Barcelona Museum of Zoology, a photo from Barcelona, Catalonia

Photographer's Note

The large brick building, crowned with battlements popularly known as the castle of the three dragons, is a first mouetra of modernism Barcelona. This popular name is the title of a comedy of Serafí Pitarra and the building is the work of Domenech i Montaner (1887). Since the year 1920 is occupied by the Museum of Zoology. It is a predecessor of the famous Amsterdam Stock Exchange Berlage (1898) in use of construction materials used: bare brick structures and hieerro without disguise.

This building is important also because of the history of art because there are workshops where he studied for the first time during the nineteenth century, the ancient craft techniques of pottery and wrought iron. This hechi began the resurgence of decorative arts to read Catalunya.

Cer another photo in the workshop

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Truja (4953) 2008-04-25 4:15

Hola Josep,
ens presentes aquesta joia del modernisme catalŕ que és fantŕstica, en una perspectiva arquitectňnica molt interessant.
Avui Josep, perň, et faré una petita crítica: has tallat part d'una de les torres de la dreta de l'imatge i és una llŕstima , ja que la fotografia té uns colors fenomenals i l'edifici s'aixeca sota aquest blau cel d'impressió ;-)

Una abraçada i a gaudir del cap de setmana,

Jordi

trekks (14348) 2008-04-25 5:38

hello Josep

Interesting design feature and really bearing history mark on it. I wonder if there is any reason you shoot this close, and not go wider angle to show the whole building? Also for WS.

tfs, bill

Charo (51290) 2008-04-27 14:29

Hola Josep,
Has captado muy bien los detalles de este bonito edificio enmarcado por los árboles.
Estupendos colores.
Un abrazo
Charo