Thursday, April 3, 2008

Torre Agbar after the party's over

Designed by Jean Nouvel, the Agbar Tower is at its best in the evening, when its 4500 LED lights give it a (sometimes) shifting, coloured leopard-ish skin (see here).
This picture is a late one, though. It was taken once the city had gone to sleep (it does. Sometimes.). The lights are off, and the golden glow comes from the reflection of the street's sodium lamps. Not your usual shot of the tower, but one that conveys a strange peace to me.

Disenyada per Jean Nouvel, la Torre Agbar es llueix al vespre, quan els seus 4500 LEDs la vesteixen amb una pell de lleopard acolorida, que, de tant en tant, canvia (tal com es veu aquí).
Aquesta fotografia, però, es feta ben tard. Les llums ja estan apagades,
i la brillantor daurada ve del reflex de les llums de sodi del carrer. No és pas la típica foto, pero a mi em dona una estranya sensació de calma.

If you'd like some more info on this picture, there's a bunch of extra details in flickr.

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