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Earlier this month, in Malmo, Sweden... an amazing building called the Twisting Torso. I had a lot of difficulty taking this... I was in a bus and couldn't "get it all in" before we turned round a corner. Thought I hadn't really got anything but actually I like the way it came out



It's apartments, apparently... extremely f**king expensive ones, each with their very own wine cellar!
Can you imagine being up that thing at the height of the Swedish winter, in the middle of a snowstorm coming over the Øresund...

boudicca wrote:I've been up that

I can never understand why people insist upon climbing up tall things (whether by lift or other means). You get just as good of an idea how tall it is from the ground

eotunun wrote:Vee hat buildings of satt size in za medieval days..

But it took 632 years to complete! What about that famous German efficiency?

boudicca wrote:the Twisting Torso

Wow.

<drivel modus off> That cathedral is a beauty. Try to see it, everyone who reads this. It is magnificent.







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eotunun wrote:<drivel modus off> That cathedral is a beauty. Try to see it, everyone who reads this. It is magnificent.







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Don't get me on beautiful cathedrals...there can be only one......



Every journey home, you get greeted by this in the skyline.

eeeeek that was a bit large...someone-else will have to tweak it I'm already at technological overload here...

But that's nae goff... Pfft..

@Steve: German e.. e...what? Ewok?

I beg to differ.....

It's got flying buttresses, twiddly bits and a vaulted whatsit...what more do you want (well spires granted, but we had them and they fell down during an earthquake - tallest building in the world at one point)

this is a cathedral

isn't it just breathtaking?

and Steven was fortunate enough to study there, the bitch

I am kidding. But you really need to see the Cologne cathedral Debaser. When you are in it you wonder what prevents the roof from falling on you. It's almost all windows, merely stone pillars seem to hold it up.
Gothic Architecture at it's best. And a windowcleaner's nightmare.

James Blast wrote:this is a cathedral

isn't it just breathtaking?

and Steven was fortunate enough to study there, the bitch

And I was unfortunate enough to study next door

They took us in there one day though, during art class... like all CRM's buildings, it's infinitely more stunning in the interior than from outside

@Ness - is that Westminster Abbey's "twin" in Lincoln?

Debaser wrote:
Don't get me on beautiful cathedrals...there can be only one......

Yes, this one



Oh Lieve Vrouwe Toren
hoog boven 't Vlaamse land
wij zijn in uw schaduw geboren
zo hecht aan u verwant
nooit zullen wij vergeten
de dapp're gouden haan
voor u, lieve toren
zal steeds ons hart slaan
bijf daar voor eeuwig staan

from our famous Antverpian singer La Esterella

Debaser wrote:eeeeek that was a bit large...someone-else will have to tweak it I'm already at technological overload here...

I'll leave that to Herr Marky-Mark, hehehe...

I am very fond of this one.
"Santiago de Compostela"

For a group so desperate not to have anything to do with religion...we do seem rather precious about our cathedrals

Yes, everybody's churches are very nice but mine's best ok

I'm already on photo overload otherwise 'special mention' would have to go to Gaudi's 'two catherdrals for the price of one' one

And yes Sinny, it is the one that was stunt double for Westminster Abbey...in fact it's going to be used again but I'm damned if I can recall which blockbuster filum

@Ness - YAY! Yeah, I know, mainly because I just watched The DaVinci Code last night, haha! Stunning, though - I aim to see it, someday. Also, La Sagrada Família - I adore Gaudi's work!

SINsister wrote:La Sagrada Família

That was fcuking extraordinary as well...

James Blast wrote:this is a cathedral

isn't it just breathtaking?

and Steven was fortunate enough to study there, the bitch

That looks great

libby wrote:

Debaser wrote:
Don't get me on beautiful cathedrals...there can be only one......

Yes, this one



Oh Lieve Vrouwe Toren
hoog boven 't Vlaamse land
wij zijn in uw schaduw geboren
zo hecht aan u verwant
nooit zullen wij vergeten
de dapp're gouden haan
voor u, lieve toren
zal steeds ons hart slaan
bijf daar voor eeuwig staan

from our famous Antverpian singer La Esterella

There you go

I think us Catholics win, well apart from the GSA which was designed by a Protestant, that elevation is still to this day my most very favourite piece of architecture, thankfully I've gotten over my snobbery of having gone to Dundee Art School (a 50s monstrosity) and can now fully adore that wonderful piece of... well what is it.. sculpture, architecture, interior design, 'living space', experience... I dunno, it still overwhelms me?

CRM rocks and don't believe the hype

James Blast wrote:CRM rocks and don't believe the hype

Good call.

I genuinely love his stuff, and not just through any form of misplaced loyalty to either Glasgow or the GSA.

My feelings exactly Steven, I went to an exhibition of his watercolours at Kelvin Grove before I started artschool (so we're talking 74-75 here) and I was captivated. Years passed and the "Toshy" explosion happened! I take a very dim view but am glad he's finally got some recognition, albeit for female adornments and a tea-room. I still recoil to this day when I see a woman with "those" earrings in.... ewww <shivers>

this is Fckin great

big too