The strange case of a covered avenue | PhotoFeed Contest - Cityscape Photography Round

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In Barcelona there is an avenue, Compte de Urgell, which has a covered section protected from the inclemencies of the weather. Strange if one comes across the framework by surprise, although everything has an explanation. If we were to turn the camera 180º we would come across the Mercat de Sant Antoni, an old market where a Sunday fair is held selling antique and second-hand books, as well as philately and numismatics. The market building was quite deteriorated and the city council decided to have it fully refurbished, so the old booksellers and numismatists protested to have their shops and stalls temporarily relocated. The authorities decided that due to its geographical proximity, the best thing to do was to cover part of the avenue that starts at the market, and as the traders' meeting point was only on Sundays, the road would be closed to traffic and the traders would be protected from the rain and other atmospheric phenomena that might occur.

The image I present here is proof of this.

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En Barcelona existe una avenida, Compte de Urgell, que tiene un tramo cubierto y protegido de las inclemencias del tiempo. Extraño si uno se topa con el entramado por sorpresa, aunque todo tiene una explicación. Si giráramos la cámara 180º nos toparíamos con el Mercat de Sant Antoni, un antiguo mercado en el que se celebra una feria dominical de venta de libros antiguos, de segunda mano así como de filatelia y numismática. El edificio del mercado estaba bastante deteriorado y el ayuntamiento de la ciudad decidió restaurarlo completamente, por lo que los antiguos libreros y numismáticos protestaron para que reubicaran temporalmente sus tiendas y paradas. Las autoridades decidieron que por proximidad geográfica lo mejor era cubrir una parte de la avenida que tiene su punto de partida en el mercado y como el encuentro de los comerciantes solo tenía lugar el domingo, la vía quedaría cerrada al tráfico y los comerciantes quedarían protegidos de la lluvia y otros fenómenos atmosféricos que se pudieran dar.

La imagen que presento da fe de ello.


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Camera: Fujifilm X-E2
Lens: Fujinon 18-55 f:2.8-4
Processed with Capture One



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