Building in Veils, Barcelona, Spain

After a long day with a lot of walking we were looking for a coffee shop and happened to walk along this street. We found ourselves in front of the Palau de la Musica deCatalana – however what caught my attention was the building next to it. This one, was under some renovation of some kind, and looked like it was covered with veils. However this corner had torn its veil and was basking gold in the evening light and the the light of the lamps, with its veil fluttering in the wind.

The lovely architecture of Barcelona in the pale evening light.

Technical Details:

Camera: Olympus E-PL3
Exposure: 1/20s at f1.7
Focal Length: 20mm
Lens: Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7 ASPH
ISO: 400
Date: March 02, 2012

Casa Amatller and Casa Batllo, Paseig de Gracia, Barcelona, Spain

We were walking down the Paseig de Gracia, window shopping, since the prices were not that attractive at all the uber branded stores! (Really! 90 euros for a tie-die like t-shirt?). It was around sunset. And luckily for me, the sun happened to shine in this exquisite way on the two modernist buildings side by side – Casa Amatller and Casa Batllo.

Of course, I could identify only Casa Battlo. Antoni Gaudi. A bit of time on a search engine helped me identify Casa Amatller – with its colorful steps profile. Casa Amatller is the work of another Catalan architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch.

Anyway, after photographing this building, and how nice looked in the light, we walked on. I must say that one can never ignore a modernist building (unless of course you pass by it twice a day..). Love it or hate, but you will notice it!