Andrew Luyten's photos with the keyword: Barcelona

Life is Tough

Life is Tough

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 126
Door detail - unfortunately I can't remember exactly where from. Barcelona not too far from the Ramblas.
Casa Quadros

Casa Quadros

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 149
Apparently used to sell umbrellas, though you'd never guess -eh?
Monument a Colom

Monument a Colom

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 138
Monument (c1888) to Christopher Columbus, who may (or may not) have been a Catalan. It is possible to ascend in a lift for a fine view over Barcelona.
Gaudi Mosaic

Gaudi Mosaic

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 136
Detail of Gaudi mosaic from a chimney at the Palau Guell.
Fundacio Joan Miro

Fundacio Joan Miro

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 140
Rooftop architecture by Josep Lluis Sert. Seen here at its best, in the bright sunlight against a blue sky.
Rationalist Sculpture

Rationalist Sculpture

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 126
'Alba' by Georg Kolbe. Probably the only curves in the entire pavillion. She seems to have curiously large feet. Pavello Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona.
Onyx Texture

Onyx Texture

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 158
Detail from onyx surface inside the Mies van der Rohe Pavillion. Barcelona.
Fundacio Joan Miro

Fundacio Joan Miro

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 153
Rooftop sculpture by Joan Miro. Barcelona.
The Aliens have Landed

The Aliens have Landed

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 141
Palau de Sant Jordi and the Calatrava communications mast. This ultra modern architecture was built for the 1992 Olympics.
Marble Texture

Marble Texture

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 150
Detail from marble surface inside the Mies van der Rohe Pavillion. Barcelona.
Pavello Mies van der Rohe

Pavello Mies van der Rohe

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 145
View just past the entrance to the pavillion interior. Barcelona. Spending some time here at the end of a long hot day was extremely relaxing.
Less is More

Less is More

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 134
Water meets stone. Randomness meets order. Detail from Mies van der Rohe Pavillion, Barcelona.
Window by Gaudi

Window by Gaudi

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 115
Not many straight lines to be found on this window belonging to Casa Batllo, Barcelona.
Gate by Gaudi

Gate by Gaudi

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 157
Organic looking gate at the entrance to La Pedrera, Barcelona
Chimney by Gaudi I

Chimney by Gaudi I

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 126
Chimney on the roof of 'La Pedrera', Barcelona.
Chimneys by Gaudi II

Chimneys by Gaudi II

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 151
Centurion like chimneys on the roof of 'La Pedrera', Barcelona.
Chimneys by Gaudi III

Chimneys by Gaudi III

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 170
Chimneys on the roof of 'La Pedrera', Barcelona.
Work in Progress

Work in Progress

Andrew Luyten
02 Jul 2006 150
Started in 1882, might be finished by 2020. SW elevation of Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, Barcelona.
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