Tag: Architecture
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Reflecting truth
Reflecting truth Behind this facade of glass and chrome steel plates hides the library of Freiburg university. What we see though is its reflected surroundings, among which the university collegiate building with its motto “Die Wahrheit wird euch freimachen” (The truth shall set you free). But beware: in large parts of the world telling the…
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Landesmuseum extension
Landesmuseum extension When extending an existing historical building with a new wing you can try to remain close to the style of the original or decide on a contrasting modern design. Christ & Gantenbein have chosen the last option for the new wing (2016) of the Swiss National Museum in Zürich. Fortunately, I would say,…
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The encounter
The encounter Two women, I presume, meet in the forest. The woman on the right looks shocked. Maybe she has just heard some terrible news from the other one. Or, maybe, she had not expected to see the other alive. “You here? I was told you had died!” Or maybe the other person has burned…
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Haus Konstruktiv
Haus Konstruktiv Museum in Zürich “für konstruktiv-konkrete und konzeptuelle Kunst”. In the stairwell, looking down: a nice play of lines, angles and light. And elsewhere in the straight-lined museum: the curves of Claudia Comte. Photo of the week: Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich, Switzerland 2022
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Rhythmic enclosure
Rhythmic enclosure After six years and the hard work of 22000 labourers the Bara Imambara in Lucknow reached its completion in 1784. When visiting the monument don’t miss climbing up to the grand rooftop! Photo of the week: On the roof of Bara Imambara, Lucknow, India 2017
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Symbiosis
Symbiosis A rare case of nature copying architecture. Photo of the week: Asafi Masjid, Lucknow, India 2017
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Light drops
Light drops The sun shines through the jali of a dark tomb laying down a bunch of pearls in the corner. Photo of the week: HauzKhas, New Delhi, India 2014
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Looking at you!
Looking at you! I felt as if somebody was looking at me. I turned round and noticed this little owl with big eyes. We looked at each other for a while and I took a picture.Now, looking at the picture, I realize that most if not all other birds have one eye on the left…
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Onigawara
Onigawara The scary creature on the roof is an ‘oni’, a Japanese ogre. Temple roofs are often ornamented with these ogre tiles (onigawara) and also with small round hanagawara, i.e. tiles with floral designs. The roofs of Japanese temples are intricate works of very fine craftsmanship. See for example the small roof on the photo…
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Rash e Jannat
Rash e Jannat Light reflections brighten the dark teak arches and ceilings of Tipu Sultan’s palace where he used to reside in summer with his royal women. Maybe that’s why it was known as the Envy of Heaven. Photo of the week: Tipu Sultan’s summer palace (1791), Bangalore, Karnataka, India 2019
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