Delftsche poort by mastermek

Delftsche poort

Hiroshi Sugimoto
wow that is dissolving like a sugar cube
April 14th, 2015  
@kali66 Yes, thanks! I agree. Blurring is a cool technique with remarkable results.
April 14th, 2015  
I love Delft and wanted to get to Delftspoort the last time I was there . I took a wrong road and finished up in Shiedam ( spelling may be wrong) Still it was a lovely bike trip.
April 14th, 2015  
@jack4john Ha John. Thanks for the reminder. I did spell the title wrong! Ahum.

The Delftsche Poort is in Rotterdam actually. It used to be a city gate which got in the way when traffic grew. They broke it down stone by stone just before the war to move it a few hundred meters but it was never rebuilt after the war. In 2005 they made a reconstruction in steel. See https://www.google.nl/search?q=delftsche+poort+city+gate+rotterdam&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1230&bih=821&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=JP8sVdnbDJPPaOTrgJAK&ved=0CF8QsAQ4Cg

There you can also see the Delftse Poort, one of the few 'skyscrapers' in Rotterdam. In Holland it's just called the Nationale Nederlanden building, called after the company housing the tower.

In Delft there is, I think, only 1 gate left; the East Gate http://www.delft.nl/delften/Tourists/Discover_Delft/To_see/Architecture/Monuments/East_Gate

The bike ride must have been very nice. Pretty flat landscape between Delft and Schiedam. I hope there was no wind...
April 14th, 2015  
Hello Mek I looked with interest at this image, which I assume is done in the style of old film of the era of the Delftschepoort, now long since gone, and then creatively blurred. I thought that John @jack4john might like to see this http://365project.org/ivan/365/2013-08-04 I know that you Mek also posted a photo in the style of Vermeer here http://365project.org/mastermek/re-do/2014-10-04 I also found these links: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delftsche_Poort_(stadspoort) (needs translator!) and this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebouw_Delftse_Poort

Thank you, John and Mek, for reminding me of both the beautiful city of Delft and the great city and port of Rotterdam, both of which we visited in 2012. And giving a pice of architecral history of which I was unaware. Though I have photographed Delftse Poort, the modern skyscraper. As lovers of Holland and visitors to this super country for more than 40 years (!) we had of course visited both previously, more than once, over the years. Hope to visit again!

Fav, btw!
April 15th, 2015  
@ivan Hi Ivan. You are always welcome. And thank you very much for the input!
The effect was done for a theme. I really liked Hiroshi Sugimoto's blurry architectural translations. Check it out: https://www.google.nl/search?q=Hiroshi+Sugimoto+architecture&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Rg4uVfHNIsHkaOmBgfAO&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1033&bih=650
April 15th, 2015  
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