27 October 2024

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Holyrood, now 20 years old, was opened in October 2004 by Queen Elizabeth, four years after the death of its Catalan architect Enric Miralles.

 

 



I always find it so sad when architects don't get to see their works completed and see the public's (hopefully positive) reaction.  

This was also the case with Viljo Revell, the Finnish architect of Toronto's City Hall, who died in 1964, a year before it opened. 

 

 

a couple of public buildings for Sunday Stamps



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5 comments:

  1. Mail Adventures27.10.24

    I think it's a pity, too, that they don't get to see their creations working. That must take a big amount of time to plan a building like those. They look perfect on stamps.

    My building is here.

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  2. Lisa27.10.24

    That's quite a parliament building!
    Mine:
    https://lisasgardenadventureinoregon.blogspot.com/2024/10/sunday-stamps-october-27-2024.html

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  3. Joy27.10.24

    Must be an occupational hazard I think when considering the amount of the time it takes to design, plan and construct, happily many architects seem to live long lives.
    My buildings are here

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  4. viridian27.10.24

    My Contribution:
    https://viridianpostcard.blogspot.com/2024/10/sunday-stamps-public-buildings.html

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  5. marina27.10.24

    They are both great stamps and buildings. I really like the orange on the Scottish Parliament building.

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