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Central Synagogue, New York, NY
Central Synagogue, New York, NY
Central Synagogue, New York, NY
Central Synagogue, New York, NY
Central Synagogue, New York, NY
Central Synagogue, New York, NY
Central Synagogue, New York, NY
Central Synagogue, New York, NY
Central Synagogue, New York, NY

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Perfection is Achieved
Not When There Is Nothing More to Add,
But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Abstraction shows the essence of architecture, the basic words it speaks to us.
These images are an excerpt of my Instagram feed – my ongoing pursuit of architecture’s visual language and its building blocks.

Architecture Abstracts

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Abstract Architectural Photography by Thomas Geist - German architectural photographer and traveler living in the USA.
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Spanische Hofreitschule – Winterreitschule (Span Spanische Hofreitschule – Winterreitschule (Spanish Riding School) 1729–1735 by Johann Bernhard & Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach Vienna, Austria . . . . . #spanischehofreitschule #spanischehofreitschulewien #wien #vienna #austria #österreich #oesterreich #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #artbuyers #artbuyersclub #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #ig_minimalshots #mimimal_lookup #urbanphotography #detail #historicbuildings #interior #ceiling #lookingup #ornamental @spanischehofreitschule @vienna @visitaustria @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Peoples Gas Education Pavilion 2010 by Studio Gang Peoples Gas Education Pavilion 2010 by Studio Gang Architects . . . . . #peoplesgaseducationpavilion #studiogang #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #urbanphotography #detail #lookingup #chicago #mychicagopix #Chicago #chicagoland #chicagoarchitecture #illinois #windycity #insta_chicago @studiogang @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @chicagoarchitectureinfo @chiarchitecture @chicago @notre.arte @architectanddesign @thearchitectureprofessor
Palais Ferstel 1859 by Heinrich von Ferstel Vienn Palais Ferstel 1859 by Heinrich von Ferstel Vienna, Austria . . . . . #palaisferstel #wien #vienna #austria #österreich #oesterreich #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #artbuyers #artbuyersclub #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #ig_minimalshots #mimimal_lookup #urbanphotography #detail #historicbuildings #interior #ceiling #lookingup #ornamental @vienna @visitaustria @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas 2010 by Friedmutter The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas 2010 by Friedmutter Group Las Vegas, NV . . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #artbuyers #artbuyersclub #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #ig_minimalshots #mimimal_lookup #urbanphotography #interior #ceiling #lookingup #ornamental #cosmopolitanlasvegas #lasvegas @cosmopolitan_lv @vegas @notre.arte
1601 Wewatta 2015 by HOK Architects Denver, CO . . 1601 Wewatta 2015 by HOK Architects Denver, CO . . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #artbuyers #artbuyersclub #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #ig_minimalshots #mimimal_lookup #urbanphotography #minimal #lookingup #façade #facade #denver #co #colorado #milehighcity #cityofdenver #milehigh #denvertography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer
Rathaus Augsburg, Goldener Saal (Augsburg Town Hal Rathaus Augsburg, Goldener Saal (Augsburg Town Hall) 1615 - 1624 by Elias Holl Augsburg, Germany . . . . . #augsburg #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #urbanphotography #historicbuildings #interior #ceiling #lookingup @stadtaugsburg @dein_augsburg @geheimtipp_augsburg @augsburgtourismus @archilovers @notre.arte @architectanddesign @thearchitectureprofessor
St. Stephan 1814 by Friedrich Weinbrenner Karlsruh St. Stephan 1814 by Friedrich Weinbrenner Karlsruhe, Germany . . . . . #karlsruhe #badenwürttemberg #badenwuerttemberg #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #archilovers #architecturelovers #ig_minimalshots #urbanphotography #historicbuildings #church #churches #minimal #ornamental @baden.wuerttemberg @visitkarlsruhe @sacred_architecture @thearchitectureprofessor @architectanddesign @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @notre.arte
Café Glockenspiel Spiral Staircase Munich, German Café Glockenspiel Spiral Staircase Munich, Germany . . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #artbuyers #artbuyersclub #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #ig_minimalshots #mimimal_lookup #urbanphotography #interior #staircase #spiralstaricase #minimal #lookingup #muenchen #münchen #munich #bayern #bavaria #muc #deutschland #germany #munichlovers #deinbayern #visitbavaria #unserbayern @muenchen @simplymunich @bayern @unser.bayern @notre.arte @archilovers
Theatinerkirche (Theatine Church of St. Cajetan an Theatinerkirche (Theatine Church of St. Cajetan and Adelaide) 1675 by Agostino Barelli / Enrico Zuccalli Munich, Germany . . . . . #theatinerkirche #theatinerkirchemünchen #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #mimimal_lookup #detail #historicbuildings #interior #ceiling #church #churches #minimal #lookingup #ornamental #muenchen #münchen #munich #simplymunich #bayern #bavaria #WeltstadtmitHerz #deutschland #germany #bestestadtderwelt #munichlovers #deinbayern #visitbavaria #unserbayern @theatinerkirche @notre.arte @sacred_architecture @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign @muenchen @simplymunich @bayern @unser.bayern
Bank of California Building 1908 by Walter Danfort Bank of California Building 1908 by Walter Danforth Bliss & William Baker Faville San Francisco, CA . . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #artbuyers #artbuyersclub #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #ig_minimalshots #mimimal_lookup #urbanphotography #monument #detail #historicbuildings #minimal #lookingup #ornamental #sanfrancisco #sanfranciscoworld #sanfranciscolife #sanfranciscolove #sanfranciscobayarea #sanfran #bayarea #ca #california #cali #californiaarchitecture @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign @onlyinsf @sanfranciscoworld @sanfrancisco.city
Civil Courts Building 1930 by Klipstein & Rathmann Civil Courts Building 1930 by Klipstein & Rathmann St. Louis, MS . . . . . #stlouisgram #stl #explorestlouis #stlouis #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #urbanphotography #detail #historicbuildings #staircase #stairs @stlouisgram @explorestlouis @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @notre.arte @architectanddesign
St. Louis Union Station 1894 by Theodore Link St. St. Louis Union Station 1894 by Theodore Link St. Louis, MS . . . . . #stlouisgram #stl #explorestlouis #stlouis #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #urbanphotography #detail #historicbuildings @stlouisgram @unionstationstl @explorestlouis @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @notre.arte @architectanddesign
St. Lukas 1896 by Albert Schmidt Munich, Germany . St. Lukas 1896 by Albert Schmidt Munich, Germany . . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #artbuyers #artbuyersclub #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #ig_minimalshots #mimimal_lookup #urbanphotography #historicbuildings #interior #ceiling #church #churches #lookingup #ornamental @sanktlukas_muenchen @notre.arte @sacred_architecture @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
300 Madison Avenue 2003 by Skidmore, Owings & Merr 300 Madison Avenue 2003 by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) . . . . . #skidmoreowingsmerril #ny #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity #manhattan #InstagramNYC #nymag #bigapple #gotham #thisisnewyorkcity #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #artbuyers #artbuyersclub #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #ig_minimalshots #mimimal_lookup #urbanphotography #highrise #minimal #lookingup #façade #facade @nycgov @skidmoreowingsmerril @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Highland Bridge 2006 by Carter & Burgess Denver, C Highland Bridge 2006 by Carter & Burgess Denver, CO . . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #urbanphotography #ig_minimalshots #mimimal_lookup #urbanphotography #minimal #lookingup #blueskies #denver #co #colorado #milehighcity #cityofdenver #milehigh #denvertography @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @notre.arte @architectanddesign @thearchitectureprofessor
JW Marriott Essex House 1931 by Frank Grad & Sons JW Marriott Essex House 1931 by Frank Grad & Sons New York, NY . . . . . #ny #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity #manhattan #InstagramNYC #nymag #bigapple #gotham #thisisnewyorkcity #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #artbuyers #artbuyersclub #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #ig_minimalshots #urbanphotography #detail #historicbuildings #artdeco #minimal #ornamental @nycgov @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
275 Madison Avenue 1931 by Kenneth Franzheim New Y 275 Madison Avenue 1931 by Kenneth Franzheim New York, NY . . . . . #ny #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity #manhattan #InstagramNYC #nymag #bigapple #gotham #thisisnewyorkcity #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #artbuyers #artbuyersclub #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #ig_minimalshots #mimimal_lookup #urbanphotography #highrise #minimal #lookingup #façade #facade #hightech @nycgov @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Rockefeller Center - Top of the Rock Lobby 1933 by Rockefeller Center - Top of the Rock Lobby 1933 by Raymond Hood New York, NY . . . . . #rockefeller #rockefellercenter #ny #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity #manhattan #InstagramNYC #nymag #bigapple #thisisnewyorkcity #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #urbanphotography #historicbuildings #artdeco #lookingup #ceiling @rockefellercenter @nycgov @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
330 North Wabash (formerly IBM Plaza aka IBM Build 330 North Wabash (formerly IBM Plaza aka IBM Building now renamed AMA Plaza) 1973 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Chicago, IL . . . . . #ludwigmiesvanderrohe #miesvanderrohe #chicago #mychicagopix #Chicago #chicagoland #chicagoarchitecture #illinois #windycity #insta_chicago #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #abstract #artbuyers #artbuyersclub #archigram #archilovers #architecturelovers #architexture #ig_minimalshots #mimimal_lookup #urbanphotography #highrise #lookingup #façade #facade @miesvanderrohe @chicagoarchitectureinfo @chiarchitecture @chicago @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
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