Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Gare do Oriente


Train and subway station designed by Santiago Calatrava, Lisbon

24 comments:

Sharon said...

Oh my that is gorgeous!

Cezar and Léia said...

Que perspectiva maravilhosa!A arquitetura é super moderna, amei!
Léia

irinapictures said...

I like this king's crown roof shape!

Celia na Italia said...

Futurista!

Halcyon said...

Great perspective! Love the design of this station.

Sylvia K said...

Oh, that is indeed awesome! Wow! Incredible capture, JM!!

Sylvia

Stefan Jansson said...

He is an amazing architect.

Debbie Taillieu said...

Hi JM,
Wow, talk about some great pictures! Your shots are amazing!
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and your kind comment! Love getting comments and especially new followers! Thank you again!
Looking forward to seeing more of your blog, and more of you on mine!
Have a fabulous day!
Debbie's Travels

Photo Cache said...

I haven't seen anything as pretty as this train/subway station.

Olivier said...

tres moderne et tres esthetique

VP said...

Not a Calatrava fan but I have to grudgingly admire this.... Let's say that I like your photo very much!

joo said...

It's superb - modern, simple and elegant!

DynamiteJ said...

bem esta fotografia mostra como é bonito este simbolo de arquitectura internacional, ficou com um efeito de perspectiva excelente ! bom trabalho ! :)

jennyfreckles said...

Wow, you do have classy stations.

Lowell said...

I'm sure this is a spectacular place, but your composition makes it take on a new kind of grandeur! Super shot...

Randy said...

That is beautiful! The lines really draw you out into the open.

T. Becque said...

Great architecture! I feel compressed but okay but there's light and open space ahead.

Jack said...

Wonderful station and wonderful composition. A modern contrast to yesterday's post.

Babzy.B said...

jolie perspective !

Joan Elizabeth said...

It seems the modern railway stations have not lost their power to impress like the old ones did.

brattcat said...

This image would, no doubt, delight Calatrava. It's beautiful!

Dina said...

You receive a grand welcome into the station from this angle!

Rob Siemann said...

Oh this is good!

Sérgio Pontes said...

Adorei a perspectiva