. >>> >>> Amiti?s >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>> El 18/09/2009, a las 21:12, <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> escribi?: >>> >>>> Added to the 'Openings' gallery : >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Openings/SciFi+Gaudi+-+BW-1120032.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Philippe >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> Lluis Ripoll >>> luisripoll at telefonica.net >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ >>> http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll >>> Blog: >>> http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> http://www.lrmusic.es >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> Lluis Ripoll >> luisripoll at telefonica.net >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ >> http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll >> Blog: >> http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/ >> >> http://www.lrmusic.es >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > warm regards, > Steve > steve.barbour at gmail.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Lluis Ripoll luisripoll at telefonica.net http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll Blog: http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/ http://www.lrmusic.es