Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: architecture

A selfie by the wall. Designed by French architect Jean Nouvel the National Museum of Art in Doha takes its form from the desert rose - crystals of gypsum that form in arid sandy conditions. HWW to everyone. Enjoy the day.

The Victorian cattle market was located at Freeman's Common until 1990 & this Grade II listed building, now the Counting House pub, was the market refreshment rooms. The redevelopment of the area into a retail park & cinema complex took place in the mid-90s and involved a new road lay-out with multiple traffic lights and one-way systems. The clock tower is a fine feature & would have been important to know the time when it was a market but sadly today the clock is not functioning. HBM to everyone. Enjoy the day.

El Partal an early 14th-century Moorish palace. Dating back to the 13th century the fortress and palace of the Alhambra is a fabulous mix of islamic and christian architecture. After years of neglect and attempts to destroy it by napoleonic troops the complex has been restored & is Spain's most visited site. HBM to everyone. Enjoy the start of the new week.

In between the showers the sun did shine and I managed to get this shot of Belton House. Belton is a Grade I listed country house built between 1685 and 1687 by Sir John Brownlow & cared for today by the National Trust. HBM to everyone. Enjoy the start to the new week.

An evening walk around Barcelona. One of 3 famous houses designed by Gaudi in Barcelona La Pedrera, also known as Casa Mila, was built in 1905 on Passeig de Gràcia at the junction with Carrer Provenca. HWW to everyone. Enjoy the day!

We visited the City of Arts & Sciences in Valencia to view the Ninot exhibition which was on as part of the Falles festival. The museum area is a state-of-the-art science complex set within a landscaped park with a huge aquarium & IMAX screen. The buildings are very modern and impressive. HBM to everyone. Continue enjoying the Easter weekend!

The scale of the interior of the Mesquita & its fabulous architecture is almost impossible to grasp in a photo

The Alhambra Palace is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world. This shot was taken at sunset from the Mirador de San Nicolás. I was not the only one recording this view...

Back in mid-Covid times we took a stroll down New Walk in Leicester. Opened in 1785 the traffic-free street follows the trace of the old Roman Via Devana, the Colchester to Chester road through Roman Leicester (Ratae Corieltauvorum). This fine listed Georgian terrace with wrought iron fencing and balconies has always been a favourite. HFF to everyone & have a great weekend.

The eastern aspect of the impressive Valencia North station, opened in 1917, as seen along Carrer d'Alicant

A glimpse into the central courtyard of the Château de Blois with Classic & Renaissance architectural styles in view including the spiral stone staircase (the prototype for the staircase at Chambord) which of course has stone fencing. HFF to everyone & have a great weekend.

The new Birmingham library in Centenary Square is a striking building. The intricate metal pattern acts as wall decoration and a fence for the terrace. HFF everyone. Have a great weekend.

Not far from Halifax Minster, architecture of a different nature. The complex Victorian steelwork of the 1855 ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway station roof is seen from the top of the stairs down to platforms 1 & 2.

Last weekend we did a 7 mile Bank Holiday walk around the Manifold Valley & passed New Hall in the village of Waterfall as we climbed up out of the Hamps valley. This was a short detour off our planned route to have a beer at the Red Lion in the village. From "Staffordshire Past Track": The village of Waterfall is situated in the Staffordshire Moorlands, north-west of the town of Ashbourne. It is a very typical Moorland village with its buildings built of stone. The place name is a descriptive one and comes from the fact that the River Hamps falls into a subterranean watercourse between the village of Waterfall and Winkhill. HHF from the Peak District and have a great weekend.

The warm evening light makes the warm Yorkshire grit of the Gatehouse on Low Hills Lane, Lindley even warmer! Designed by Edgar Wood and built in 1900 as coachman’s accommodation this unusual building marked the entrance to the Fieldhead estate which is now completely built over. HFF & have a great weekend!

The beautiful cast iron spandrels of the columns supporting Tuam station's platform roofing also support a blackbird. The station was originally opened in 1860 as part of the Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway (later Great Southern & Western Railway) route between Limerick and Sligo. It was closed, along with the whole route, in 1976 during Córas Iompair Éireann's rationalisation of the rail network.

The beautiful curves of the Art Nouveau iron and glass canopy and Arles stone sculptures of the Gare de Nice-Ville which was opened in 1867 by the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée company (PLM). The canopy is very similar in style to that at the same company's Lyon Gare des Brotteaux.

Dawn over the empty platforms of the Gare de Lyon in Paris.