Please click on image for a better view. This door provides entrance to what was the Postkantoor (post office) at 42 Coolsingel in Rotterdam, Holland. It leads to an entrance hall with a ceiling rising to 22.5 metres (74 feet). The post office was built between 1915 and 1923. They didn’t want it to overshadow the Town Hall nearby and so situated it further from the … Continue reading Door/17 – Postkantoor
Five for Ailsa’s travel theme: Camaraderie Please click on any image for a larger view. Continue reading Celebrating Connection
77 Schiekade, Rotterdam Cee’s fun foto challenge: circles and curves Continue reading Circles and Curves
All the time in the world … Continue reading It’s Time for Black and White
I’m taking a different tack this time. The actual letter will be found somewhere in the photo, part of the design and composition itself, not within any printed words that may also be found in the photo. Frizztext’s A-Z challenge For my other entries to this challenge see Frizztext A-Z challenge in my tag cloud hidden at the top of the page – click … Continue reading A-Z Challenge: L
I went with an architectural theme for Ailsa’s Travel Theme this week, which is Pink. Continue reading In the Pink
The New Ocean Paradise floating hotel and restaurant in Rotterdam Aaahhhh Boy in Blue on Bike Carousel de la Cité Carcassonne Dilapidated Door in Dinan Elephant on Elegant Egg First Frost in Flower garden Guard Gait in Gamla Stan Hero on High Horse Irish wolfhounds In St Ives Jaded Johnny Jump-up Knocking Knees with unKnowns Lamp Light and Lines & Last Leaves Lingering Marazion from … Continue reading Red Roof in Rotterdam
“A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.” ― Frank Lloyd Wright
Rotterdam was one of the cities severely damaged during World War II. On May 14, 1940 a bombing blitz destroyed almost the entire city core, and along with it, much of Rotterdam’s historical architecture.
With so much destroyed, it seemed the city became a blank slate for architects. Rather than try to rebuild what was lost, Rotterdam chose to move to the next age. The city is burgeoning with modern, edgy architectural designs. Some, like the cube houses are weird and fun, although I can’t imagine living in one. Some are just weird … Continue reading “Frank Lloyd’s Right”
“The sparrow that is twittering on the edge of my balcony is calling up to me this moment a world of memories that reach over half my lifetime, and a world of hope that stretches farther than any flight of sparrows.” Donald G. Mitchell An early evening shot in Delftshaven, Rotterdam, Holland Lingering look at windows: Week 19 Continue reading Visual Quotations 10: Lady on the Balcony
Beyond the Brush 