Photographer's Note
The port city of Le Havre suffered catastrophic damage during the Second World War. Like other French coastal towns, the port fell under German occupation in 1940. Thousands of residents evacuated to refugee camps, to neighbouring towns and to makeshift shelters during this period.
Auguste Perret (1874–1954), a formative architect-turned-town-planner was commissioned to oversee the reconstruction of the city centre and town plan in January 1945.
Traditionally built on the moist soil of marshlands, the new grid of Le Havre was envisioned by Perret to be elevated by 3.5 metres of concrete. The use of reinforced concrete throughout the city’s buildings came to impose strength of character and dominance of the port.
Le Havre’s historical significance in urban planning and revolutionary architecture culminated in the site’s addition to the World Heritage list under the UNESCO in 2005.
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jjcordier
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(79299) 2013-04-15 23:08
Karine
Excellente photo mettant superbement en valeur l'architecture très particulière de cette ville du Havre. Excellent cadrage.
Amicalement
JJ
dta
(98848) 2013-04-16 0:08
Bonjour Karine ,
On a longtemps moqué l'architecture du HAvre . Et maintenant , elle est au Patrimoine de l'Unesco ! Avec ce cliché , on peut comprendre pourquoi : ces façades sont belles , avec un cadrage particulièrement bien choisi .
Amicalement
finlay
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(1585) 2013-04-16 0:20
Karine
The tight crop is very effective with the buildings totally filling the frame. The pov is excellent and there is an interesting variety of angles and lines running through the image. The lighting is very good with all aspects of the buildings well lit, allowing the detail of the architecture to be appreciated. Well done.
Finlay
krzychu30
(15512) 2013-04-16 1:07
Hello Karine,
excellently composed and framed scene.I like the way you zoomed the scene-it intensify the perception of it and make the visual effect much stronger.
Really well done!
Have a good day
Krzysztof
JFS
(32459) 2013-04-16 7:08
Welcome Karin! always posting interesting shots! I love this one! Glad to see you around. Thanks!
Cheers,
Juan
saxo042
(38078) 2013-04-16 8:04
Hi Karine,
A very clever composition, a true cubistic work of art. Very pleasant and harmonic colours too.
Kind regards
Gunnar
Bartleby
(13552) 2013-04-18 9:53
Salut Karine,
sympa cette compo urbaine. Belle lumière sur cet enchevêtrement de fenêtres.
Philippe
chawax
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(20764) 2013-04-19 14:57
Bonsoir Karine,
Le Havre n'a pas la réputation d'être une belle ville comme peuvent l'être toutes ces villes rasées pendant la guerre (et en tant que natif de Lorient je sais de quoi je parle :), mais ta photo donne un certain intérêt à cette architecture. Le plan resserré m'a fait penser sur la vignette à une photo de grattes-ciel dans une ville nord américaine pour ne rien te cacher ! Belle réussite !
Amicalement,
Olivier
Photo Information
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Copyright: Karine Zilbermann (KLB)
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(23723) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2013-04-07
- Categories: Arquitectura
- Camera: Nikon D80, Tamron AF18-200mm 3,5-6,3 XR Di II E 6
- Exposição: f/20.0, 1/100 segundos
- More Photo Info: view
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original
- Date Submitted: 2013-04-15 23:03
