This is a precious small building in the Les Corts district in Barcelona. Once a family home, today it houses a bank office and a pharmacy. The urban collection of containers in front of it sort of damages the beautiful view... next to the yellow mailbox on the left there is first the garbage and then the recycling center: yellow lid is for plastic, green igloos are for glass and the blue lid is for paper/cardboard.
This is the Torre Cortés, modernist style, built in 1913 by Salvador Valeri i Pupurull (1873- 1954) whose work "is characterized by spectacular frontispieces of waved design, following the Art Nouveau common criteria, contributing a exuberant sculptural decoration with vegetal designs of very varied forms". The details are beautiful, click to enlarge the pictures for a better view.
Even the roof tiles are colorful!
"Casa Comalat" by the same architectImage via Wikipedia
Catalan info: here
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The house has a beautful architecture, I wonder why they always put bins in the front. It's often the same here too.
ReplyDeleteLovely architecture. I always love finding buildings that are pleasing to the eyes.
ReplyDeleteMichelle sent me!
That's a beautiful house. I find it almost fanciful as if the architect had a sense of humor as well as a sense of style.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it just ADORABLE!? I love it! I soooooo wish we HAD stuff like that here!!! Blogging is teaching me that American's are unusually boring...
ReplyDeletewow! that is pretty!
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love the roof line and the applied decoration.
ReplyDeleteI love this building.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful building, Mar...especially wonderful to see all the detail...! The tile work and that roof...Really stunning!
ReplyDeleteAnd the other building by the same Architect...Fabulous, too!
Beautiful building!! It is such a waste to put those awful things in front of such a gorgeous building. Thanks for sharing. I love the architecture!!
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What beautiful house and great architecture - so collarful as well - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI often have the same problem trying to capture some old buildings in Oslo, Norway and then you have these 'urban collection of containers' in front. I guess we'll have to live with it.
Wishing you a great end to your week :-)
how beautiful MAr, what a treasure!
ReplyDeleteI love the architecture! What a beautiful building that is...very nice.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful building. What a shame they put those unsightly containers outside it!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful! I´d love to spy inside =)
ReplyDeleteOne absolutely BEAUtiful building!!! I love the detail and I'm glad you showed close ups of it all!! Outstanding.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful architecture!! Love the colors!!
ReplyDeleteAn original and beautiful architecture. Spain has a marvelous culturel patrimoine.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend, Mar
Oh, I think it's beauuuuutiful! Very interesting indeed. I saw some interesting buildings, very briefly, when passing Barcelona and wanted to STAY....
ReplyDeleteThat is spectacular ! I love it. :)
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