Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/20
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Lluis Ripoll wrote:
> Steve,
>
> If I'm not wrong this building is CASA BATLLO,
You're right Lluis, as so often :-)
Thanks for finding the background information for Steve.
I found a 'similar' view from the pointer you offered
http://tinyurl.com/lmwl6p
Miha, you might now understand a little what it looked like before I
philumixed it.
My delirium as Marc aptly called it :
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Openings/SciFi+Gaudi+-+BW-1120032.jpg.html
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Openings/SciFi+Gaudi+-+BW-1120032.jpg.html>
Thanks to all who commented on or off list - much appreciated here.
Bien amicalement
Philippe
> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Openings/SciFi+Gaudi+-+BW-1120032.jpg.html>
>>>>>
>>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Openings/SciFi+Gaudi+-+BW-1120032.jpg.html>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Philippe
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Lluis Ripoll
>>>> luisripoll at telefonica.net
>>>>
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>>>> Blog:
>>>> http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/
>>>>
>>>> http://www.lrmusic.es
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Lluis Ripoll
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>>>
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>>
>> warm regards,
>> Steve
>> steve.barbour at gmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
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