Sneek (ii)
Posted in Architecture, Art Deco, Trips at 12:00 on 11 June 2018
Dutch towns have interesting architectural features. Sometimes it’s hard to tell whether a building is Art Deco or not. Others are distinctively Dutch/Low Countries as on the right here:-
The doorway to the middle building above has Art Deco features to it. Certainly there’s “rule of three” in the windows above it and the door itself has a very 30s feel. The ironwork on the gates is good too:-
The brickwork on the canalside house below is very distinctive and there’s more than a hint of Deco to the double doors in the centre. Also a Charles Rennie Mackintosh feel to all the doors:-
And is this Deco or merely Dutch style?:-
Note the squares in the window highlights. And there’s an Art Nouveau touch to the decoration just above the windows but below the brick arches:-
Tags: Architecture, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Sneek, the Netherlands





