This metal beauty is called Floralis Generica, standing proudly in a water basin at the United Nations Plaza in Palermo, Buenos Aires. The sculpture created by Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano is made of tons of stainless steel and aluminum. A nifty mechanism opens the six pedals of this huge flower in the morning and closes them at night. Very eye catching!
March 01, 2010
Dear friends and followers! My apologies for my long abscence. The blog is currently suspended due to a high work load. I'll be back, promise!
December 01, 2009
Buenos Aires Perception is on holiday. Till January, I will only post when I feel inspired and have a stable internet connection. (; Thanks for the visit, hope you will stop by again soon and check out the new photos. Stay tuned!
August 24, 2009
Buenos Aires Perception turns 6 months old. This seems a good occasion to say thank you to all visitors for stopping by and leaving comments.
June 08, 2009
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6 comments:
This is amazing.. It does look like a giant flower, or maybe a landing site of a huge spaceship :)
Great!
Wow. A metal flower, and a big one. And very photogenic as well!
I love this sculpture. When I visited there last year I took many pictures of it.
There is even a control room under the basin. Perhaps it is in fact a radio transmitter facility with the intention of communicating with extraterrestrial life on other planets. Mysterious!
Thanks for your visit to BADP today!! I'm happy to find your lovely blog as well. I LOVE this giant flower that has risen and bloomed from the water! I would love to s ee it in person.
Vflot
Not every city has one of those. That is why Buenos Aires is so high in the city rankings!
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