Thursday, May 31, 2012

William Tecumseh Sherman

William Tecumseh Sherman by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Grand Army Plaza, Manhattan, New York

William Tecumseh Sherman by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Grand Army Plaza
New York, September 2008

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Ni dieu, ni maître, ni croquettes

Ni dieu, ni maître, ni croquettes, Neither god, nor master, nor croquettes, stencil, Quai de la Marne, Paris

“Ni dieu, ni maître, ni croquettes” (Neither god, nor master, nor croquettes)
Quai de la Marne
Quartier de la Villette, 19e arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Hydrochronometer

Hydrochronometer by Giambattista Embriaco, Villa Borghese gardens, Rome

Hydrochronometer by Giambattista Embriaco
Villa Borghese gardens
Rome, September 2010

+S.P.Q.R.+
Idrocronometro
ideato e costruito
nel 1867 da
Padre Domenicano
Giambattista Embriaco
(+S.P.Q.R.+
Hydrochronometer
designed and made
in 1867 by the
Dominican friar
Giambattista Embriaco)

Monday, May 28, 2012

Neptunbrunnen

Neptunbrunnen, Neptune fountain by Reinhold Begas, Rathausstraße, Berlin

Neptunbrunnen (Neptune fountain) by Reinhold Begas, 1891
Seen from the Fernsehturm
Rathausstraße
Berlin, September 2011

See also: Fernsehturm Berlin - The Rhine - The Oder - The Elbe - The Vistula

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Saint Catherine the Great Martyr

Russian Orthodox church of Saint Catherine the Great Martyr, Villa Abamelek, Rome

Russian Orthodox church of Saint Catherine the Great Martyr
Villa Abamelek
Via Aurelia Antica
Rome. May 2010

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir

Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir, Simone-de-Beauvoir Footbridge, seen from quai François Mauriac, Paris

Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir (Simone-de-Beauvoir Footbridge)
Seen from quai François Mauriac
Quartier de la Gare, 13th arrondissement
Paris, July 2008

Friday, May 25, 2012

Marcus Aurelius

Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius, Palazzo dei Conservatori, Musei Capitolini, Capitoline Museums, Rome

Detail of the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius, 175 CE
Marcus Aurelius Exedra
Palazzo dei Conservatori
Musei Capitolini (Capitoline Museums)
Rome, May 2012

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Berlin Central Station

Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Berlin Central Station, Berlin

Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Central Station) by Gerkan, Marg and Partners
Europaplatz
Berlin, September 2011

See also: Berlin Hauptbahnhof - Rolling Horse

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Quirinale Obelisk

Quirinale Obelisk, piazza del Quirinale, Rome

Quirinale Obelisk
Piazza del Quirinale
Rome, May 2012

See also: Obelisk of Montecitorio - Macuteo Obelisk - Minerveo Obelisk
External links: List of obelisks in Rome (Wikipedia)

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The Welcoming Hands

The Welcoming Hands by Louise Bourgeois, Jardin des Tuileries, Tuileries Garden, Paris

“The Welcoming Hands” by Louise Bourgeois
Jardin des Tuileries (Tuileries Garden)
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

See also: Maman

Monday, May 21, 2012

Medusa

Medusa by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Palazzo dei Conservatori, Musei Capitolini, Capitoline Museums, Rome

Bust of Medusa by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1630
Hall of the Geese
Palazzo dei Conservatori
Musei Capitolini (Capitoline Museums)
Rome, May 2012

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Leierkastenmann

Leierkastenmann, organ-grinder by Gerhard Thieme, Nikolaiviertel, Berlin

“Leierkastenmann” (Organ-grinder) by Gerhard Thieme
Poststraße, Nikolaiviertel
Berlin, September 2011

See also: Organ-grinder

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Manfredi Lighthouse

Faro di Roma, Rome's Lighthouse by Manfredo Manfredi, Passeggiata del Gianicolo, Rome

Faro di Roma (Rome's Lighthouse) by Manfredo Manfredi
Passeggiata del Gianicolo
Rome, May 2010

Friday, May 18, 2012

Notre Dame de Paris

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris, Île de la Cité, Paris

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris)
Île de la Cité
Quartier Notre-Dame, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Cristo della Minerva

Cristo della Minerva or Christ the Redeemer by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Saint Mary Above Minerva, piazza della Minerva, Rome

Cristo della Minerva (Christ of the Minerva) by Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1521
Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva (Saint Mary Above Minerva)
Piazza della Minerva
Rome, May 2012

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Fernsehturm Berlin

Fernsehturm (Television tower) Panoramastraße, Berlin

Fernsehturm (Television tower) by Hermann Henselmann
Panoramastraße
Berlin, September 2011

See also: Fernsehturm Pavillon

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Square Colosseum

Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, Colosseo Quadrato, Square Colosseum, EUR, Rome

Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana or Colosseo Quadrato (Square Colosseum)
Quadrato della Concordia, EUR
Rome, May 2011

Monday, May 14, 2012

Rénommée montée sur Pégase

Rénommée montée sur Pégase by Antoine Coysevox, Cour Marly, Musée du Louvre, Paris

Rénommée montée sur Pégase by Antoine Coysevox
Cour Marly, Musée du Louvre
Rue de Rivoli
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2008

See also: Louis XIV of France - Mercure monté sur Pégase

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Marforio

Statue of Marforio, Courtyard of Palazzo Nuovo, Musei Capitolini (Capitoline Museums), Rome

Statue of Marforio
Courtyard of Palazzo Nuovo
Musei Capitolini (Capitoline Museums)
Rome, May 2012

See also: Madama Lucrezia - Abate Luigi - Il Facchino - Pasquino - Il Babuino

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Siegfried

Siegfried, forging a sword, Bismarck Memorial by Reinhold Begas, Tiergarten, Berlin

“Siegfried, forging a sword to show Germany's industrial and military might”
Bismarck Memorial by Reinhold Begas
Tiergarten
Berlin, September 2011

See also: A Sibyl - Germania - Atlas

Friday, May 11, 2012

Piazza San Salvatore

Neoclassical fountain by Luigi Comolli, piazza San Salvatore, Lucca

Neoclassical fountain by Luigi Comolli, 1842
Piazza San Salvatore
Lucca, March 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Sécurité Civile Dash 8

Bombardier Dash 8 402Q-MR, Sécurité Civile, Bastille Day flyover, Paris

Bombardier Dash 8 402Q-MR of the Sécurité Civile
Défilé aérien du 14 juillet (Bastille Day flyover)
Paris, July 2011

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The Barge Master and Swan Marker

The Barge Master and Swan Marker by Vivien Mallock, Garlick Hill, City of London

“The Barge Master and Swan Marker” by Vivien Mallock, 2007
Garlick Hill, City of London
London, January 2008

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Bärenbrunnen

Bärenbrunnen, Bears fountain by Hugo Lederer, Werderscher Markt, Berlin

Bärenbrunnen (Bears fountain) by Hugo Lederer, 1928
Werderscher Markt
Berlin, September 2011

Monday, May 7, 2012

Winter Garden Atrium

Winter Garden Atrium, World Financial Center, New York

Winter Garden Atrium
World Financial Center
New York, September 2007

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Mercure monté sur Pégase

Mercure monté sur Pégase by Antoine Coysevox, Cour Marly, Musée du Louvre, Paris

Mercure monté sur Pégase by Antoine Coysevox
Cour Marly, Musée du Louvre
Rue de Rivoli
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2008

See also: Louis XIV of France - Rénommée montée sur Pégase

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Fontana del Tritone

Fontana del Tritone, Triton Fountain by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, piazza Barberini, Rome

Fontana del Tritone (Triton Fountain) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Piazza Barberini
Rome, September 2010

Friday, May 4, 2012

Atlas

Atlas showing Germany's world power status, Bismarck Memorial by Reinhold Begas, Tiergarten, Berlin

“Atlas, showing Germany's world power status”
Bismarck Memorial by Reinhold Begas
Tiergarten
Berlin, September 2011

See also: A Sibyl - Germania - Siegfried

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Torre delle Ore

Torre delle Ore, Tower of the Hours, seen from the Torre Guinigi, Guinigi Tower, Lucca

Torre delle Ore (Tower of the Hours)
seen from the Torre Guinigi (Guinigi Tower)
Lucca, March 2012

See also: Guinigi Tower

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Hôtel Raoul

Portal of the former Hôtel Raoul, rue Beautreillis, Paris

Portal of the former Hôtel Raoul
Rue Beautreillis
Quartier de l'Arsenal, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

See also: Horloge aux Dauphins

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

The Perspective Building

The Perspective Building, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London

The Perspective Building
Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth
London, January 2008

External links: The Perspective Building