tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44657500425556661452024-03-19T00:00:33.973+01:00Daily Photo StreamPictures from somewhere elseVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comBlogger7749125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-12956729189339103422024-03-19T00:00:00.045+01:002024-03-19T00:00:00.139+01:00Basilica of San Lorenzo<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb00bX2m4xnQsUfQJ3L4cbYR1ZlOjI7_Lqqt5MEhLUNyQ85A0hFrnFOKN7yccchjCsWTn_oKwaD7kVdkZlSAamjew8O9cYRr5ocFkkIDx2RifQuEE6dx0_Soiu5MwHp3gckaN0XFOW5d7XtAkTvAKJbl-d1M5fAIvEoOLgLNGV7rJPKCg4xRrxM2rMva5Y/s1080/2212250078.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Basilica of San Lorenzo, Piazza di San Lorenzo, Florence" border="0" height="427" width="640" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb00bX2m4xnQsUfQJ3L4cbYR1ZlOjI7_Lqqt5MEhLUNyQ85A0hFrnFOKN7yccchjCsWTn_oKwaD7kVdkZlSAamjew8O9cYRr5ocFkkIDx2RifQuEE6dx0_Soiu5MwHp3gckaN0XFOW5d7XtAkTvAKJbl-d1M5fAIvEoOLgLNGV7rJPKCg4xRrxM2rMva5Y/s640/2212250078.jpg"/></a></div>
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Basilica of San Lorenzo<br />
Piazza di San Lorenzo<br />
Florence, December 2022<br />
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“The Basilica di San Lorenzo (Basilica of St. Lawrence) is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the main market district of the city, and it is the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III. It is one of several churches that claim to be the oldest in Florence, having been consecrated in 393 AD, at which time it stood outside the city walls. For three hundred years it was the city's cathedral, before the official seat of the bishop was transferred to Santa Reparata.” (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_San_Lorenzo,_Florence" target="_blank">Basilica of San Lorenzo</a>, Wikipedia)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-91981343255265471502024-03-18T00:00:00.059+01:002024-03-18T00:00:00.156+01:00Avenida de Europa<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwX8dTbUfcy97VIaUtxsScpVlVcoELsYowPu0vTOQAOW5Bn_NzzKOeMtAxRPS1rbLqNP_b8Yb7gmqzK30pcHEXa_lqlKNhbCh3Od8LJ1HwWXRWMsO1BMAsfT_ckUiTMRolQmQVtCQQ6ApzpLktNZVIvxbtcZlhbonl6jd5MQ0jfACWuYLGGFQ2sB3yeQGV/s1080/2209180258.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Avenida de Europa, Isla de La Cartuja, Seville" border="0" height="512" width="640" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwX8dTbUfcy97VIaUtxsScpVlVcoELsYowPu0vTOQAOW5Bn_NzzKOeMtAxRPS1rbLqNP_b8Yb7gmqzK30pcHEXa_lqlKNhbCh3Od8LJ1HwWXRWMsO1BMAsfT_ckUiTMRolQmQVtCQQ6ApzpLktNZVIvxbtcZlhbonl6jd5MQ0jfACWuYLGGFQ2sB3yeQGV/s640/2209180258.jpg"/></a></div>
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Avenida de Europa<br />
Isla de La Cartuja<br />
Seville, September 2022<br />
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“The European Union, and Nations of the European Union - were all located along the Avenue of Europe, which featured twelve massive white-coloured towers, and a central multi-coloured tower featuring the flags of the (then) twelve nations of the European Union - which underground hosted the European Union Pavilion itself. The rest of the pavilions of the Union were located at the left and right flank of the Avenue.” (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seville_Expo_%2792" target="_blank">Seville Expo '92</a>, Wikipedia)
VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-1881960074037197062024-03-17T00:00:00.004+01:002024-03-17T00:00:00.133+01:00Our Lady, Queen of Heaven<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkehDydk6KqpJ1Bmo2h9i3azgNUV8ykZKF8ixRawPik79In8FDQqoeBsncvCGHzO5kH-rwa-nMJPzVO-OmUJckmMjcrPkWB90v_hNLjYrGbvkBt0aiCQdMby88yPbws4AsZAhrn81Pb5ULqpEvdMkYvKv6EuGso5zyISJw_J8tPjHPXg1RhU5-95-2zeSO/s1080/2305080010.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Our Lady, Queen of Heaven, Queensway, London" border="0" height="640" width="512" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkehDydk6KqpJ1Bmo2h9i3azgNUV8ykZKF8ixRawPik79In8FDQqoeBsncvCGHzO5kH-rwa-nMJPzVO-OmUJckmMjcrPkWB90v_hNLjYrGbvkBt0aiCQdMby88yPbws4AsZAhrn81Pb5ULqpEvdMkYvKv6EuGso5zyISJw_J8tPjHPXg1RhU5-95-2zeSO/s640/2305080010.jpg"/></a></div>
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Our Lady, Queen of Heaven<br />
Queensway<br />
London, May 2023<br />
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“A tall, double galleried former Nonconformist church, designed on a horseshoe plan. Originally built for the United Methodist Free Church, it was used by the West London Ethical Society and the West London Unitarian Fellowship, before being converted to Catholic use in 1954. The fitting out is largely modern. Externally, the Gothic Revival design stands out amidst the brick and stucco terraces of Queensway.The church was built in 1868 for the United Methodist Free Church, replacing a small Wesleyan Methodist chapel of 1828. The architect is not known. In 1909, the building was sold to the West London Ethical Society who rented it from about 1946 to the West London Unitarian Fellowship. In March 1954, it was bought for £22,000 (plus £1,000 for the organ) by Fr Horace Tennant, Superior of St Mary of the Angels, Bayswater. It was opened for Catholic use by Cardinal Griffin on 12 September 1954. Queensway became an independent parish in 1973. In the early 1990s, the hall was refurbished and renamed Carpenter Hall, after Fr Philip Carpenter, the first parish priest.In 2000-02, the architect Gerald Murphy oversaw the refurbishment and reordering of the church (cost: £300,000). This included the removal of a 1920s sloping floor and its replacement by a new floor at the original level, the removal of the altar rails, new pews, new sanctuary furniture (including a freestanding altar to replace the old wall-fixed one), a reconciliation room within a former light well, a new organ and a new lighting system. The church was consecrated by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor on 21 April 2002.” (Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Taking Stock)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-89484781362199774842024-03-16T00:00:00.023+01:002024-03-16T00:00:00.140+01:0047 rosso<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25sj2sPR8a-x7ZUwx_XPkehc9DnFTscgUeQDWl33SmrMX6y-Agy6Kmt38oJKjgqCsp-IaZp9Xo6s0tMoDTyxAzeQ9_MfX2tiz8UQ7vp9IyJLwJnfZMFXLA2v-jqeTVCnYeKCOzRb53MHMqG7x5pn9CR0pKZn63zF0tTgLS2WAPtggKXvhGMmFlLHOEx10/s1080/2212250077.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Bas-relief of a fish, Borgo San Lorenzo, Florence" border="0" height="512" width="640" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25sj2sPR8a-x7ZUwx_XPkehc9DnFTscgUeQDWl33SmrMX6y-Agy6Kmt38oJKjgqCsp-IaZp9Xo6s0tMoDTyxAzeQ9_MfX2tiz8UQ7vp9IyJLwJnfZMFXLA2v-jqeTVCnYeKCOzRb53MHMqG7x5pn9CR0pKZn63zF0tTgLS2WAPtggKXvhGMmFlLHOEx10/s640/2212250077.jpg"/></a></div>
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Bas-relief of a fish<br />
Borgo San Lorenzo<br />
Florence, December 2022<br />VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-86281100587045465512024-03-15T00:00:00.049+01:002024-03-15T00:00:00.347+01:00Santos Juanes<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWD6vy6QoJR0tDZ0X7sC34-FyubxSkyIKJ5xsiXZi3iOrVs5EJCXk3FkmA4JfOUhEHkz7bPVFN1OnOAkstAXMJuqKA7ooik9tT69VWyjplnOKFNioYjjLrpFugr2Ihn2pdiWSdHM-mXeK2PkdOGjwt3KvgVS73Qbx_cJB9GqhFr0BHud9TK3GzhjS-tiL/s1080/2209280397.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Church of the Santos Juanes, rear (apse) facade, Plaza del Mercado, Valencia" border="0" height="640" width="640" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWD6vy6QoJR0tDZ0X7sC34-FyubxSkyIKJ5xsiXZi3iOrVs5EJCXk3FkmA4JfOUhEHkz7bPVFN1OnOAkstAXMJuqKA7ooik9tT69VWyjplnOKFNioYjjLrpFugr2Ihn2pdiWSdHM-mXeK2PkdOGjwt3KvgVS73Qbx_cJB9GqhFr0BHud9TK3GzhjS-tiL/s640/2209280397.jpg"/></a></div>
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Church of the Santos Juanes, rear (apse) facade<br />
Plaza del Mercado<br />
Valencia, September 2022<br />
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“Santos Juanes or Sant Joan del Mercat is a Roman Catholic church located in the Mercat neighborhood of the city of Valencia, Spain. The church is also denominated the Real Parroquia de los Santos Juanes (Royal Parish of the St Johns) or San Juan del Mercado (Sant Joan del Mercat in Valencian or St John of the Market) due to its location adjacent to the city Central Market and facing the Llotja de la Seda building. By the mid-13th century, a church was built atop the site of a former mosque, initially in a Gothic style; however, fires in the 14th century necessitated reconstruction. A major fire in 1592 led to another reconstruction, commissioned by the Archbishop and Viceroy Juan de Ribera in an exuberant Baroque style completed in 1700. This was located in the Boatella neighborhood, then working class quarters, outside the town walls, that housed some of the Morisco population. The main facade of the church retains a walled-up oculus of a rose window from the older church. The square exterior of the apse, facing the piazza, houses a central niche decorated with a stucco statuary group of the Virgen del Rosario (Virgin of the Rosary) attributed to Jacopo Bertesi. The group display the Virgin and Child (his hand on the globe) ensconced in a burst of rays, angels, and cherubs. Other portals contain the symbols of John the Baptist (lamb) and John the Evangelist (eagle). The center is surmounted by a clock tower, and a roofline dominated by statues of the Juanes: including the Baptist, the Evangelist, and Saints Francesco Borgia and Luis Bertrán. This facade includes profuse complex iconography including a lamb atop a book with five seals.” (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos_Juanes,_Valencia" target="_blank">Santos Juanes</a>, Wikipedia)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-82490911691385429982024-03-14T00:00:00.018+01:002024-03-14T00:00:00.247+01:00Speke Monument<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhvH_rp4tk-B3DWjovK_h81xLKnSvaYOYTPj0yV0bRGpDbLRonaSipQouBxCWJ8KycDJZGTFVeTNKMsfn4D_KBYVuGaCnKpviPep0H_AwvBpg_oXablAndUxAA1LN3IW_yiid3dyssnya5rK04lq50gORQ2dub7pGriurtrMtI4S1Xgc6A7Toxfmbho89/s1080/2305070606.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Speke Monument by Philip Hardwick, Kensington Gardens, London" border="0" height="480" width="640" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhvH_rp4tk-B3DWjovK_h81xLKnSvaYOYTPj0yV0bRGpDbLRonaSipQouBxCWJ8KycDJZGTFVeTNKMsfn4D_KBYVuGaCnKpviPep0H_AwvBpg_oXablAndUxAA1LN3IW_yiid3dyssnya5rK04lq50gORQ2dub7pGriurtrMtI4S1Xgc6A7Toxfmbho89/s640/2305070606.jpg"/></a></div>
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Speke Monument by Philip Hardwick, 1866<br />
Kensington Gardens<br />
London, May 2023<br />
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“John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) was the Victorian explorer who discovered the source of the Nile. However, his discovery was surrounded by contention. He died on the very eve of a crucial debate about it with Sir Richard Burton, when his own shotgun went off during a partridge shoot. Some thought Speke might have committed suicide. At any rate, Sir Roderick Murchison, President of the Royal Geographical Society, who had called for the debate, now called for a monument to be erected by public subscription in this prominent location — not far from the RGS's present headquarters on Kensington Gore. Over 2000 mourners had attended Speke's funeral, and advertisements for subscriptions were placed even in the Delhi Gazette in India (see Godsall 256). Nevertheless, it was hard to garner the funds. When at last the monument was erected, no unveiling was reported either in The Times or in the Royal Geographical Society's own journal. In 1855, Philip Hardwick had designed a similar monument for another adventurer who had met a tragic end — Lieutenant Bellot. Clearly, obelisk-style memorials were still in vogue. On Speke's, the inscription reads: In memory of Speke / Victoria Nyanza / and the Nile / 1864. This avoids crediting him with the actual discovery of the river's source. Speke's claim was later vindicated, and a more informative ground plaque was finally placed in front of the monument in 1995.” (Speke Monument, The Victorian Web)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-61782971424326486072024-03-13T00:00:00.015+01:002024-03-13T00:00:00.142+01:00No entry<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1gkpA3rkg1xPZtjtHxKGXIrj0Qyx3BNAUJt6K65-i6Gs54ojYLtyC3Skk_npPcDSe1dQxm94jWepL0SDjp0LBKlzsQwB_09Bkra12WgEqXJeFUWTjYOV_KjSj2uIaT6a48oYlOcqjIEiHsWl8rrvzRq6hSbXowY_nwZ6giH0PJ2WW_Tap05EDikuIuvB/s1080/2212250030.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="No entry sign hacked by Clet Abraham, Via degli Strozzi, Florence" border="0" height="512" width="640" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1gkpA3rkg1xPZtjtHxKGXIrj0Qyx3BNAUJt6K65-i6Gs54ojYLtyC3Skk_npPcDSe1dQxm94jWepL0SDjp0LBKlzsQwB_09Bkra12WgEqXJeFUWTjYOV_KjSj2uIaT6a48oYlOcqjIEiHsWl8rrvzRq6hSbXowY_nwZ6giH0PJ2WW_Tap05EDikuIuvB/s640/2212250030.jpg"/></a></div>
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No entry sign hacked by Clet Abraham<br />
Via degli Strozzi<br />
Florence, December 2022<br />
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“‘Street art, or guerilla art, needs to be reinvented in dialogue with the Renaissance city,’ says Clet Abraham, the French-born artist who has come into the public eye for his surprising interventions in public spaces. I sat down with him to learn more about his project and to discuss the role of street art in Florence. You may not know it, but you've probably seen work by Clet out on the streets. Since last summer, he's been conducting night-time blitzes to alter traffic signs: a silhouette of a man carrying away the no-entry bar; a dead-end ‘T’ sign becomes a pietà or a crucifix. The figure is created with a black sticker that is easily removable.” (CLET, The Florentine)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-8039947938334681512024-03-12T00:00:00.048+01:002024-03-12T00:00:00.139+01:00Santa Leocadia<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gFAAtZwN9YGc2RvTqmuRjCO05V7HVhxYQRoZRL8wU7TTbi3cMwp_a9IPUTTZqe2SMArfPqLokpOeFPagijEelapvNV7vrGb8-yq9rQ-UM0hXeUlbIA2RiZNCoELUCgnAAaffY6eHSFVNkpIgxef0GZKZZZdnosKwl41fehnRxktlC-KrSMOnV3yhWWAT/s1080/2209220279.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="512" width="640" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gFAAtZwN9YGc2RvTqmuRjCO05V7HVhxYQRoZRL8wU7TTbi3cMwp_a9IPUTTZqe2SMArfPqLokpOeFPagijEelapvNV7vrGb8-yq9rQ-UM0hXeUlbIA2RiZNCoELUCgnAAaffY6eHSFVNkpIgxef0GZKZZZdnosKwl41fehnRxktlC-KrSMOnV3yhWWAT/s640/2209220279.jpg"/></a></div>
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Church of Santa Leocadia<br />
Calle Santa Leocadia<br />
Toledo, September 2022<br />
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“The Church of St Leocadia (Iglesia de Santa Leocadia) is a medieval church located in Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Toledan tradition maintains that this church was built on the site of the house where Saint Leocadia of Toledo was born. This house supposedly had a small underground room, where it is affirmed that she prayed. This cave corresponds to the crypt located next to the right pillar of the presbytery and is covered with a plaster rib vault, which can be dated to the first half of the 16th century. Both the present church and the tower are in the Toledan variant of the Mudéjar style and are datable, in their older parts, to the end of the 13th century. However, there is reason to assume that there existed an earlier building. The parish of "Santa Leocadia within Toledo" (see note1) is mentioned in documents from the middle of the 12th century. In the tower and on the façade of the church are preserved, embedded, some fragments of reliefs in Visigothic style. There are only references to think that the primitive arrangement was that of an isolated building, separated from the Monastery of Santo Domingo el Antiguo by a street that was suppressed, in times of Alfonso X of Castile, when extending that convent.” (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Santa_Leocadia,_Toledo" target="_blank">Church of Santa Leocadia</a>, Wikipedia)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-64030412178636632582024-03-11T00:00:00.020+01:002024-03-11T00:00:00.137+01:00The Wild Table of Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6d-yGY9llNNRPRrhle-n_eqAQZwITqr1AS1n6aTWlJcrFqwCZcCHgLwuJANt25yzJpjtR-HTWAyv1rnf53oq1ZzItboXqaZipbp86bLxU9RK9Eym2-XdUUx93x7Po8S-61Xt-5mKgdXAneORkqJ_UHlWfGF9JumF7poSP7uP1aMUrZ8EsxbUNDhxde7Y3/s1080/2305070552.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="The Wild Table of Love by Gillie and Marc, Paternoster Square, City of London, London" border="0" height="512" width="640" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6d-yGY9llNNRPRrhle-n_eqAQZwITqr1AS1n6aTWlJcrFqwCZcCHgLwuJANt25yzJpjtR-HTWAyv1rnf53oq1ZzItboXqaZipbp86bLxU9RK9Eym2-XdUUx93x7Po8S-61Xt-5mKgdXAneORkqJ_UHlWfGF9JumF7poSP7uP1aMUrZ8EsxbUNDhxde7Y3/s640/2305070552.jpg"/></a></div>
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“The Wild Table of Love” by Gillie and Marc, 2022<br />
Paternoster Square, City of London<br />
London, May 2023<br />
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“We were walking past St Paul's Cathedral the other day, when we noticed a zebra dining with a lion and and giraffe. This isn't a PR stunt for a new Madagascar movie, but a temporary art installation. Called Wild Table of Love, the huge tableau features a circle of bronze animals tucking into platefuls of food. It's the most bonkers banquet since the Mad Hatter's tea party... and it, too, includes a rabbit. That rabbit may give you a clue to the sculptors. This is the work of Gillie and Marc, whose Rabbitwoman and Dogman sculptures are frequent visitors to our city. The prolific duo are also behind the chimp sculptures near London Bridge, and the recent exhibition of bronze lions near Waterloo. This new installation is endearing, to say the least. Two seats at the table have been left free, so that passers-by can sit down with the animals and enjoy the mock repast. Besides the rabbit and dog, the table features 10 of the most beloved mammals on the planet, including several endangered species.” (See the ‘Wild Table of Love’ Animal Sculpture in Paternoster Square, Londonist)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-15205529021189102542024-03-10T00:00:00.006+01:002024-03-10T00:00:00.136+01:00Louis Vuitton Firenze<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbS7QTsSd8g3Ua8b06Bo-lWyOVAoSh92LZcE8C5XzaPn9dOoeII_U0YwTbT2Gh3C6udWlH218PDOuLO-buSYNchaco4E2dkv67Ui4VA_0z_DCtbEFsSzlTJCNDgoNXxYoi5FTWbrc0w2O9pAbUMdf-ftrPlvmzRVRxO-HVrbUHwsrDDoIr7MkqJYLuQnkF/s1080/2212250029.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Christmas tree, Louis Vuitton Firenze, Via dei Sassetti, Florence" border="0" height="640" width="512" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbS7QTsSd8g3Ua8b06Bo-lWyOVAoSh92LZcE8C5XzaPn9dOoeII_U0YwTbT2Gh3C6udWlH218PDOuLO-buSYNchaco4E2dkv67Ui4VA_0z_DCtbEFsSzlTJCNDgoNXxYoi5FTWbrc0w2O9pAbUMdf-ftrPlvmzRVRxO-HVrbUHwsrDDoIr7MkqJYLuQnkF/s640/2212250029.jpg"/></a></div>
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Christmas tree<br />
Louis Vuitton Firenze<br />
Via dei Sassetti<br />
Florence, December 2022<br />VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-59933027551020806922024-03-09T00:00:00.015+01:002024-03-09T00:00:00.154+01:00Faro de Moncloa<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K7ZWwpEFjnD1Enm69Qg5rv6nMQLEjidEpNUv5UOvEmUkW5mib7iiC4y2OribNWjt6SvVWyf5LiSbbEvdRHZY3C554aTliYZj2JDz3wl9wdzt9uz2pE3qhDhcK0pj0IjOkaqETWu-HHor3Jj8LzAlfQj9qtgKEM-_u15JqCVXX7MYQaqY5Z86CP2RCHGO/s1080/2209260008.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Faro de Moncloa (Moncloa's Lighthouse), Avenida de la Memoria, Madrid" border="0" height="640" width="512" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K7ZWwpEFjnD1Enm69Qg5rv6nMQLEjidEpNUv5UOvEmUkW5mib7iiC4y2OribNWjt6SvVWyf5LiSbbEvdRHZY3C554aTliYZj2JDz3wl9wdzt9uz2pE3qhDhcK0pj0IjOkaqETWu-HHor3Jj8LzAlfQj9qtgKEM-_u15JqCVXX7MYQaqY5Z86CP2RCHGO/s640/2209260008.jpg"/></a></div>
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Faro de Moncloa (Moncloa's Lighthouse)<br />
Avenida de la Memoria<br />
Madrid, September 2022<br />
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“As the expression goes <i>From Madrid to Heaven</i>, because once you've been to Madrid the only place that can top it is paradise itself. Enjoy the city from up high, taking in the wonderful views the Faro de Moncloa affords. Step into the panoramic lift that takes you up 92 metres to the observation deck which stands tall over the heart of Madrid's Ciudad Universitaria. This former transmission tower was built by architect Salvador Pérez Arroyo in 1992, the year in which the city was named European Capital of Culture, and stands at 110 metres tall.” (Faro de Moncloa, Turismo Madrid)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-8195283521145076032024-03-08T00:00:00.016+01:002024-03-08T00:00:00.138+01:00Christ's Hospital Memorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRWN5Vx37zykXSNFnFzxT-qR8TGX1rSheHMdecS3kIlt-L4GiDwP5WxQgyAAQFWOB76pB3zd3w7w3sAQJ5Oy4tHv9iymZpcl4eIRav4Bt8SsoSyN0w2eTGqj-X1BaziXzF-Uw4fQTdhMzdP3S3dFlIY2pwZVlwWn4zXTr8twU3laKvjvKbZrxgeM2jdP5/s1080/2305070533.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Christ's Hospital Memorial by Andrew F. Brown, Christchurch Greyfriars Church Garden, King Edward Street, City of London, London" border="0" height="512" width="640" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRWN5Vx37zykXSNFnFzxT-qR8TGX1rSheHMdecS3kIlt-L4GiDwP5WxQgyAAQFWOB76pB3zd3w7w3sAQJ5Oy4tHv9iymZpcl4eIRav4Bt8SsoSyN0w2eTGqj-X1BaziXzF-Uw4fQTdhMzdP3S3dFlIY2pwZVlwWn4zXTr8twU3laKvjvKbZrxgeM2jdP5/s640/2305070533.jpg"/></a></div>
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Christ's Hospital Memorial by Andrew F. Brown, 2017<br />
Christchurch Greyfriars Church Garden<br />
King Edward Street, City of London<br />
London, May 2023<br />
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“A sculpture in the Christchurch Greyfriars Church Garden commemorating Christ’s Hospital School’s 350 years presence in the City of London, 1552-1902, was unveiled on 6 November 2017 by Alderman Sir Alan Yarrow (former Lord Mayor and member of the School’s governing Council). The sculpture, by Andrew F. Brown was selected following an open competition run by The City of London Corporation. The finished bronze, cast at The Bronze Age Foundry in London, is 2.4m long and 1.5m high and is mounted on the wall of the garden.” (Christ’s Hospital memorial sculpture, Layers of London)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-55170852727200507552024-03-07T00:00:00.024+01:002024-03-07T00:00:00.147+01:00Old-fashioned carousel<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoGgFX5Y94zFNU9QdMvcJyCqPbByOzXPxdivX_niAdP6keq3vwD_kvrmRoxX1tMbjMCXRWk5V1EIMNvtiwJG-q7TUyOrO2dAAjTc0z3yxXQgeO54vM48zMs88_wavYMDbT3-ttvB-SavoS1iP7NxcNRWP0LKlSvowD3O8D46EPQhvywMm8XCJlSEs7RSD/s1080/2212250013.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Old-fashioned carousel, Piazza della Repubblica, Florence" border="0" height="480" width="640" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoGgFX5Y94zFNU9QdMvcJyCqPbByOzXPxdivX_niAdP6keq3vwD_kvrmRoxX1tMbjMCXRWk5V1EIMNvtiwJG-q7TUyOrO2dAAjTc0z3yxXQgeO54vM48zMs88_wavYMDbT3-ttvB-SavoS1iP7NxcNRWP0LKlSvowD3O8D46EPQhvywMm8XCJlSEs7RSD/s640/2212250013.jpg"/></a></div>
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Old-fashioned carousel<br />
Piazza della Repubblica<br />
Florence, December 2022<br />VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-66526261336429315812024-03-06T00:00:00.018+01:002024-03-06T00:00:00.257+01:00Iglesia de Santa Victoria<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjq-b0mqQZNFukVoQqiUmJS1h0wrFgQX5mbJ0MuQr_L61zSdznXrEOP_pl6ZutWzKW89CSJ0k7xVGZcsh31i46Eqf35_c9_UW2o_GaRFjEEKGe-VS065kSNFITUUzK_XJrn9opkoDO3q8VD3uJMRhJPHIMMkknMFaMEzEVoQfpFMZqE7So8UIJZhpFyThJ/s1080/2209200236.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Church of Santa Victoria, Calle Santa Victoria, Córdoba" border="0" height="512" width="640" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjq-b0mqQZNFukVoQqiUmJS1h0wrFgQX5mbJ0MuQr_L61zSdznXrEOP_pl6ZutWzKW89CSJ0k7xVGZcsh31i46Eqf35_c9_UW2o_GaRFjEEKGe-VS065kSNFITUUzK_XJrn9opkoDO3q8VD3uJMRhJPHIMMkknMFaMEzEVoQfpFMZqE7So8UIJZhpFyThJ/s640/2209200236.jpg"/></a></div>
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Church of Santa Victoria<br />
Calle Santa Victoria<br />
Córdoba, September 2022<br />
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“The church of Santa Victoria, a unique example of Cordoban Neo-classical style, is situated near the Plaza de la Compañía. The building dates from the late 18th century and is the work of the French architect Baltasar Dreveton. The imposing entrance is made up of an impressive curved portico held up by six columns in the Composite order, cornice and triangular pediment, in the middle of which can be seen the coat of arms of the founder, Bishop Francisco Pacheco. The church interior is in the round with sixteen Corinthian columns holding up the roof. The are five altars: the main altar is made from gold-painted wood, and features a statue of the patron saint, Santa Victoria, martyr and patron saint of Cordoba, by Gómez de Sandoval. Most of the paintings decorating the interior are by Francisco Agustín Grande, the Neo-classical painter. Out of the many interesting artistic works, there is one sculpture called los Secretos (the Secrets), because thanks to the acoustic properties of the dome, someone speaking very quietly in an alcove on one side can be heard perfectly by someone standing on the opposite side.” (Church of Santa Victoria, Turismo de Córdoba)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-20919977564573794212024-03-05T00:00:00.035+01:002024-03-05T00:00:00.251+01:0040 Great Eastern Street<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82KyiGc2IQE5lphAcN595GBopVznrowoSmm2ajKutu3ccHtDV9M-RAdtLKdIfPyfwFncBVOvJwlUKtHv2ysUacvVTZdMN2BW0_9Fz-k4K2LEWHIX_xRmw-7bzmLtRac-CJpEF6R-4d8G7vgN3efmWahwXpM309euCzuMTIhpRlbQvulqFACmXv7fqjISy/s1080/2305070392.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Corner building, 40 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, London" border="0" height="640" width="512" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82KyiGc2IQE5lphAcN595GBopVznrowoSmm2ajKutu3ccHtDV9M-RAdtLKdIfPyfwFncBVOvJwlUKtHv2ysUacvVTZdMN2BW0_9Fz-k4K2LEWHIX_xRmw-7bzmLtRac-CJpEF6R-4d8G7vgN3efmWahwXpM309euCzuMTIhpRlbQvulqFACmXv7fqjISy/s640/2305070392.jpg"/></a></div>
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Corner building<br />
40 Great Eastern Street<br />
Shoreditch<br />
London, May 2023<br />VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-69275359094266740662024-03-04T00:00:00.048+01:002024-03-04T00:00:00.156+01:00I' Barrocciaio<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPR7D8coYDW2j1F0LHwVRJ6qgb3w38v4k2o1hKn1UTxO7ErrUBwQWrS4hsaoKbvCGZ1LOFfvQEjXo76q4v3TXxG_5gprYVbs-V2N8DDhX2yKyWUWJrjptcbXpfLQxkeccczXucsXH5K9msF187EBOTwO0MTn0QeM6V00usP5XUv9zyL301zPnlJacQCmmX/s1080/2212250005.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="I' Barrocciaio, Piazza Salvemini, Florence" border="0" height="512" width="640" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPR7D8coYDW2j1F0LHwVRJ6qgb3w38v4k2o1hKn1UTxO7ErrUBwQWrS4hsaoKbvCGZ1LOFfvQEjXo76q4v3TXxG_5gprYVbs-V2N8DDhX2yKyWUWJrjptcbXpfLQxkeccczXucsXH5K9msF187EBOTwO0MTn0QeM6V00usP5XUv9zyL301zPnlJacQCmmX/s640/2212250005.jpg"/></a></div>
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I' Barrocciaio<br />
Piazza Salvemini<br />
Florence, December 2022<br />VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-81012615412894639652024-03-03T00:00:00.051+01:002024-03-03T00:00:00.174+01:00Esfera Bioclimática Expo92<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_5R4YZZ8oxJ3ohzFEV5pmWePVfBDAaPOt-9cT6Bb2btJgDgBTBzK5zL_P5r1r9lJI2PctEAAgE26GE2cDP9CqpGB-UATPibNte7JJG9G2h-OhPpnPiPFl78OvFDNr_0BvWaWRuVm6ZykfXDrzRdEacjdg3d0-tlDXJ3QSPt_72cOhxEF6j-XiHMQfQAB/s1080/2209180242.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Esfera Bioclimática Expo92, Calle Marie Curie, Seville" border="0" height="512" width="640" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_5R4YZZ8oxJ3ohzFEV5pmWePVfBDAaPOt-9cT6Bb2btJgDgBTBzK5zL_P5r1r9lJI2PctEAAgE26GE2cDP9CqpGB-UATPibNte7JJG9G2h-OhPpnPiPFl78OvFDNr_0BvWaWRuVm6ZykfXDrzRdEacjdg3d0-tlDXJ3QSPt_72cOhxEF6j-XiHMQfQAB/s640/2209180242.jpg"/></a></div>
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Esfera Bioclimática Expo92<br />
Calle Marie Curie<br />
Seville, September 2022<br />
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“The bioclimatic sphere located on Marie Curie Street, on Isla de la Cartuja, remains one of the most recognizable icons of the 1992 Universal Exhibition in Seville. Of the old exhibition site, at least half of its pavilions and many of them have found new business, educational and research uses. Some were architectural landmarks of those days, but none bring the Expo to our memories as much as this giant green ball. In reality, the bioclimatic sphere had no monumental aspiration. It was part of the microclimate system that helped to cope with the harshest months of heat, spreading water vapor to cool walkers along with a system of fountains, the way we still see today in some gazebos and terraces in Seville. By reproducing the Expo 92 logo in large size, and by remaining in its original place after more than two decades, it represents like few buildings and urban fixtures the desire to build a new city, fresh, imaginative, as well as functional.” (Esfera bioclimática, Sevilla City Centre)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-10224758201219037892024-03-02T00:00:00.034+01:002024-03-02T00:00:00.128+01:00The Cash machine<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MjmxK0QbzwGNYhdTUtcU7p8ZwTfa0DCbmerNsyWJc6TRbhFW9ymOMdMDZ5KMp28ue9XJd0QAH2BTf88kfUHWBCkUIHgdCeRJ3NFlWlYl30GzfY6REy66XLtF9FNLNnFyDHfsE0H-91Uy6qwAKta8eXbycgMSkWzCWl-WFZfieLAuRmgjdHVVnaoDqlrF/s1080/2305070367.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="The Cash machine by Otto Schade, Plough Yard, Shoreditch, London" border="0" height="640" width="512" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MjmxK0QbzwGNYhdTUtcU7p8ZwTfa0DCbmerNsyWJc6TRbhFW9ymOMdMDZ5KMp28ue9XJd0QAH2BTf88kfUHWBCkUIHgdCeRJ3NFlWlYl30GzfY6REy66XLtF9FNLNnFyDHfsE0H-91Uy6qwAKta8eXbycgMSkWzCWl-WFZfieLAuRmgjdHVVnaoDqlrF/s640/2305070367.jpg"/></a></div>
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“The Cash machine” by Otto Schade, 2021<br />
Plough Yard, Shoreditch<br />
London, May 2023<br />
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“In August 2021 I painted a spot at NV. Barbers in Shoreditch High Street, London. A Royal Guard playing the rifle (instead of the flute), trying to make the sort of snake dance (money notes roll). And with the melody, the notes follow the flow to get into a crystal box, ready for people to withdraw some money from the ATM Cash machine.” (The Cash machine, Otto Schade)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-38431303291678737472024-03-01T00:00:00.028+01:002024-03-01T00:00:00.354+01:00Semel<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyu20xBND8fY0MTRU02F8EVWiEBU5aMMIwRrj9Td8aRbxiVL4d3jgZctf6TXuUi-O4yJ6341WlISQD9hyZrmTFrm7YcEJ27-m2iiDfGm94uUiUxC7Mvqrj_sc_8KxCu1k4n-GBKwqp0L-XhfutkoLM2b7sg3Z8o09q65XeQHGNkC-346YrhSWutcsPR0NI/s1080/2212250002.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Semel Street Food, Piazza Ghiberti, Florence" border="0" height="512" width="640" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyu20xBND8fY0MTRU02F8EVWiEBU5aMMIwRrj9Td8aRbxiVL4d3jgZctf6TXuUi-O4yJ6341WlISQD9hyZrmTFrm7YcEJ27-m2iiDfGm94uUiUxC7Mvqrj_sc_8KxCu1k4n-GBKwqp0L-XhfutkoLM2b7sg3Z8o09q65XeQHGNkC-346YrhSWutcsPR0NI/s640/2212250002.jpg"/></a></div>
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Semel Street Food<br />
Piazza Ghiberti<br />
Florence, December 2022<br />
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“Gambero Rosso, Italy’s leading food, dining culture, news and wine publication powerhouse, came out with the 2017 edition of its street food guide to Italy and guess who touts the title for Tuscany? Marco Paparozzi’s Semel in Florence. Semel serves just panini and wine- and a few forgotten old-fashioned Italian sodas like Tassoni Cedrata and Chinotto. Water is served as a last resort. Marco has been officially recognized for having the best street food in Tuscany- by the most food and drink culture publication in the country. This tiny humble panini shop in Sant’Ambrogio, by now an institution for locals and culinarians alike, sits perched on the market’s doorstep. He creates distinctly flavored fillings that are based on Tuscany’s culinary identity- not just your usual salami and cheese carb stack. Think stewed boar, porchetta with robust winter greens, pork loin with candied tomatoes, wild boar ragù taglierini or tortelli pasta (carb on carb), saffron laced chicken and more. The offerings change daily/with the season but you’ll always find some fillings as permanent fixtures such as the truffle, pear and pecorino, And all of this served with soulful humor by Marco and his nephew Niccolo, dressed dapper daily in dress shirts, ties and pins- even in the summer.” (Semel, Curious Appetite)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-44887108472054193572024-02-29T00:00:00.022+01:002024-02-29T00:00:00.237+01:00Mercado Central<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirO8PHzaswqbJVkTln0Ip4ormZ1KhBw6q9U7IP3RAW5roGPFDvGs3C_baEVR0b2wtd26a5TLoiT1n6s_YlJ6Wf3EEDyjvov6uuaUrIKJH6r99LyzEL7XHA2QlWnoinjcARWxV6n_1fhsnTkykrGJBMjWm0Vw0aL8QiClpSwFTOm3ATJa4Qh4h52qJ5bsZq/s1080/2209280392.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Mercado Central (Central Market), Plaza del Mercado, Valencia" border="0" height="480" width="640" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirO8PHzaswqbJVkTln0Ip4ormZ1KhBw6q9U7IP3RAW5roGPFDvGs3C_baEVR0b2wtd26a5TLoiT1n6s_YlJ6Wf3EEDyjvov6uuaUrIKJH6r99LyzEL7XHA2QlWnoinjcARWxV6n_1fhsnTkykrGJBMjWm0Vw0aL8QiClpSwFTOm3ATJa4Qh4h52qJ5bsZq/s640/2209280392.jpg"/></a></div>
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Mercado Central (Central Market)<br />
Plaza del Mercado<br />
Valencia, September 2022<br />
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“If you love food, then you will enjoy the fresh produce, their colour and flavour, and if you value richness, variety and quality in the kitchen, then the Central Market in Valencia is a paradise you cannot miss out on. It is an essential place to visit in the city, with an enormous collection of modernist architecture containing fresh produce from the Valencia orchard and all the flavour and aromas from the Mediterranean. Don't doubt about it, visit Central Market. Your senses will thank you!It is the largest market with fresh produce in Europe and it stands out for its rich and varied cuisine. It is located in one of the most emblematic modernist buildings in the city. It is 8,000 m2 and full of decorative references to the orchard and gardens in Valencia. Its structure, formed by iron columns, remind us of the Eiffel Tower; tile and stained glass make it an attractive architecture that is a must to see. When you visit it, you will not only love what you see, but also the colours, aromas, smells...it is full of Mediterranean life. It is a place where you can buy traditional products, yet it is also a space where more and more tourists visit. This Valencia agora has more than 1200 stalls with fresh fruit and vegetables, especially oranges, tomatoes and beans. Meat, cheese, spices, nuts, spices fish, seafood are just some of the other products on offer, yet it is the live eels that seem to catch everyone's attention. If you do not want to buy anything, but you want to taste the food, you can stop at the Central Bar, the Central Market's traditional bar at the hands of chef Ricard Camarena, where you can have tapas, assorted dishes and sandwiches. Whether you want to buy products or enjoy the cuisine, the Central Market is a magical place.” (Central Market, Visit Valencia)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-68253837952699510012024-02-28T00:00:00.024+01:002024-02-28T00:00:00.152+01:00Eagle Point<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPbL5dwlK4eI2_RVPARTl8KGkdRL9RgZ0VOxtB0Ftv7_TW-g6AKovwPO8wwLoE9YzdEEwaxmWcEe7eCdEoAErD8s_0_L1rtH2-0Q0t1h5Fijqwk1RDfsS42O-j1VGQhVyJ4j2enEa-nQ69_krmwAfQyP_UpSYiVg6WQbcWEk4qw7dHvDHTmHKMIQgxksc/s1080/2305070431.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Eagle Point, City Road, Hoxton, Shoreditch, London" border="0" height="640" width="512" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPbL5dwlK4eI2_RVPARTl8KGkdRL9RgZ0VOxtB0Ftv7_TW-g6AKovwPO8wwLoE9YzdEEwaxmWcEe7eCdEoAErD8s_0_L1rtH2-0Q0t1h5Fijqwk1RDfsS42O-j1VGQhVyJ4j2enEa-nQ69_krmwAfQyP_UpSYiVg6WQbcWEk4qw7dHvDHTmHKMIQgxksc/s640/2305070431.jpg"/></a></div>
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Eagle Point, 2015<br />
City Road<br />
Hoxton, Shoreditch<br />
London, May 2023<br />
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“The Eagle is a 27-storey mixed-use building near Old Street roundabout in London EC1. The 27-storey building comprises 276 art deco inspired apartments, including 206 for private sale. A total of 70 affordable flats are managed by Family Mosaic. The building includes 6,312 sq m of commercial space, 36 parking spaces and a public square. With a GDV of £160m, the scheme commenced on site in Summer 2013 with the first apartments to launch in Spring 2014 and practical completion in Summer 2015. The Eagle was completed in December 2015. Mount Anvil bought the stalled development site in September 2012 from the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), in a co-investment with Area Property Partners and Morgan Stanley.” (The Eagle, Buildington)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-89405246621617184142024-02-27T00:00:00.032+01:002024-02-27T00:00:00.443+01:00Piazza delle Vettovaglie<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXZuFa4yGMos8tFJHX8x6dML-Rgeec_WQOo2PVlYO69Ut9TFPdfEEgIZFMrvYzk6bM_PDQAVxF_EVR8S0jxMRe4IJr1Aagmt264yzIqvbEfOFaR1j7GIUAjbnWJeN7t5RWfFCP-vi8jjCCm1AUjBd_5U_k04e5Vec_cqb1R7xJPAIMgqOc-8JGwLgZw/s1080/2306050109.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Marble fountain (17th Century), Piazza delle Vettovaglie, Pisa" border="0" height="512" width="640" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXZuFa4yGMos8tFJHX8x6dML-Rgeec_WQOo2PVlYO69Ut9TFPdfEEgIZFMrvYzk6bM_PDQAVxF_EVR8S0jxMRe4IJr1Aagmt264yzIqvbEfOFaR1j7GIUAjbnWJeN7t5RWfFCP-vi8jjCCm1AUjBd_5U_k04e5Vec_cqb1R7xJPAIMgqOc-8JGwLgZw/s640/2306050109.jpg"/></a></div>
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Marble fountain (17th Century)<br />
Piazza delle Vettovaglie<br />
Pisa, June 2023<br />VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-27266971178608160002024-02-26T00:00:00.027+01:002024-02-26T00:00:00.130+01:00Convento de la Purísima Concepción<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrYNsWfMHLgtBPMa5-qIQhuQGx9AsK-SJM-RchtWxSENmpxOICiBAUOkhEmRuiqQ4CmLZZhnYAt3om0aYwnrzoBKsmQSA-MlPTw11ZVN16g_mXK8HaXYdBeikPH9lxnfeIJP1TCTMlB4Fbkiu7JiqrrvdZYKFLK9mC4KvEVEwlXGnINfEM_qOoqABPmkV/s1080/2209220278.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Convento de la Purísima Concepción, Plaza Capuchinas, Toledo" border="0" height="640" width="512" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrYNsWfMHLgtBPMa5-qIQhuQGx9AsK-SJM-RchtWxSENmpxOICiBAUOkhEmRuiqQ4CmLZZhnYAt3om0aYwnrzoBKsmQSA-MlPTw11ZVN16g_mXK8HaXYdBeikPH9lxnfeIJP1TCTMlB4Fbkiu7JiqrrvdZYKFLK9mC4KvEVEwlXGnINfEM_qOoqABPmkV/s640/2209220278.jpg"/></a></div><hr />
Convento de la Purísima Concepción<br />
Plaza Capuchinas<br />
Toledo, September 2022<br />
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“The Convento de la Purísima Concepción, also called Convento de Capuchinas, is a convent located in the city of Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. The buildings are late 17th century although the institution developed from an earlier Augustinian community.[1] The chapel was completed by 1671, the year in which it was consecrated; and by 1677, the year when the convent's patron Cardinal Don Pascual de Aragón died, the works of the conventual dependencies were practically finished.” (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convento_de_la_Pur%C3%ADsima_Concepci%C3%B3n,_Toledo" target="_blank">Convento de la Purísima Concepción</a>, Wikipedia)
VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-10949016151527135842024-02-25T00:00:00.014+01:002024-02-25T00:00:00.129+01:00Connectivity Matters<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTajZDb5H0_gjPL5EZQqMrcYcHfNbzf7gkpIpZHQD54T8yafDse0FIuLme-GJ5NSsgVZRdKYFaw8h9ffb4-sxSmPEuCN2TSY0beWUeRSzoJuNlXnOFRDr3UOq5HANfA2rieQrPVGtIcOXNdWaGTiiBTysNl9UV7hiEaoGq72YjZ0oMWN_mzuP-tVWQaPx/s1080/2305070386.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Connectivity Matters by Hunto & Mister Thoms, King John Court, Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, London" border="0" height="512" width="640" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTajZDb5H0_gjPL5EZQqMrcYcHfNbzf7gkpIpZHQD54T8yafDse0FIuLme-GJ5NSsgVZRdKYFaw8h9ffb4-sxSmPEuCN2TSY0beWUeRSzoJuNlXnOFRDr3UOq5HANfA2rieQrPVGtIcOXNdWaGTiiBTysNl9UV7hiEaoGq72YjZ0oMWN_mzuP-tVWQaPx/s640/2305070386.jpg"/></a></div>
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“Connectivity Matters” by Hunto & Mister Thoms, 2018<br />
King John Court<br />
Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch<br />
London, May 2023<br />
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“Italian street artist Hunto, who is known for his abstract Picasso-esque portraits, has collaborated with fellow Italian street artist Mister Thoms (THOMS) on a new mural on the sides of a building in Shoreditch near Great Eastern Street. The new work is called ‘ConnectivityMatters’, and THOMS uses his style of interlocking items and figures to represent connection while Hunto uses a cluster of his figures appearing to interact (which is his typical style as his figures always interact in some manner). This collaboration has just been finished.” (Hunto and MisterThomas Collaborate on Connectivity Matters Mural, Jenikya's Blog)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465750042555666145.post-34714433613735524842024-02-24T00:00:00.039+01:002024-02-24T00:00:00.148+01:00San Sisto<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_MRNsYsxuchimzGvhTYnFDiy1LpQocCoAyXvw2tUrqGN0dCJd4f7wve6iuPxNbrUpZdoO24NfBNLjEDwNgnoURVDgZpMECxJYM_5ppFHdGVeDcCPc1yWNPgJfM0uSmaSBrPVYJRCicseJGhSrMR_KnS3YEVMoIPCs31ZKOy_qJci6sBDQJ91PMMaIQ/s1080/2306050115.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="Church of San Sisto, Piazza Buonamici, Pisa" border="0" height="512" width="640" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_MRNsYsxuchimzGvhTYnFDiy1LpQocCoAyXvw2tUrqGN0dCJd4f7wve6iuPxNbrUpZdoO24NfBNLjEDwNgnoURVDgZpMECxJYM_5ppFHdGVeDcCPc1yWNPgJfM0uSmaSBrPVYJRCicseJGhSrMR_KnS3YEVMoIPCs31ZKOy_qJci6sBDQJ91PMMaIQ/s640/2306050115.jpg"/></a></div>
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Church of San Sisto<br />
Piazza Buonamici<br />
Pisa, June 2023<br />
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“San Sisto is a church in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. It was consecrated in 1133 but previously it had been already used as the seat of the most important notary act of the Pisan commune. It was built in a Pisane-Romanesque style in stone. The façade is divided in three parts divided by pilaster strips, with a mullioned window and arches in the upper part which continues on the whole exterior. Notable is the typical local decoration with Islamic ceramic basins from the 10th-11th centuries (copies; the original are in the Museum of St. Matthew in the city). The interior has a nave and two aisles, divided by columns with ancient Roman capitals, with hut-shaped ceiling. It houses also an Arabic tombstone, the copy of a 14th-century ‘Madonna with Child’ and the rudder of a Pisane galley (13th-14th centuries).” (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Sisto,_Pisa" target="_blank">San Sisto</a>, Wikipedia)VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.com0