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Portable architectural marvel

September 24th, 2008

This weeks’ “Architectural Marvel(s)” are the food stalls of the Djemma El Fna square in the heart of the Marrakech medina.
Every night this barren square is transformed into endless rows of open air restaurants.  These “restaurants” come wheeled in on small carts and somehow magically transform into a full service kitchen, and seating for 20 or [...]

Too many marvels to pick

September 10th, 2008

I am in Paris and trying to pick something for this weeks “Architectural Marvel,” but the choices are to vast.  So I choose Paris as this weeks marvel.
It has to be the most visually stunning city in the world…..there are so many beautiful details in every structure, that the city is definatley a feast for [...]

Sagrada Familia

August 27th, 2008

This weeks “Architectural Marvel” is the Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona, Spain. 
Architectural artist Antoni Gaudi broke ground in 1882 and spent the last 40 years of his life working on the project.
Construction still chugs on to this day and is predicted to cease by 2026, but there is controversy on whether or not that date is [...]

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