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827. Casablanca, Immeuble Liberte

April 03, 2013 a: Léonard René Morandi c: Morocco y: 1950

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Dear Jean

"We here in Casablanca used to outshine Florida and
California Palm trees" (Tito Topin)

Regards,
R

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1723. Helsinki Tullimakasiini

Dear Elissa,

Gunnar Taucher, who was Helsinki's city architect from 1924 to
1941, designed many public buildings including housing, hospitals,
schools, and many other facilities. Among these, his harbor
warehouses shown in the picture. Today this building is serving as
a terminal for the Viking Line ferries company.

Regards,
R

1739. Sarajevo Nova željeznička stanica

Dear Miljenko,

The new Railway Station of Sarajevo was designed by architects
from Czechoslovakia and East Germany and finished by Croatian
and Bosnian architects. Works started in 1947 and ends in 1953.
The station was declared National Monument in 2018.

Respectfully,
R

1715. Secessions-Ausstellung, Wien

Querida Cristina,

Te mando un preciosa postal de 106 años de antigüedad.
Esta es además un magnífico complemento de otra que publiqué
en este blog hace ahora casi diez años el día 7 de enero de
2009 (postal número 176).

Todo mi cariño y feliz año nuevo.
R

1759. Löwenberg i. Schl. Rathaus

Dear Deborah,

"Through art man places himself outside nature, with technics
he places himself inside nature" (Hans Poelzig)

The Löwenberg city hall was built in the XIV century,
renovated by Poelzig in 1903-1905, destroyed in 1945, and
rebuilt in 1958.

Sincerely,
R

1783. Rovaniemi, Linja-autoasema

Dear Harri,

"Inspiration for the design of the roof forms of Rovaniemi Bus
Station came from Vuoksenniska Church, a project I worked on
simultaneously in Aalto's office" (Karlo Leppänen)

Sincerely,
R

827. Casablanca, Immeuble Liberte

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