Multi Purpose Building Photo

Photographer’s Note

First built in 1542, this landmark building in the heart of Kaunas' ancient city has had a number of usages as time went.
It first housed shops and meeting halls, also a prison, later was revamped into an orthodox church, then a munitions storage area, a classy hotel, several clubs, a theater.
In 1973 it was handed back to the municipality of Kaunas and is now used for large gatherings or celebrations.

tityop, Cricri, fayeulle, huynt, ChrisJ, Guenther, nwoehnl, Xalkida, eco, weswang, singuanti, aloyho has marked this note useful

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bantonbuju (48796) 2005-07-28 4:00

salut jean-yves;
this is a very nice building, initially i thought about it being a church; i wish we could see how busy the place must be nowedays :-))
good colours, i like the composition;
have a nice day, jerzy

davido (1982) 2005-07-28 4:10

Ce blanc me rappelle un peu la Bolivie....
Kaunas est-elle connue comme la ville blanche ?
Bonne composition avec beaucoup de ciel. En observant ce monument, j'ai l'impression qu'il a subi des agrandissements successifs à chaque changement de fonction...
David

Zepi (22848) 2005-07-28 4:18

Salut Jean-Yves,
Jolie petite image, j’aime bien ce ciel bleu !
Ca fait assez carte postale décalée !
Beau travail
Merci pour le partage
Amicalement
Sébastien

tityop (6225) 2005-07-28 4:20

Salut Jean Yves,
Vraiment sympa l'architecture de ce batiment, les personnages au pied de l'édifice nous donnent une idée de la hauteur.
La lumière accentue les reliefs! c'était l'époque des lada ?
Thierry

fayeulle (26547) 2005-07-28 4:53

Salut JY
Je connais pas la Lithuanie. Ce qui m'étonne c'est le coté "clean" pour une ancienne entité de l'ère soviétique. Y a pas foule !
Bien cadré et plutot joli.
JP

Cricri (43726) 2005-07-28 4:53

Bonjour Jean Yves, trés joli ce bâtiment tout de blanc, bonne composition, note interressante, amitié, cricri

huynt (5077) 2005-07-28 5:35

Hi Jean y
A wonderful scene with the very nice sky and great building. good note. Thanks. Have a great day. Huy

devimeuxbe (56334) 2005-07-28 7:02

Salut Jean, Yves
Une belle architecture effectivement multi étagée. C'est intéressant.
Des images toujours belles de pays si proches et pourtant mal connus.
Amicalement
Bertrand

jemaflor (39759) 2005-07-28 7:03

Salut JY,
Une architecture originale (pour nous) qui évoque une pyramide, les teintes sont bien rendues, le blanc sans surexposition et le cadrage classique mais apporprié.
Simple mais réussi.

danby1 (3689) 2005-07-28 8:09

hey jean, another nice shot from you! the story behind all its different uses is interesting! another nice shot as i say! good colours, good details, good composition, well done! thanks for sharing

sergecross (3438) 2005-07-28 9:16

Jean Yves, excellent shot, very interesting frontal view and the architecture is very nice.
Nice colors, but i think that needs more clarity, but is very nice shot.
Sergio

naxius (16679) 2005-07-28 9:45

Quel architecture! C'est vraiment beau et tout ce blanc qui contraste bien avec ce bleu.
Ton point de vue est parfait, avec suffisament de recul afin de ne pas avoir trop de distorsion.
Bref, j'aime..
Alex

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Guenther (6859) 2005-07-28 13:44

Interesting building, it was not a church at first? Good shot with fine light and colours, thanks for sharing!

nwoehnl (120) 2005-07-28 15:26

Good straightforward presentation of this fine old building, JY. Very nice to see this elaborately architectured edifice rise above the other buildings in the back. Good to have some pedestrians included for scale and a lively element.

singuanti (15240) 2005-07-28 20:34

Hey Jean-Yves. It's impressive one building could have so many uses. It's good with the sky and the gradient of blue. That is incredibly tall, isn’t' it? For such a bright building the highlights are full of detail. Good job Jean-Yves!

aloyho (6109) 2005-07-28 22:28

Hi Jean,
You have capitalized on the shadows to bring out the shapes of this fine building and you have succeeded well as white is usually difficult to handle. Keeping part of the foliage on both sides helped to hold and balanced the building. Great shot!! All the best.

eco (84) 2005-07-29 3:41

Hi Jean

very intresting building
good perspective and colors
nice shot
regards
rafal
(I come back for the smile)

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-07-29 4:06

Hi Jean Yves

I like the graphism of the white tower, against the darker blue sky. Superb color & sharpness. C'est tres bon!

jinju (14265) 2005-07-29 4:20

What a wide range of uses, Church and prison:) You cant get any different than that. I like the softness of the details here, not perfectkly sharp but then again not out of focus at all.

weswang (18223) 2005-07-29 10:44

Hi Jean Yves, A well composed picture. From the time you took this picture, this is a scanned picture from analog. You have done a nice job to get a good quality out from the scanned picture. A well taken picture with clarity and sharpness.

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-07-30 5:59

C'est bien composé pour cette "multifunctionnal" architecture, on voit tout et bien, tu captes bien les étages et la couleur est parfaite.
jean Michel

hdl (6737) 2005-07-30 6:53

Une belle composition d'un très beau sujet. Dommage que ce n'est pas une photo prise avec ton matériel actuel. Pour le reste: bien fait!

vilius (633) 2006-10-19 12:48

Well, from your huge library it was interesting for me to see your shots of Lithuania. This neo-classicism building is more known as "Town Hall" or "The Swan". I think the latter is self-explanatory. Your nice shot reveals its grace and purity against clear sky, only it is slightly out of focus. Old Lada cars - relicts from Soviet era - are visible as well. I think Moskwitch and Volga are parked in the background. Now they have vanished from the streets completely. Cheers - Vilius