Building at Tierra del Trigo
Photos taken at Tierra del Trigo, showing Tenerife's traditional rural buildings. European visitors will quickly appreciate their beauty and perfect, almost Classical proportions. The same exquisite taste is shown in the Island's tourist developments.
13 May 2004
 Los Silos |
Versión española
Photo 1: Bare breeze blocks, golden aluminium window frames and doors, and a council lamp standard complete with trailing cables.
Photo 2: Note how the frail wooden roof harmonises perfectly with the bare breeze blocks, producing a visual poem full of subtle textures and colours.
Photo 3: The same old story - if house owners can afford a satellite dish, why can't they spend a bit on rendering bare breeze-block walls? Urban development Ir a...