LHS view from the balcony.
Rua dos Correeiros Side Street - I
Rua dos Correeiros side street with clothes line on the balcony capturing the warm sun.
Roof Of The Hotel Avenida Palace, Lisbon
A night view from the roof top.The Hotel Avenida Palace, Lisbon
Located in the emblematic Restauradores Square, in the heart of the city, The Avenida Palace Hotel is a symbol of charm and elegance in more than one hundred years of its story. This neoclassical, imposing building and its first class refined service turned it into one of the most selected destinations of high society and prominent individualities all over the world.
Lisbon, the city of the seven hills and the fado home, idly stretches along the Tejo, in a close complicity between earth and water, from Parque das Nações on to Terreiro do Paço (the most imposing square of the city) and the ancient docks area to Jerónimos Monastery and Belem Tower, where the river flows into the Atlantic.
In Lisbon there is always something to visit and to discover in a wide range of possibilities and experiences. Walking through this thousand years old city, rich in monuments and typical neighbourhoods where the city finds its roots and remains close to its most genuine traditions is perhaps the best way to feel its life pulsating.
http://www.hotelavenidapalace.pt/en/index_en.html
Estação do Rossio Star Bucks Interior, Lisbon - II
The copper colour perforated shades to house a ring of LED lights in high/low as a decor details.
Estação do Rossio Star Bucks Interior, Lisbon - I
Estação do Rossio Star Bucks Interior, Lisbon.
This lavish train station's right entrance is the Star Bucks. Interior of this location seems more
theatical and bolder in scales on Lighting fixtures and glass partition between the station and the cafe.
Estação do Rossio
Looking more like a theater or a lavishly adorned palace with horseshoe arched doorways, this monumental Neo-Manueline building located between Rossio and Restauradores squares, was built at a time when train stations were seen as temples of technology.
The Franco-Swiss author Blaise Cendrars called railway stations 'the most beautiful churches in the world,' and this station could be an example. It is one of the strangest architectural complexes housing a rail terminal in Europe, and today it is the local station for trains to Sintra.
It was closed for over three years for major renovation, but reopened in February of 2008.
http://www.golisbon.com/sight-seeing/rossio-station.html
Museu do Design e da Moda (MUDE) - Lisbon 6
Period design products by contemporary masters in fashion, furniture, household, automobile and major period iconic pieces.
Museu do Design e da Moda (MUDE) - Lisbon 5
Period design products by contemporary masters in fashion, furniture, household, automobile and major period iconic pieces.
Museu do Design e da Moda (MUDE) - Lisbon 4
Period design products by contemporary masters in fashion, furniture, household, automobile and major period iconic pieces.
Museu do Design e da Moda (MUDE) - Lisbon 3
Period design products by contemporary masters in fashion, furniture, household, automobile and major period iconic pieces.
Museu do Design e da Moda (MUDE) - Lisbon 2
Period design products by contemporary masters in fashion, furniture, household, automobile and major period iconic pieces.
Museu do Design e da Moda (MUDE) - Lisbon 1
Museu do Design e da Moda (MUDE), address: R. Augusta 24, 1100 Lisboa, Portugal.Located in the heart of the tourist central an old building with a post-war rustic renovation.
All the bare concrete slab, floor and plastered wall are left with marks of demolitions and spray
white/grey paintings like a Pollock painting.
Black marble snake counter to divided the space, the "black snake" with front lit verticals looks too finish but serves the idea and back drop for an industrial design museum.
To read more : http://www.mude.pt/
Museu Colecção Berardo, Interior - Lisbon 2
Alexander Calder's sculpture turns the core of this entrance spiral staircase into a tree trunk, organic and playful.
Museu Colecção Berardo, Exterior - Lisbon
The massive Museu Colecção Berardo exterior in blocks with offices and museums to created agarden within a garden feeling to the space.
The presentation of the Berardo Collection Museum offers an overview, a panorama of the creation of plastic arts in the twentieth century and the beginning of the XXI century, particularly in European and American art. Reflecting all the richness of the history, styles, origins mediums and techniques of the works from the collection, and provides a journey through the modern and contemporary Portuguese artistic creation, focusing on its originality and the place it occupies on the international scene.
The Berardo Collection Museum offers visitors not only the richness of its permanent collection through a route regularly renewed, but also a wide range of temporary exhibitions that allow, a broadening of the scope of the collection and deepen certain problematic topics or approaches.
In 2009 the Museum carrys on this mission by presenting a series of temporary exhibitions, of which are highlighted in the second trimester, the Universal File - Document and Photographic Utopia, the first exhibition in Portugal of the Austrian artist Peter Kogler, a retrospective of the Portuguese architect Amâncio "Pancho" Guedes, another edition of PHotoEspaña and two shows of the Berardo Collection - a new path for modern and contemporary art, and an exhibition dedicated to the Art-Deco Collection.
Until the end of the year, the exibition Amália, will be Highlighted, the first major show devoted to one of the greatest players of Portuguese culture, in the year that will mark ten years since her death.
The Berardo Collection Museum offers visitors not only the richness of its permanent collection through a route regularly renewed, but also a wide range of temporary exhibitions that allow, a broadening of the scope of the collection and deepen certain problematic topics or approaches.
In 2009 the Museum carrys on this mission by presenting a series of temporary exhibitions, of which are highlighted in the second trimester, the Universal File - Document and Photographic Utopia, the first exhibition in Portugal of the Austrian artist Peter Kogler, a retrospective of the Portuguese architect Amâncio "Pancho" Guedes, another edition of PHotoEspaña and two shows of the Berardo Collection - a new path for modern and contemporary art, and an exhibition dedicated to the Art-Deco Collection.
Until the end of the year, the exibition Amália, will be Highlighted, the first major show devoted to one of the greatest players of Portuguese culture, in the year that will mark ten years since her death.
For more information click here: www.berardomuseum.com
If it is curiosity that stimulates the mind and induces the collector, the object of art he chooses out of his passion cannot be isolated from the expectations of a certain time, or of other people. In a way, the collector searches and brings together works of art that others would like to find and gather. Most of the time without knowing it, the collector turns other people’s dreams into reality. It is the relationship between one’s dreams and those of others that determines the destiny of any collection and ensures its place in the community.
The Berardo Collection is the result of an exercise in open-mindedness. We have made an effort to acquire works, which would illustrate, through their quality, the creative imagination of the artists. We do not accept any kind of limitation regarding movements, techniques or nationalities. On the contrary, we wish to keep these Collections open to the future and open to the public. Nevertheless visiting this site does not replace true contact with the work of art.
The site is an approximate illustration of the Collections - new artworks are being added - to remind people, and also myself that artistic creation is the human condition in its freer form. In the last three decades, friends, collaborators, consultants and writers have helped me collect these works of art following rigorous criteria.
I hope this Collection will inspire other Institutions and individuals to create and broaden collections, so that the coming generations may keep alive our days, our concerns, and our hopes through Art.
Joe Berardo
http://mirror.berardocollection.com/?ToplevelID=31&lang=en
Interior Of Caffe Taria - Lisbon
Caffe Taria interior in Lisbon with a cigarette machine. The promotional poster on the machine was a rock climbing image and nature.
Brownie 2 - Bell From Arcosanti
Acrylic painting on wood block.Why Bell.
“If you had told me fifty years ago that I would build my activities from the proceeds of windbells, I would have said you were crazy.” - Paolo Soleri
Born in Turin, Italy on June 21, 1919, Paolo Soleri was awarded his Ph.D. with highest honors in architecture from the Torino Polytechnico in 1946. He came to the United States in 1947 and spent a year-and-a-half in fellowship with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West in Arizona, and at Taliesin East in Wisconsin. During this time, he gained international recognition for a bridge design displayed at the Museum of Modern Art and published in The Architecture of Bridges by Elizabeth Mock.
He returned to Italy in 1950 where he was commissioned to build a large ceramics factory, "Ceramica Artistica Solimene." The processes he became familiar with in the ceramics industry led to his award-winning designs of ceramic and bronze windbells and siltcast architectural structures. For over 30 years, the proceeds from the windbells have provided funds for construction to test his theoretical work.
Each year, Cosanti and Arcosanti metal and ceramic studios produce about 17,000 bronze bells and 5,000 ceramic bells. The proceeds from these bells go toward the overall running of the Arcosanti project and maintaining the Cosanti facilities.
Your contribution toward Cosanti Foundation through the purchase of bronze and ceramic bells is a valuable addition to the financial base.
http://www.arcosanti.org/project/support/bells.html
Pic-Nic Restaurant In Lisbon - IV
A young girl and a young man both are fire-eaters performing in front of the patrons but busted by the police minutes later.
Pic-Nic Restaurant In Lisbon - I
A restaurant close to the Praca do Rossio with 2 large led screens on sports to attracts the passer-by.Praca do Rossio Lisbon area, or the Rossio Square, is one of the most beautiful places to see in Lisbon. The square, which is located in downtown Lisbon, has been a witness to various historical events in the city, from popular celebrations and revolutions to executions and bullfights. Today, Praca do Rossio is a popular destination both for locals and tourists. It is Lisbon’s main square, so it’s impossible to miss it when in the city.
http://www.top10portugal.com/praca-rossio-square-lisbon
Roof Of Hotel Vip Executive Suites Eden In Lisbon
Hotel Vip Executive Suites Eden is a beautiful 4-star property located in the heart of Lisbon, next to Praca do Rossio.
This Lisbon hotel has been built on an art deco building from the 1930's featuring 75 studios including double and 2 bedroom apartments.
The studios comprise a separated working area and feature modern facilities.
Hotel Vip executive Suites Eden has been classified as the Best Urban Renovation Project and the Best Tourism Project in Portugal.
Leisure facilities include swimming pool, solarium and bar on the terrace offering great panoramic views.
http://www.edenaparthotelvip.com/
Roof Details Of Monastery Of St. Jerome
Ten minutes west of downtown along the banks of the Rio Tejo, the Belém district includes several of Lisbon's must-see sites. The 16th century Monastery of St. Jerome (Mosteiro de Jeronimos) is a must-visit; it teems with ornate stone carvings in the Manueline style (so named for King Manuel I who commissioned the monastery's construction to celebrate Vasco de Gama's seafaring voyage to India). http://travel.usnews.com/Lisbon_Portugal/Neighborhoods/
The church and the monastery, like the nearby Torre de Belém and Padrão dos Descobrimentos, symbolise the Portuguese Age of Discovery and is among the main tourist attractions of Lisbon. In 1983, UNESCO formally designated the Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém as a World Heritage Site.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jer%C3%B3nimos_Monastery
Cafe Gelo - King Carlos' Coach II
On the cafe wall a picture depicting the assassination of King Carlos and heir to the throne.
The cafe does a great selection of sweet items and serves hot and cold drinks too. They might sell savoury items too, but I cannot recall! Seating is available inside towards the back of the cafe and past the counters. Near the front, the cafe attracts quite a few customers who use the place as a takeaway.
The location us excellent too; just off the square near Rossio station. Despite the central location, the quality of food and prices are good and it's not just the usual tourist jaunt.
The cakes for example were all around 1 Euro each, which is pretty standard pricing for such cafes in Lisbon. Their range of bread rolls is particularly good and popular too.
http://www.travbuddy.com/Cafe-Gelo-v463822
Coaches Museum In Lisbon - King Carlos' Coach I
One of Lisbon's most visited sights, the Coaches Museum (Museu Nacional dos Coches) has the largest and most valuable collection of its type in the world. It is housed in a richly decorated 18th century royal riding school that is part of Belem Palace, illustrating the ostentation and staggering wealth of the old Portuguese elite.The detail of the coach that King Carlos & heir to the throne were killed in 1st. February 1908.
http://www.golisbon.com/sight-seeing/coaches-museum.html
Marquis Of Pombal Square In Lisbon
Marquis of Pombal Square (Praça do Marquês de Pombal) Lisbon pays homage to the saviour of the capital in the form of the most central and busiest square of Lisbon. The Praça do Marquês de Pomball (Marques of Pombal Square) truly feels at the centre of Lisbon as three of the capitals largest boulevards extend in opposite directions and the main metro interchange station lies hidden below.The monument dedicated to the Marques of Pombal stands commandingly in the centre of the square facing Baixa which was re-constructed under his vision but unfortunately the monument is encircled by unending traffic. The Praca do Marques de Pombal appears completely unappealing during the day while chocked by traffic, noise and fumes but return here later, as part of an evening walk, and the allure of the area returns.
The Praca do Marques de Pombal is situated right in the heart of Lisbon with the Avenue Liberdade, the Avenue Duque de Loulé and the Avenue Fontes Pereira de Melo all radiating in opposite directions of the capital. The main Avenue Liberdade leads down the gentle hill to central Baixa and it is quiet fitting that the Marques de Pombal statue faces towards his Baixa.
The statue was constructed between 1917 and 1934 and was inaugurated in 1934 as part of the republics building campaign to promote Portuguese self confidence by focusing on the achievements of the country.
http://www.lisbonweekendguild.com/lisbon-sights/Marquis_Pombal_Square.html
Houses On The Hill Of Castelo In Lisbon
A view from the hotel balcony to the hillside of the Castelo.
Corner Detail Of São Carlos Theater in Lisbon
It was built in the 18th century in Neoclassical style after the original great Lisbon opera house in Comercio Square was destroyed in the Great Earthquake.
The exterior was inspired by Milan's La Scala, and the beautiful interior (with excellent acoustics) is similar to the San Carlo Theater in Naples, with five galleries and boxes adorned with neoclassical and Rococo decorations.
There is a very pleasant restaurant with tables on the pavement outside.
http://www.golisbon.com/sight-seeing/sao-carlos-theater.html
Waiting Area In Pearson Airport Terminal 3
An hour delay at the airport, the gate filled with all the passengers.
The Hideout Wall Mural - 2
The changing exterior mural have an octopus as the main theme of this rock hub.Toronto has an incredible concentration of talented musicians, and we’re glad to say that many of them grace our kick-ass stage on a regular basis. The Hideout is a huge supporter of indie artists, hosting festivals such as NXNE, CMW and Indie Week each year since we’ve opened. But our focus is music, so even when the festivals have left town and the dust has settled, we are still rocking out our stage seven nights a week - check us out anytime, you won’t be disappointed.
http://www.thehideouttoronto.com/
The Chefs' House On King East
A corner of the training school restaurant.The Chefs' House - Learning Is Our Main Ingredient
The restaurant is the first of its kind in Canada – fully open to the public with students training to cook, bake and serve.
Housed in a 3,200 square foot heritage brownstone, the new restaurant serves up one-of-a-kind dining experiences to the city’s food lovers while providing George Brown Chef School students with the latest in real-world culinary training.
The Chefs’ House is an urban culinary retreat; a contemporary space that is used to profile and celebrate the bounty of locally grown food products and pay homage to the international cuisine that influences Toronto’s culinary scene.
http://www.georgebrown.ca/thechefshouse/index.aspx#TCH
http://www.thechefshouse.com/
Wall of the MacDonalds On Spadina And Queen West
Red walls and black and white wall murals filled the upstairs seating area.
Corner of Spadina and Queen West
The web of trolley cables gridded the sky with a group of yellow traffic lights to mark this busyintersection.
A Corner In Grano On Yonge Street
A Corner In Grano with Italian design posters, painting and murals.
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