New in old by moat

Photography • Architecture • posted on Sep 06, 2009

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This is the interior of Selexyz, a bookshop in Maastricht, by The Guardian declared to be the most beautiful bookshop in the world. It is integrated in the old Dominican church. More photographs of the bookshop and of Maastricht you can see at my website: http://www.art7d.be/bel7.html or www.art7d.be and choose for photography: Belgium and neighbourhood

Comments (10)

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ragouc

12:36PM | Sun, 06 September 2009

Very interesting shot. Well done.

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NefariousDrO

12:54PM | Sun, 06 September 2009

Nice one, it's so strange to see that industrial-looking metal structure inside an old gothic cathedral.

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psyoshida

1:01PM | Sun, 06 September 2009

Fantastic shot! What beautiful architecture. It is a pity the newer geometric architecture mars the beautiful flowing curves of the old. Oh well progress....

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koosievantutte

1:51PM | Sun, 06 September 2009

very good shot but i think it's a disgusting violation of beautiful architecture!

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jocko500

2:01PM | Sun, 06 September 2009

love the contrast of styles here . wonderful shot of it too

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NoobasaurUS

2:59PM | Sun, 06 September 2009

Wonderful blend of old and new!! Fantastic pov and clarity!!!!! I love to see these places that I'll probably never get to see in person!!! Thank you for sharing such a lovely image!!!!!!!

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myrrhluz

3:31PM | Sun, 06 September 2009

Beautiful capture! While I don't think it adds to the aesthetic appeal of the architecture, I did look it up and there were some definite positives. It was attached in a way to allow removal without damaging the building, a lot of renovation was done including ceiling frescoes, the upper floor gives visitors great views of said frescoes, and there is a small medieval market, and demonstrations of medieval fighting and music. So, while it's a shame beautiful architecture of the past can't be maintained just for beauty's sake, this seems to have been done with a lot of thought and planning. Thanks for this posting. As you can see by my long comment, I found it very interesting. Great pictures on your website too!

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