Shedding Light

I thought these street lights made interesting subjects, especially against the backdrop of Parisian architecture, (the first image using the famous rose window of Notre Dame as the background).

For each blog post I input the location where each photo was taken, I put "Notre Dame" in the search on the map and Google selected a town in Indiana USA, which was founded in the mid 1800's rather than one of the most famous landmarks in one of the most famous cities in the world. The cathedral's construction commenced almost 700 years before the town that takes its name and although it wasn't finished for almost 200 years it still predates the town by over 500 years. Apart from the 6,646 people who live there and the students who have studied at the colleges there I am sure that Notre Dame IN is not the first place people anywhere else would think of.
 

Electric

So tonight I am out in Leeds to see the band Everything Everything. If you haven't heard of them you should check them out. Their album A Fever Dream is amazing and I'm really excited to be seeing them. But I didn't want to miss a chance to post something. The city at night looks quite good, there's some really nice architecture.
I liked this street lamp on the edge of a public square and I think the perspective in this shot works well.

Finer Detail

On the occasion the above pictures were taken I was staying in a small village called Saint Sauveur les Bray in the Seine et Marne region about an hour from Paris.

The first two pictures are of the street lamps just outside of the cottage.  It struck me at the time that in a quiet lane in a remote village these were rather ornate and they suggest the great pride the locals have in their village.

The last two pictures are from the Chateau at Fontainbleu, the first is of a decorative feature on one of the many fountains in the extensive grounds and the final shot is of a frieze over one of the gateways features the Salamander which was the emblem of King Francois 1 whose had the chateau built as a hunting lodge. 

Modernista Architecture

So if you have scrolled down this far you will have noticed that today I have posted more pictures than ever before. 

All of the pictures are from Barcelona, the first six are in Park Guell which was designed by Antoni Gaudi, pictures 5 and 6 are in fact the Gaudi museum within the park itself and was originally the home of the architect.  The house in the first picture was the only other house built in what should have been a housing development for around 60 properties

The last four shots are from the streets of Barcelona showing some of the fine architecture, bright colours, balconies and street lamps (which I believe were also designed by Gaudi).  It really is a beautiful city with lots to see and do..