THE CUSTOMS BUILDING, BARCELONA
SPAIN
IMAGE NUMBER 767
The Port of Barcelona Customs Building is located just in front of Port Vell, the old freight port. It was built between 1896 and 1902 by the architect Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia in collaboration with Pere Garcia Fària , with an H-shaped plan, in eclectic style. The facade has a monumental aspect, reminiscent of the central European architecture, decorated with classic motifs - mainly in the Ionian order -, crowned with the shields of Barcelona, atalonia and Spain, and with two eagles and eight winged lions.
TECHNICAL NOTES
The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/640th of a second and at aperture f8. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach telephoto lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.