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Day 11 - Cunard Building
Day 11 - Cunard Building
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Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Date: Feb 11, 2007
Date Uploaded: Feb 11, 2007

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Comments: 8
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The Cunard Building is a building of elegant proportion, sited on the Pier Head at Liverpool. It was constructed between 1914 and 1918 as the headquarters of Cunard Line, and is now the second of Liverpool's "Three Graces".

The design was by Willink and Thicknesse; Arthur Davis acted as a consultant. It is heavily influenced by Italian palace design. The building is a Grade II* Listed Building.
The Cunard Building remained the headquarters of Cunard until the 1960s, when the company sold the building to Prudential plc and based itself entirely in Southampton.

The Cunard Building is noted in Liverpool for its distinctive shape; it is wider at the back than the front. It is said to have been designed like this to resemble a boat, widening from prow to stern.

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04/07/2007 07:03:02 PM
Nice architectural detail. I'm just loving the comments, too. :)
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02/14/2007 08:19:49 AM
wow what grand buildings you have!
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02/11/2007 05:01:11 PM
Lots of details to see in this building. Very nice against that blue sky!
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02/11/2007 11:38:03 AM
I love the texture - very good job capturing that. Again, thanks for the info on the building.
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02/11/2007 10:34:28 AM
Very pretty shot. I especially like that you kept the plane in and didn't edit it out. Thanks for the nice lesson.
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02/11/2007 09:04:22 AM
Another cool building, amazing detail there.
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02/11/2007 06:43:49 AM
i like the composition with only a part of the building seen. again, colour composition is very nice.
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02/11/2007 06:43:43 AM
another great shot. My wife and i are hopeing to make a trip to europe in a few years and you pictures are just makeing me more excitied about possibly get to see building like this.
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