The other thread died some time ago, so i decided to make a new one.
Bakewell is a nice town in England
>>52717660
As is Bradford Upon Avon
Dumping my little collection of urban pictures
The "urban" part of Buxton, Derbyshire, too.
>>52717112
exarxia athens, plenty of action, places to skate, and throw molotov cocktails at pigs
>not having a castle inside a cave
Are you cuirasses even trying?
I don't know if I could call it the most impressive cathedral in Scandinavia, but it's at least the most impressive Norwegian one.
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>>52719023
Nice, even though it's a little bit too much imo. Where is it?
>>52719168
That's some serious autism friend
>>52719067
Trondheim.
It is heavily ornated, but I think that's in true spirit when it comes to Gothic architecture.
God I love medieval cities. Why are they so based?
Also, contributing with gingerbread house town
>>52719259
Why did they change the name to trondheim btw? Nidaros sounds beutiful.
>>52719259
Maybe, but I like for example cologne cathedral more because the facade is more diverse and not as orderly.
>>52719335
It was actually decided sometime many decades ago that the name would be changed back to Nidaros, in line with restoring Norwegian cultural heritage, but the population protested against it for whatever reason.
Nobody has ever posted this one before tbqh.
>>52717112
Lijian
>>52719887
>Berlin
>Beautiful
>>52719620
Orderliness in gothic architecture is generally a good thing though. Early gothic tends to be way too detailed and somewhat chaotic. In later gothic a more holistic design usually implemented and results in a nicer aesthetic.
>>52719966
Parts certainly are beautiful.
palace of el escorial in madrid. building by the spanish emperator in sXVI to conmemorate the victory in Pavia against the french troops.
>>52720070
mmm it look pretty normal, hans...why is these pic beatiful?
>>52720049
Yeah, but the cathedral of Trondheim has too little varied elements and the ones used are used too much.
Burgos
>>52720221
Clean and very nice old houses which create a warm urban atmosphere, at least for me.
>>52720298
true dat, especially in this >>52719023 facade.
Norway in general has some really nice towns. I want to visit Bergen. Also heard they have a kinda weird dialect that I'd like to hear.
>>52719260
>toledo
>literally look like a city of the lord of the rings
>>52720472
What about finland though, are there any other cities beside Helsinki worth a visit?
>>52720633
>>52720049
Well, the Nidaros Cathedral was technically pretty early, starting construction already in AD 1080. Despite much of its current facade being rebuilt as a result of numerous accidents throughout history, it should look pretty close to what it did back in its medieval heyday. Stavanger Cathedral and St Magnus Cathedral are good indicators of this, being built as small-scale Nidaros Cathedrals. I think the "messiness" in Gothic architecture was actually a thing that came later on, if you look at places like Edinburgh for example.
Based Covadonga.
>>52720670
Depends on what want to do. There's definitely some cozy towns worth visiting for their comfiness. A lot o them have these old parts full of wooden houses.
If you want to actually do something Turku and Tampere are also worth considering. And maybe Oulu.
Pic from my hometown Jakobstad/Pietarsaari
>>52721069
where is that?
>>52720703
We have some of the same style this is smaller though.
>>52720670
>>52721057
And if you're going to Helsinki, Suomenlinna is a must see. At least since you're in this thread. It's a perfect example of Swedish architecture from the late 18th century.
>>52721131
Not him, but that's the Reichsburg Cochem in... Cochem
>>52719023
>>52719259
It's easily the most impressive one in the nordics.
Insbruk
>>52721286
Thank you.I like old german towns.
>>52721316
That's because it's new. New always looks better. Ours are older
>>52721448
>>52721057
>>52721261
I want to do a trip through scandinavia next winter, that's why I ask. I plan to stay most of the time in sweden, but also want to see a bit of norway and finland.
It would be great to see some old architecture, are there some towns with an outstanding oldtown? Turku looks good, I think I'll put it on my list.
Suomenlinna seems to be awesome, thanks for the advise! I'll definitly check it out.
>>52721521
>>52721388
>New always looks better
I'm not arguing with your actual point, but you should reconsider your second sentence (!)
>>52718782
Barcelona has a spooky vibe to it. I love it. Almost alien. The sagrada familia being the obvious centrepiece to the spirit.
I'd hope that they'd focus on that vibe for future architecture projects, but the modernists would probably rather do their own bland thing.
It reminds me of the art nouveau in central Europe, slightly.
>>52721316
I kind of like some Swedish ones, like the one in Skara, but Nidaros wins purely by being something you wouldn't expect finding in the Nordics.
>>52721388
What are you on about? Nidaros Cathedral is one of the oldest in Scandinavia, especially taking into account when it started construction, and it's also by an incredibly long shot the most grandiose of its time.
One has to admire the efficiency put to work here, despite the canals being mostly aesthetic and recreational at this time.
I'd love to see a bustling Amsterdam at its height.
>>52721772
The present church isn't that old. Here's how construction looked in 1839
>>52720472
Weird and weird. It's just that they don't use genders, and they pronounce their R's differently from the rest of Norway. There are also the general dialect differences in words and pronounciation, but that's to be expected.
>>52721827
Also dumping /quaint/
>>52719768
Beautiful landscaping/use of the river.
Manchester is the poor man's Hamburg. Pic related.
>>52721831
The story of every Norwegian building.
They get burned down and then rebuilt and burned down again every decade/century.
Don't know if that holds true for the rest of Europe.
>>52722027
Bit like Edinburgh
>>52722187
Getting cold from just looking at it.
>>52721831
It started construction in 1080 and was finished in 1300. It burnt down numerous times afterwards in history, and since we were cucked by Danes, we could never afford a full reconstruction until after independence. Still, the cathedral today uses every possible source and indication of its time as to what it once looked like, mainly in its front facade (as that was the most damaged). It looked like shit because it was always built up again cheaply, but the original walls are still there (see pic).
Here's also a nice video from NTNU of what Trondheim most likely looked like in 1300, with the only real difference of the cathedral being that it had two addition spires.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIuFrQUMe3M
Nidaros isn't the only cathedral either from its period to undergo major changes and reconstruction. It's a given that something goes wrong with 700 years under your belt.
>brits will burn this for no gain or strategic value
>>52721560
Both Rauma and Porvoo/Borgå have really nice old towns. I'd recommend checking out at least one of those two.
>>52722382
It's on the west-coast, so it's mostly pretty mild.
Cold enough for snow is naturally to be expected, though.
I'm gonna dump some new orleans I live here it looks pretty cool in some spots
>>52722540
Matlock
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>>52722400
Germany had it coming desu
>>52722639
>>52722400
Joke's on us, Dresden has been mostly restored or redeveloped and is pretty these days.
The cities Germany bombed in the UK were just abandoned and filled with pakis and concrete monstrosities.
Only very recently have we started knocking down the grey buildings and redeveloping some areas.
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>>52721560
>>52722444
This is from old Rauma. It's the largest wooden house district in the country iirc. Kristinestad and Kaskinen are pretty similar too.
Unfortunately don't know that much about the inland towns, since I haven't been there much, but I bet there's some cool architecture there as well.
>>52722742
>>52722797
so endeth the dump
>>52717924
Not to be confused with Bradford, Yorkshire.
>>52722769
Forgot pic
>>52722866
>Marseille
Into the trash
Malvern,
Lincoln
>>52722907
Fuck off, my dad is from there.
Segovia 1/3
>>52723026
So he must be either arab or black.
End of dump
>>52722907
agree, i was there
>>52723137
Segovia 2/3
>>52723256
segovia 3/3
>>52722837
Defintely not.
Saying that, Bradford has a nice old central bit.
>>52723143
No, his father and mother had a French name, I know that much.
>>52717112
Random funfact: Famous Bavarian castle wasn't build in mediaeval
>>52723137
Very fantastical cathedral.
>>52723385
What even is that concrete shitheap in the background?
Knaresborough is alright.
>>52723478
thanks
>>52718574
>>52718618
>>52718851
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>>52719649
Yo where this?
>>52723723
Mine (>>52719649) is from Lake Bled.
>>52723385
>>52723534
That block completely ruins everythng in view.
>>52724870
Harrogate is nice.
A few ugly modernist behemoths ruin the centre though.
>>52724935
Yep.
Modernists seem to think: the bigger something is, the more ugly it should be.
Here's some OC I took last week in south-west France
>>52725320
Bad Ems
>>52725320
>>52725431
>>52721316
It's tiny compared Uppsala cathedral though.
Oh hai dere, I think i belong in this thread.
>>52725159
Luckily urbanism is gaining momentum amongst a lot of architects, so hopefully we'll at least see some better city planning in the future. Stylistically we're still stuck with modernism though. It's the worst mistake in modern history imo.
Warwick Castle
One of the most beautiful cathedral interior I've seen so far
>>52725804
Wrong pic actually I meant this one but whatever
>>52725671
New urbanists are the best.
The general idea of "mixed use" developments is gaining popularity indeed, fortunately.
I am not an environmentalist, but I am thankful that the worries over pollution are enticing developers to make more "walkable cities" rather than having a boring industrial-estate type city centre surrounded by suburbs.
>>52717112
best bullring
>>52725850
>>52725454
Reminds me of Royal Leamington Spa
>>52725508
Uppsala cathedral isn't really all that much, though. Brick churches from the 19th century are incredibly common all over Scandinavia, with Uppsala's just being larger than the others. Also, it calling it tiny in comparison is very wrong. Nidarosdomen is 102m long, 98m tall, while Uppsala domkyrka is 119m on both.
Bayreuth
>>52725508
>tiny
I don't think Uppsala is that much larger(?), but in any case it's not as pretty as Nidaros.
>>52725957
reminds me of our national basilica
>>52719730
The town is called Puy-en-Velay bruh
>>52726042
>>52725508
Both seem pretty cool. I'll likely see Uppsala in the spring.
Turku cathedral is the closest thing we've got. Its exterior is weird, but the interior is okay, I guess. Nothing compared to those two though, nor to any other continental cathedrals.
>tfw most American towns look like this
>>52726116
I like it when those have round shapes
>>52726313
Luckily you have very good nature to compensate
Most of the time
>>52726313
Most English towns look like shit. Just gotta cherrypick.
>>52725320
Southwest France is so beautiful. My mom's alumni group sent us a brochure for a trip to Dordogne and I wanted to go so bad but we couldn't afford it
>>52726258
Nice. Turku Cathedral reminds me a bit of the old Bergen churches/Oslo's cathedral, except much larger. Anywho, I really like this one in Helsinki. It's one of the nicer double-spired churches I know of, at least in the Nordics.
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>>52725850
I love the insides of huge churches they are so ornate. I had no religious upbringing but these make me want to convert to catholicism
>>52726562
I just passed last week in Dordogne actually, my uncle has a house there
I 100% agree it's pretty based, nothing impressive like huge mountains, canyons etc but comfy as fuck, and full of monuments. You can't drive 5mn without finding a castle, a beautiful church, a cave, medieval town etc
The pics I posted are from Sarlat, pic related (which I didn't take, this time)
Lancaster is what the archetypal northern English city should look like.
Dead Italians inside
Say what you will about the Russians, but they sure got some extraordinary architecture. Commencing small dump of Orthodox churches.
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>>52726718
I'm not a believer either yet cathedrals are among my favorite places
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>>52727028
Very cool
>>52727028
>>52727115
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>>52726882
>>52726737
I may be biased because I've had to do French projects on Architecture but I really think France and Belgium have the best architecture in Europe.
>>52718084
What is this place? I must know.
