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Si vous aimez l’art deco, il faut vraiment visiter Napier et sa ville jumelle Hastings, ainsi que toute la côte est de l’ile jusqu’à Wellington, vous y trouverez énormément d’immeubles parfaitement préservés.
Pics from Napier, New Zealand, rebuilt in the 30s after a devastating earthquake.
Welcome to Napier, the art deco city.
Complètement détruite par un tremblement de terre en 1931, la ville a été reconstruite avec un style art deco, encore très bien preservé aujourd’hui..voici quelques uns des buildings du centre…
Forever Art Deco
In this Wall Street Journal travel article, a look at two Deco gems of the Asia-Pacific — Napier, New Zealand, and Shanghai, China. (I wonder how many thousand miles separate them?)
From the article on Shanghai:
For much of the world, the Great Depression of the 1930s brought misery: failed banks, hunger and joblessness. But for Shanghai, the decade was a golden age of prosperity that fostered artistic and cultural experimentation.
The melting-pot city’s surging economy fueled a building boom that transformed it into a showcase for the architectural style meant to capture the excitement, promise and glamour of the machine age: Art Deco.
Slideshow of the Napier Municipal Theatre in Napier, New Zealand.
Architectural Detail, Napier, New Zealand
by sylwiarejsphotography
Great shot of a roofline against the sky.
Napier, New Zealand
by sylwiarejsphotography
Example of the Deco fabric of Napier.
Napier, New Zealand
by sylwiarejsphotography
Detail from one of the many Deco facades in Napier.
Napier, New Zealand
by russelljsmith
I haven’t shared pics of Napier in a while so here is the first of several.
(Source: hanuueshe)
House, Marewa, Hawke’s Bay, Napier, New Zealand
by jasminebella
Simple, lovely single family home.
House, Marewa (14) by jasminebella on Flickr.
Masonic Hotel, Napier, New Zealand
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Front facade of one of Napier’s many, many Deco buildings.
Probably one of my favorite Art Deco buildings in Napier, NZ - The Masonic Hotel. If you haven’t seen pictures of Napier, the architecture is amazing! The shop at their Art Deco center is pretty great too. This is weird, but they have the best rugs!
