Gaudí in Riyadh? by Helen Betts

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21-NOV-2015

Gaudí in Riyadh?

This very unusual building was being overhauled when we saw it; I don’t know if the entry was going to remain as is or not, but the entire place reminded me of a Gaudí creation, down to the ceilings that were being ripped out on the first floor and the windows going round the building.

The King Fahd National Library, posted earlier:

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Pawel Kazmierczyk		06-Dec-2015 20:37
indeed - Gaudi was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this photo. bravo!

victorswan		06-Dec-2015 12:07
I agree Helen arabic Gaudi wonderful design and a well composed image as Always, great find BV

Zoltán Balogh		05-Dec-2015 15:27
Great find, this is just beautiful! V

larose forest photos		02-Dec-2015 01:21
It really is very reminiscent of Gaudi's work. I wonder if that is deliberate? At any rate, a delightfully different and unique building. V

Graeme		01-Dec-2015 22:51
Wonderful entrance way!!! VV

Chris Morton		01-Dec-2015 16:59
at least pleasingly flowing and organic

gerard belbeoch		01-Dec-2015 16:31
Really strange indeed

Alexander Kazakov		01-Dec-2015 13:58
Very interesting find and shot! V

Julie Oldfield		01-Dec-2015 05:38
It does remind me of Gaudi. Nicely captured detail. Very well composed.

hamery		01-Dec-2015 02:42
Beautiful design and a well composed image, Helen. Sure it has Gaudi's shadow in it. It look wonderfully great and unique for an entrance and again, your composition of this gate is superb and I love the shadows ! BV+++

janescottcumming		01-Dec-2015 00:31
His influence does seem to be here. V

Patrick Goossens		30-Nov-2015 18:47
Excellent capture of this magnificent Gate

Carol Rollins		30-Nov-2015 15:41
That's an amazing entryway and you captured it beautifully!

Milan Vogrin		30-Nov-2015 15:17
Beautiful!V!

Jim Coffman		30-Nov-2015 14:28
This is not your everyday scene! A very different type pf place!Nice capture,Helen!

MarcViskens		30-Nov-2015 13:41
wow what a entrance very nice work Helen

danad		30-Nov-2015 13:26
Really strange indeed ! V.

Tom LeRoy		30-Nov-2015 09:32
Looks like it to me, very familiar style. Well seen and shot, Helen. V

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		30-Nov-2015 08:59
This is beautiful Helen. Indeed a very unsusual building, well done. V

Bill Miller		30-Nov-2015 07:47
Well spotted and it looks just like you are in Barcelona :)

Gerard Koehl		30-Nov-2015 07:29
Cette entrée est incroyable. V

Long Bach Nguyen		30-Nov-2015 06:30
You always find the most unusual design and beautifully captured and the narrative is fabulous and informative

globalgadabout		30-Nov-2015 06:26
the amorphous forms do seem Gaudi-esque...the appetite for bold statements in Riyadh architecture seems voracious...

William Barletta		30-Nov-2015 06:22
I agree with you ~V~

joseantonio		30-Nov-2015 06:00
before reading your title I thought exactly the same....V

barbarajoy		30-Nov-2015 05:47
Amazing architecture and definitely shades of Gaudi. V