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Thursday Postcard Hunt – Architecture: stations

“Thursday Postcard Hunt” is hosted by Violet @ See It On A Postcard
July theme: ARCHITECTURE

  • Week 1 – Churches
  • Week 2 – Houses
  • Week 3 – Palaces
  • Week 4 – Stations (train, bus, airports)
  • Week 5 – Shelters

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards! Simply link to See It On A Postcard by leaving a comment.

Postcard from Taiwan

The “Dome of Light” was designed by Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata (known in Taiwan as “水仙大師”) and is a 30 meter in diameter piece of glass art made up of over 4,500 glass panels and covers an area of 660 square meters. It is situated at the Kaohsiung MRT transfer station for the Red Line and Orange Line. 
The dome is the world’s largest public art installation made from individual pieces of colored glass. The Dome of Light took nearly four years to complete. The work was overseen personally by Quagliata and shipped from Germany for installation at the station. The dome tells the story of human life in four chronologically arranged themes: Water: The Womb of Life; Earth: Prosperity and Growth; Light: The Creative Spirit; and Fire: Destruction and Rebirth, with an overall message of love and tolerance.

Postcard from USA

JFK

Postcard from Hong Kong

The postcard shows a “City in Time” display of the former Central Police Station compound in Hong Kong, known colloquially as Tai Kwun. The display contrasts the historical appearance of the site around 1930 with its modern, revitalized state.  Tai Kwun is a major heritage conservation and adaptive reuse project, transforming a former colonial-era compound into a vibrant center for heritage and arts. 
The site comprises 16 historic buildings, including the former Central Police Station, Central Magistracy, and Victoria Prison, with over 170 years of history. 
The buildings are a Declared Monument and were the headquarters for law enforcement in Hong Kong until after the Second World War. 
It opened to the public in 2018 and features permanent exhibitions, contemporary architecture, public spaces, and various cultural programs. 

4 comments

  2. That is so neat that you have an airport postcard! And that glass dome is amazing – and what a cool name the artist has 🙂

    ~violet

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