William Tecumseh Sherman by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Grand Army Plaza
New York, September 2008
Thursday, May 31, 2012
William Tecumseh Sherman
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)
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, 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, 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
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
Quartier de la Gare, 13th arrondissement
Paris, July 2008
Friday, May 25, 2012
Marcus Aurelius
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) 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, 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)
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2011
See also: Maman
Monday, May 21, 2012
Medusa
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
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, 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
Quartier Notre-Dame, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Cristo della Minerva
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) by Hermann Henselmann
Panoramastraße
Berlin, September 2011
See also: Fernsehturm Pavillon
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Square Colosseum
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
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, May 2012
See also: Madama Lucrezia - Abate Luigi - Il Facchino - Pasquino - Il Babuino
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
Piazza San Salvatore
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 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, 2007
Garlick Hill, City of London
London, January 2008
“The unusual bronze statue is just a short distance from the church of St James, Garlickhythe. It was unveiled on 11 July 2007 and made by Vivien Mallock. The statue shows the figure of the Barge Master and Swan Marker, accompanied by a very realistic figure of a swan. In earlier times it was only the Vintners, the Dyers and the Crown who were permitted to own swans on the River Thames. Each year all three organisations still take part in an ancient tradition known as ‘Swan Upping’. The ceremony extends over several days during July each year and is now conducted on the Thames between Sunbury and Abingdon. In the early part of the 20th century swans found on the Thames in London were also marked. The process then started at Victoria Embankment and the Swan Uppers gradually moved upriver.” (Swan Marker and Swans, Know Your London)
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Bärenbrunnen
Bärenbrunnen (Bears fountain) by Hugo Lederer, 1928
Werderscher Markt
Berlin, September 2011
Monday, May 7, 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Mercure monté sur Pégase
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, September 2010
Friday, May 4, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Torre delle Ore
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
Quartier de l'Arsenal, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011
See also: Horloge aux Dauphins
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The Perspective Building
The Perspective Building by Assael Architecture, 2003
Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth
London, January 2008
“Century House is a 22-storey building located at 100 Westminster Bridge Road in London. The building was designed in the modern style and constructed between 1959 and 1964. It became the home of the Secret Intelligence Service following their move from 54 Broadway in 1964. Though the location of their Broadway headquarters was classified information, The Daily Telegraph reported that it was ‘London's worst-kept secret, known only to every taxi driver, tourist guide and KGB agent’. After 21 years in service as the headquarters of SIS, Century House was described as ‘irredeemably insecure’ in a 1985 National Audit Office (NAO) report with several security concerns raised. Chief among those concerns was that the building was made largely of glass, and had a petrol station at its base. The SIS subsequently moved its headquarters to a new building at Vauxhall Cross in 1994, after which Century House was acquired by a developer, renamed the Perspective Building, and converted into an apartment block to a design by Assael Architecture. The conversion work was completed in 2003.” (Century House, Wikipedia)
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