The Revealed City

Marco Noris · 27.10.2025 · Last update: 17.06.2026 · Translation: Claude (Anthropic) · Topics: barcelona, veils, photo

“To reveal is as much to remove the veil as to cover with a veil; and if the arrival of sunlight is generally regarded as the typical symbol of unveilings, in other conceptions the veil of day hides the light of the stars.”

— Jean Chevalier, Alain Gheerbrant, “Dictionary of Symbols” (own translation)

Two views of Barcelona taken from Piramidón, through a translucent veil.
The city appears suspended, wrapped in light. An other city, veiled and revealed in the same act of covering

The Revealed City - view 1