Today I’ve returned to my posts about Napier in New Zealand and the beautiful Art Deco buildings that make this the worlds most complete Art Deco City. Regular readers of this blog will know that I adore architectural detail, usually the older the better, but in the case the beautiful clean lines of Deco have has much allure as my usual more classical favourites.
Enough words though, this is a post where my Zoom lens should do the talking…
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
Hand beaten panels on the underside of the veranda in the previous photograph…
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
next two photos, details of same building…
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
So beautiful. I can’t imagine them building something like this now
Comment by Tilly Bud — April 4, 2012 @ 10:22 am |
I WISH people would add beautiful features to buildings these days… modern buildings are all so bland and so.. blank… they have no character, no soul.
Comment by kiwidutch — April 4, 2012 @ 7:27 pm |
Incredible stonework!
Comment by milkayphoto — April 4, 2012 @ 12:55 pm |
I know… drool-worthy isn’t it?
Modern design doesn’t even come remotely close aesthetically.
Comment by kiwidutch — April 4, 2012 @ 7:33 pm |
*Fabulous* details! Love the wave pattern on the first building (also seen further down)!
Comment by Carrie — April 6, 2012 @ 2:39 am |