As seen from Sagrada Familia's "watch tower" these almost twins, Torre Mapfre and Hotel Arts stand all alone overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Though the average height of buildings along the coast is growing bigger there is still a certain concern for following a reasonable criterium that does not alter too much the city skyline.
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April 09, 2006
Hotel Arts and Torre Mapfre: Almost Twins
Labels:
hotel,
hotel arts,
modern architecture
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Carrer de la Marina, 19, 21, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
April 08, 2006
Trade Center: Stairways to Heaven in Barcelona
The first modern office complex in Barcelona was designed by José Antonio Coderch de Semenat in 1968. This high-rise building (any high tower under 35 meters, otherwise it would be a skyscraper) is located at Avda. Carlos III in Les Corts just behind shopping center El Corte Inglés and it is called the Trade Center Complex.
April 07, 2006
Street Artist X: Barcelona Graffiti
Today I post another picture about Barcelona graffiti, this time showing the other wall, see previous work in Street Artist IX: Barcelona Graffiti. The image could be easily called: A Fantasy from Hell, as it looks as the devil devouring sinners' souls, but of course you could all help me reinterpret the scene.
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