The Architecture Thread

[rockonin]

Las Ventas Bullfighting Ring, Madrid

5mins from my apartment, awesome to go running down there at night when it's all lit up

Did they make ban bull fighting in Spain Wub?

[wub]

Las Ventas Bullfighting Ring, Madrid

5mins from my apartment, awesome to go running down there at night when it's all lit up

Did they make ban bull fighting in Spain Wub?

It's banned in Catalonia, but they still allow celebration of the correbous, which is basically a running-of-the-bull variation in which they tie fireworks to the bull's horns.


Rest of mainland Spain it's still okay as much as I know. During season, it's televised here, and they have a really bizarre bullfighting version of Match Of The Day where three old matadors sit round in a studio and do analysis on the days fights.

[magma]

I think just in parts of Spain if it has been - definitely still happens in Andalucia because I couldn't get a table anywhere last time I was in Mijas on bullfight Sunday!

Edit: What wub said.

[wub]

In the same way you have football pubs or sports bars in other places, in Spain you have some bars which are bullfighting bars. Signed photos of famous matadors on the wall, bulls head trophies, posters of particularly epic fights etc.

Haven't been yet, but I've had ex-pat mates tell me it's a unique and interesting spectacle for the first fight, then you realise you've paid for a full ticket and there is still another seven to go on the card, and they're all pretty much the same.

[hubb]

There's so many failed pseudo erotic and phallic implications in bullfighting that imo lesbian should love it.

[garethom]

The memorial to the victims of Anders Breivik's attack is pretty bo.

[wub]

The memorial to the victims of Anders Breivik's attack is pretty bo.

Looks like where the M3 cuts through Twyford Down;

[DiegoSapiens]

if any of you is interested in bullfighting watch something of Jose Tomas, his performances give me gosebumps, with any doubt he is the best torero ever

[Mr Hyde]

The Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center in Azerbaijan by Zaha Hadid (Another Brit, Iranian-British) looks mental:

[garethom]

I ain't really a fan of overly curved shit, but that is ballin!

[kay]

There's this whole park on the outskirts of Valencia, very Star Trek:

[garethom]

Looks sick lit up! Looks sort of like 70's prediction of the future.

[DiegoSapiens]

yeah that´s by santiago calatrava, hit and miss architect imo (he is actually an engineer not an architect)
in seville we have this bridge by calatrava:

i really like it

[garethom]

I rate bridges.

Clifton Suspension Bridge is a strong fave.



Nothing particularly special about the Tamar Bridge, I just like it. Pretty cool going over it at night b2b with the Brunel railway bridge next to it.

[DiegoSapiens]

this one in ronda is my personal favorite

[bennyfroobs]

The memorial to the victims of Anders Breivik's attack is pretty bo.

anyone seen the berlin holocaust memorial? its very fucking inappropriate man. theyve essentially made a really fun little maze for stoners to go run around and play in and throw apples at each other. dont get me wrong i thought it was really cool, but they shouldnt have made something so fun. everyone just plays on it.



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[finji]

that's one depressing kitchen.

[nowaysj]

How about the rest of the fucking house?

[garethom]

The memorial to the victims of Anders Breivik's attack is pretty bo.

anyone seen the berlin holocaust memorial? its very fucking inappropriate man. theyve essentially made a really fun little maze for stoners to go run around and play in and throw apples at each other. dont get me wrong i thought it was really cool, but they shouldnt have made something so fun. everyone just plays on it.

Hardly think that's their fault that people can't respect it enough to not fuck around on it, climb on it and that. Does look pretty striking though, the little museum that's attached to it is pretty cool too.

[magma]

this one in ronda is my personal favorite

Yes! Amazing roads into Ronda full stop tbh.