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Louis Dor
Oct 04, 2017
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Monday, 2 October marked World Architecture Day.
People around the world took to social media to post their best artsy photos of architecture in their home cities, using the hashtag #WorldArchitectureDay.
The architecture in Edinburgh astounds me every day. A truly magical city. #WorldArchitectureDay #VisitScotland… https://t.co/aVbE3Qulzb— David C. Weinczok (@David C. Weinczok) 1506938436
It wouldn't be #WorldArchitectureDay without some castles https://t.co/VfjZz4Aqbp— Castle Studies Trust (@Castle Studies Trust) 1506953502
Architecture is a visual art &the buildings speak for themselves~Julia Morgan. Happy #worldarchitectureday… https://t.co/BfL5H3251z— TheArtVue (@TheArtVue) 1506915751
One interesting thread was instigated by St Paul's Cathedral, who tweeted on the hashtag:
Today is #WorldArchitectureDay. The Cathedrals of England have got this well covered! #DropsMic https://t.co/f1k18e0Ui2— St Paul's Cathedral (@St Paul's Cathedral) 1506954484
And they weren't prepared for the way all the English cathedrals absolutely piled in:
@StPaulsLondon @WinCathedral @DerbyCathedral @ExeterCathedral @durhamcathedral @Ely_Cathedral @LincsCathedral… https://t.co/iQdQvjFoKf— Coventry Cathedral (@Coventry Cathedral) 1507032499
@CovCathedral @StPaulsLondon @WinCathedral @DerbyCathedral @durhamcathedral @Ely_Cathedral @LincsCathedral… https://t.co/XnWAdHgU9C— ExeterCathedral (@ExeterCathedral) 1507035406
@ExeterCathedral @CovCathedral @WinCathedral @DerbyCathedral @durhamcathedral @Ely_Cathedral @LincsCathedral… https://t.co/PVJ8fPpJoC— St Paul's Cathedral (@St Paul's Cathedral) 1507035911
@StPaulsLondon @ExeterCathedral @CovCathedral @WinCathedral @DerbyCathedral @durhamcathedral @Ely_Cathedral… https://t.co/gxXe1FDqPf— Norwich Cathedral (@Norwich Cathedral) 1507036378
@Nrw_Cathedral @ExeterCathedral @CovCathedral @WinCathedral @DerbyCathedral @durhamcathedral @Ely_Cathedral… https://t.co/iR1Tv0nkmP— St Paul's Cathedral (@St Paul's Cathedral) 1507036683
@StPaulsLondon @WinCathedral @DerbyCathedral @ExeterCathedral @durhamcathedral @Ely_Cathedral @LincsCathedral… https://t.co/5eRGxZoy9x— York Minster (@York Minster) 1506958954
@StPaulsLondon @WinCathedral @DerbyCathedral @ExeterCathedral @durhamcathedral @Ely_Cathedral @StAlbansAbbey… https://t.co/I22sAjkipa— Lincoln Cathedral (@Lincoln Cathedral) 1506960791
@LincsCathedral @WinCathedral @DerbyCathedral @ExeterCathedral @durhamcathedral @Ely_Cathedral @StAlbansAbbey… https://t.co/9hzJVDnaFH— St Paul's Cathedral (@St Paul's Cathedral) 1506961141
It's all a bit too much for anyone who's not an architecture buff, and those who don't know their spires from their steeples.
Architecture also brings out all the people who like to tweet about buildings to either prove a) they didn't waste a seven-year university course, or b) they do actually have interesting intellectual hobbies, honestly.
Thankfully, those people were out in abundance on Twitter:
I didn't know I needed a thread of England's most amazing cathedrals sassing each other on twitter, but it's absolu… https://t.co/OYYKnpdoXM— Dr Hanna Smyth (@Dr Hanna Smyth) 1507057249
In which a bunch of cathedrals throw shade at each other - glorious 😂 Guys, you're all amazing https://t.co/d1zH8OWbGd— Kate Bevan (@Kate Bevan) 1506980789
The power of @engcathedrals to engage on social media. https://t.co/PculyeWDnq— Laurence Blyth (@Laurence Blyth) 1507116305
Best twitter war ever... https://t.co/i8xLRat6Gi— Breagle (@Breagle) 1507029674
One for the fans, the purists, if we're honest.
World Architecture Day is celebrated on the first Monday of every October and was set up by theUnion International des Architects (UIA) in 2005, to:
remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.
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