Durban - Art deco : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Durban - Art deco / Axel Bührmann
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| 説明 | I tried to get to see some of the art deco buildings Durban is so famous for (some have suggested, incorrectly apparently, that it has the greatest number of art deco buildings in the world after Miami). Sadly, so many of them are grubby and in an extraordinarily bad state of repair (a bit like me, then) - except for this one."SURREY MANSIONS -- 323 Currie Rd, Langton & Barboure - William B Barboure, 1937.One of the great Art Deco buildings. A Union period apartment building and a significant example of the Art Deco style incorporating lion and eagle motifs and linear patterns; a notable contribution to the Berea skyline.Eight-storey apartment building with detailing of imagination and sensitivity. Block-like ground and first floors, rounded corners up to a squared-off top floor and with fluted giant order pilasters rising up the entire height. Richly varied stucco reliefs with flying lions high up. Excellent resolution of geometry in the use of rectangular and curved forms. Well maintained and authentic colour scheme.Top floor is open for lift shaft and water tanks. And the penthouse owner has a sort of pagoda in front of the door to his flat on the roof."Source: www.kznia.org.za/durban-city-guide/art-deco/surrey-mansions |
| 撮影日 | 2019-07-21 15:51:08 |
| 撮影者 | Axel Bührmann , Here, South Africa |
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| 撮影地 | Ethekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 地図 |