Andy Rodker

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Posted: 29 Aug 2020


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Tribunal Constitucional

Tribunal Constitucional
Built in 1980 by Francisco González Valdés and destined to be the Head Offices of the Spanish Medical Council. But the Medical Council couldn't adapt to the circular design and so they declined to use the building. Instead it was occupied by the court / tribunal dealing with constitutional affairs and disputes, and therefore an important institution in Spanish politics. This building is often seen on the news. Unlike most such places, this is some way away from the political centre, being on the edge of the vast Universitaria complex.

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43 comments - The latest ones
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Interesting building and rather good design in my opinion Andy,
Nice capture !
3 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
It certainly does look a very interesting building. Great design.
3 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Roger,
Jenny,
I agree with you both!
Thank you.
3 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Superbement captée et bien rendue ..!
Bon Dimanche.
3 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Malik Raoulda club
Thank you, Malik!
3 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Excellent architectural shot! Stay well!

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3 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to William Sutherland club
Pleased you like it, William!
3 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
On dirait la tour de Babel
3 years ago.
 Jean
Jean
An attractive looking building. I wonder what it is like to work in.
3 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Amazing architecture; well captured Andy.
3 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Really an interesting architecture. Thanks for showing, Andy !
3 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
It reminds me of the "beehive" in Wellington! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beehive_(New_Zealand)
3 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Gudrun club
I see what you mean, Gudrun!
3 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
An unusual shape !!! Well spotted, Andy ! Happy Sunday !
3 years ago.
 Boro
Boro
Joli cadrage
3 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Well taken and it's still impressive after 40 years.
3 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to tiabunna club
I agree, George!
3 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Interessante!
3 years ago.
 Jocelyne Villoing
Jocelyne Villoing club
Joli sous ce bleu immaculé !*****************
3 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
What a beautiful building! Super composition too with wonderful and original fencing to enjoy as well!
3 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Janet Brien club
I should have kept it back for Friday!!! Thank you, Janet!
3 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Beautifully composed and taken Andy.............the building is absolutely stunning. It's difficult to believe how old it is, it looks almost new and the design is still very stylish and modern.
3 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Keith Burton club
Thank you Steve! I agree that it still seems very modern.
3 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Andy Rodker club
I'm gonna change my name :-)))
3 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Keith Burton club
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHH
I'm gonna shoot meself!
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
***Thank you, everyone. Have a good week!***
3 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Futurist, no doubt...
3 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Xata club
It was in 1980. I think it still retains that 'edge' even 40 years later.
Wish I could say the same about myself! ...Sigh!!...
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
Xata club has replied to Andy Rodker club
Indeed we are due to return to the nothingness from which we are issued...
3 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Xata club
Very true, Isabel!
So the best we can do is make life as tolerable for others as we can, and hope they will do the same for us. I think Camus said something of the sort once.
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
Xata club has replied to Andy Rodker club
"I know only one duty: it is to love."

and also

"If there is only bad luck in not being loved, there is bad luck in not loving."
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Xata club
Not Camus, but an old saying; "Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all!"
3 years ago.
Xata club has replied to Andy Rodker club
So true...
3 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Xata club
:o))
Sleep well!
3 years ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Unusual "tribunal constitucional"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Nouchetdu38 club
Thank you, Nouchet!
3 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
An interesting building and I can see how it might be difficult to work in.
It does bring back good memories to me of The Round House, a pub in Bournemouth I enjoyed in my teens when I was training down there! I don't know if it still exists though.
Have a good week Andy.
3 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
Thank you, Rosa! I don't recall the pub, but then I only really visited the town when my grandparents lived there for a few years and I would have been a pre-teen and not a pub-goer (at that time at any rate!)
3 years ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Andy Rodker club
It was just off the Lansdown Roundabout Andy. I loved my time in Bournemouth.
I had a great landlady who used to give me breakfast on the balcony! Oh the memories!
3 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
Sounds great, Rosa!
And I know where you mean, but I only went through Bournemouth in the 80s and 90s by car, trying to find a prospective client's address in Boscombe or Poole ... in the days of Council messing around with roundabouts and one-way systems and no satnav and I didn't have a map, only the memory of a ten year old. Not great!
3 years ago.
 Jan Klimczak
Jan Klimczak
Piękny kadr! Gratuluję i pozdrawiam :)
3 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Many thanks, Jan!
3 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
Kinda looks like a short Dalek-- ;)
3 years ago.

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