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Liverpool ONE, Liverpool, Merseyside, England

 

Another image from my Liverpool trip and this time from Liverpool ONE. A big shopping and leisure centre with lots to do and shops to look round. One other thing it is full of is loads of modern architecture and this cool looking stairway caught my eye.

 

The architects didn't need to design the staircase in this fashion as the escalators are there so in essence the staircase is surplus to requirements but without it something would be lost or missing. I just love the way all the lines juxtapose each other. This view does remind me of all the wonderful Escher artwork with staircases that I have seen over the years, there is something very similar going on here.

 

I chose to do monotone as I felt it bought out all the details within the stonework although I may do a colour version in the future at some point.

 

Photo Details

Sony Alpha SLT-A99 / ISO100 / f/13 / 1/5s / Sony Carl Zeiss 16-35mm F2.8 ZA SSM @ 24mm

 

Software Used

Lightroom 5

 

Location Information

Liverpool ONE is a shopping, residential and leisure complex in Liverpool, England.

 

The project, previously known as The Paradise Project, involved the redevelopment of 42 acres (170,000 m²) of underutilised land in Liverpool city centre. It is a retail led development, anchored by department stores Debenhams and John Lewis, with additional elements including leisure facilities (anchored by a 14-screen Odeon cinema and 36-hole adventure golf centre), apartments, offices, public open space and transport improvements. The completion of Liverpool ONE has significantly boosted the local economy as well as lifted Liverpool into the top five most popular retail destinations in the UK. Liverpool ONE is the largest open air shopping centre in the United Kingdom and the 5th largest overall.

 

The majority of the development was opened in phases on 29 May 2008 and 1 October 2008, during Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture, whilst the final residential units opened in early 2009. The cost of construction associated with the project was £500 million, with a total investment value of £920 million.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_One

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