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12-JUN-2012

Schwab House, House of Blackheads

The House of Blackheads was originally built in 1334 for the city's guilds. Over time it was solely occupied by the Blackheads, a guild of unmarried foreign merchants whose name derives from their patron, St. Maurice (often depicted as a Moor). St. Maurice appears in the lower right (on one side of the gate). I took a closeup of him but processing it will have to wait until I get home.

Nikon D700 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/250s f/13.0 at 24.0mm iso200 full exif

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Mark Chambers ARPS AFIAP CPAGB BPE315-Jun-2012 21:13
Great building, great capture. V
joseantonio15-Jun-2012 19:27
This is so beautiful.... Many and amazing details in that house
Lennart Waara15-Jun-2012 08:16
Excellent camera work and a great picture with those fine colors and details!
Zoltán Balogh14-Jun-2012 18:08
Oh Helen, beautiful! V
Colin Storey13-Jun-2012 19:52
Perfectly composed and sharp image of these impressive buildings. v
Chris Spracklen13-Jun-2012 19:29
Superbly sharp shot of this wonderful piece of Rigan architecture, Helen. *V*
marko gregoric13-Jun-2012 12:08
Wonderful. V
janescottcumming13-Jun-2012 02:16
Terrific detailed shot of this magnificent place.
Jean Chiasson13-Jun-2012 01:37
Amazing image view Helen vote
woody3413-Jun-2012 01:04
Beautiful architecture, very intricate and you have captured it so nicely with the composition and lighting....wonderful work..
Walter Otto Koenig13-Jun-2012 00:08
Great intricate decorations on this beautiful house. Wonderful details in this image. "V"
fotabug13-Jun-2012 00:00
So ornate!
bill friedlander12-Jun-2012 23:24
Very clear shot of the beautiful architecture. Amazing amount of statuary and other ornamentation. V
Stephanie12-Jun-2012 23:13
WOW!!! This is an incredibly gorgeous building!!! Mairead is right ~ this does look like gingerbread! :) V
Graeme12-Jun-2012 23:08
The building have so much detail in them Helen.BV
Mairéad12-Jun-2012 23:05
Beautiful buildings, remind me of gingerbread house with that
ornate plasterwork. V
Jim Coffman12-Jun-2012 22:39
Detail everywhere! Nice work,Helen...
John Hamers12-Jun-2012 21:43
Beautiful facades with amazing details !! great shot ! V