Euro Architecture

As I traveled Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Italy my eye was attracted to the distinct building styles I did not recognize from the USA.

Here are some photos and observations to accompany them.

Simply put: there is a level of detail to architectural facades that is not found in the USA:

Epic entranceways that tell stories:

This door in Ancona, Italy is something to behold:

To basic shopping markets in walkable downtowns:

3 building facade photos from Graz, Austria:

A more modern bus-stop to plugin some greenery to the streetscape:

More American buildings could use their facades for public art (“Volksoper” - people’s opera, advertises the opera):

Slovenia has Yugoslavia-era housing:

And their own unique entranceways:

Zagreb, Croatia was particularly stark, while invoking Roman columns:

With a touch of modern glass:

And then the truly old, stone stuff, including portals: