ARCHITECTURE AT ITS BEST
No matter the era in which they were built. If their lines are harmonious, if their design is refined and well balanced, if their colours are well chosen, these buildings will always be treasured.
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1 – The Universal House of Justice, Haifa, Israel
The international governing council of the Bahá’í Faith | Haifa, Israel | July 2014
[f/5.6 1/1000 sec 100mm ISO 100]
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2 – European Patent Office, Munich, Germany
Europäisches Patentamt, Office européen des brevets | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | January 2014
[f/5.6 1/30 sec 23mm ISO 100]
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3 – Ministry of Interior, Haifa, Israel
Ministry of Interior office, משרד הפנים חיפה | Haifa, Israel | March 2014
[f/8 1/850 sec 23mm ISO 200]
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4 – Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv, in the background the Azrieli towers, מגדלי עזריאלי | Tel Aviv, Israel | March 2014
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5 – The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
The Eiffel Tower seen from the Musée de l'Homme | Paris, France | December 2015
[ f/2.8 1/250 sec 23mm ISO 320]
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6 – Le Capitole, Toulouse, France
Now city hall and theater | La Place du Capitole, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France | April 2018
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7 – Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany
Deutsches Museum von Meisterwerken der Naturwissenschaft und Technik (English: German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology), founded in 1903), along the Isar river | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | January 2014
[f/5.6 1/20 sec 23mm ISO 100]
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8 – Odawara Castle (小田原城), Odawara, Japan
Odawara Castle (小田原城), bailey moat | Odawara (小田原市, Odawara-shi), Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), Honshū (本州), Japan | October 2016
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9 – Odawara Castle (小田原城), Odawara, Japan
Odawara (小田原市, Odawara-shi), Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), Honshū (本州), Japan | October 2016
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10 – Château de Combourg, France
The medieval castle where François-René de Chateaubriand (Memoirs from Beyond the Grave), spent part of his childhood. | Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France | June 2022
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11 – The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel
Architect: Preston Scott Cohen | Tel Aviv, Israel | November 2015
[f/4 1/30 sec 23mm ISO 200]
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12 – MUCEM, Marseille, France
MUCEM, Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée, architecte Rudy Ricciotti | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France | March 2018
[f/11 1/125 sec 33mm ISO 320]
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13 – Underwater observatory, Ashizuri Kaitekan, Japan
Tosashimizu-shi (土佐清水市), Tatsukushi (竜串), Kochi Prefecture (高知県), Shikoku (四国), Japan | October 2019
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14 – Semaphore and Abbaye de Saint-Mathieu Fin de Terre, Brittany, France
Semaphore and ruins of the Abbaye de Saint-Mathieu Fin de Terre (Loc-Mazé Pen ar Bed) | Pointe Saint-Mathieu, Plougonvelin, Finistère, Brittany, France | June 2022
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15 – Abbaye de Saint-Mathieu Fin de Terre, Brittany, France
Ruins of the Abbaye de Saint-Mathieu Fin de Terre (Loc-Mazé Pen ar Bed) | Pointe Saint-Mathieu, Plougonvelin, Finistère, Brittany, France | June 2022
[f/1,5 1/750 sec 5,7 mm ISO 50]
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16 – Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure, Marseille, France
(also) Cathédrale de la Major | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France | March 2018
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17 – Church of the Archangel Michael, Kato Lefkara, Cyprus
The country church of the Archangel Michael | Kato Lefkara (Κάτω Λεύκαρα)), Larnaca district (Επαρχία Λάρνακας), Cyprus | November 2017
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18 – Church of the Archangel Michael, Kato Lefkara, Cyprus
The country church of the Archangel Michael | Kato Lefkara (Κάτω Λεύκαρα)), Larnaca district (Επαρχία Λάρνακας), Cyprus | November 2017
[f/8 1/125 sec 23mm ISO 200]
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19 – Music Pavilion, Zurich, Switzerland
Musikpavillon im Platzspitz-Park | Zurich, Switzerland | May 2017
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20 – Kiosk, Bilbao, Spain
Kiosk “built by Bermeo architect Pedro Ispizua, who was passionate about drawing, something that is evident in the proposal sketches for this circular bandstand, with its floating roof and great expressionism, inspired by the shape of a shell“ (www.http://www.bilbaoturismo.net) | Arenal, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain | April 2018
[f/8 1/100 sec 33mm ISO 320]
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21 – Fountain of prayers, Nagasaki, Japan
Glover Garden | Nagasaki (長崎市)i, Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県}, Kyūshū (九州), Japan | September 2018
[f/1.8 1/730 sec 4mm ISO 20]
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22 – Villa, Ponte de Lima, Portugal
Ponte de Lima | District of Viana do Castelo, Portugal | September 2015
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