Taşkent’in simgelerinden Hotel Uzbekistan, Sovyet modernizminin Orta Asya’daki en ikonik yapıları arasında gösteriliyor.
1974 yılında Ilya Merport, L. Yershova ve V. Rashchupkin liderliğinde tasarlanan yapı, dikkat çeken beton güneş kırıcı cephesiyle öne çıkıyor.
🕊️ Happy Easter weekend from Coventry Cathedral, one of the greatest works of 20th century British art and architecture.
📍 Cathedral of St Michael, Priory Street, Coventry - Sir Basil Spence, 1951-52. Grade I listed.
Artwork, fixtures and furniture as follows: Inscriptions to walls and floor by Ralph Beyer; stained glass to Baptistry by John Piper and Patrick Reyntiens, to aisle walls by Lawrence Lee, Geoffrey Clarke and Keith New, to Lady Chapel by Einar Forseth, to Chapel of Unity by Margaret Traherne; engraved glazing by John Hutton; flèche cross by Geoffrey Clarke; pulpit and lectern by Spence, the latter with an eagle book rest by Elizabeth Frink, in bronze; tapestry to east wall of Lady Chapel by Graham Sutherland; altar cross and crown of thorns by Geoffrey Clarke; large ceramic candlesticks by Hans Coper; chairs by Russell, Hodgson, and Leigh; mosaics by Einar Forseth; ceramic panels by Steven Sykes.
Soho Records Centre, was located on the corner of Dean Street and Old Compton Street. Founded by Alex Strickland in 1958, it was a pioneer in record retail and a frequent stop for major stars of the era. It was later sold to Pye Records in 1965. Pictured in 1970.