Porta Camollìa

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Porta Camollìa (Camollia Gate)
Via Camollia
Siena, April 2024

“Porta Camollìa is one of the northern portals in the medieval walls of Siena. It is located on via Camollia and opens inside the city into the Contrada of Istrice. Consisting of three arches; the inner arch is surmounted by a circular marble bas-relief with the Roman Catholic IHS Christogram inside a sun symbol (San Bernardino Christogram). The outer facade has the Medici heraldic shield with a stone arch added in 1604 by Alessandro Casolani and decorated by Domenico Cafaggi. The inscription was placed to record the entry of Ferdinand I de' Medici into Siena, and states ‘Cor magis tibi sena pandit’ (Siena shows a heart that is bigger than this gate). The two central figures hold the Medici coat of arms.” (Porta Camollia, Wikipedia)

Old Billingsgate

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Old Billingsgate
Old Billingsgate Walk
Lower Thames Street, City of London
London, May 2023

“Old Billingsgate Market is the name given to what is now a hospitality and events venue in the City of London, based in the Victorian building that was originally Billingsgate Fish Market, the world's largest fish market in the 19th century. The first Billingsgate Market building was constructed on Lower Thames Street in 1850 by the builder John Jay, and the fish market was moved off the streets into its new riverside building. This was demolished in around 1873 and replaced by an arcaded market hall designed by City architect Horace Jones and built by John Mowlem & Co. in 1875, the building that still stands on the site today. In 1982, the fish market itself was relocated to a new site on the Isle of Dogs in east London. The 1875 building was then refurbished by architect Richard Rogers, originally to provide office accommodation. Now used as an events venue, it remains a major London landmark and a notable Grade II listed building.” (Old Billingsgate, Wikipedia)

Palazzina Vigarani

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Palazzina Vigarani
Giardino Ducale Estense
Corso Conte di Cavour
Modena, May 2024

Monument to Blas Infante

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Monument to Blas Infante by Jesús Martinez, 1983
Calle Cuarteles
Málaga, March 2024

“Blas Infante Pérez de Vargas (5 July 1885 – 11 August 1936) was an Andalusian socialist politician, Georgist, writer, historian and musicologist. He is considered the ‘father of Andalusia’ by Andalusian nationalists. He initiated an Andalusian regionalist assembly in Ronda in 1918; the assembly adopted a charter based on the autonomist ‘Constitución Federal de Antequera’ written in 1883 during the First Spanish Republic. It also embraced the current flag and emblem as national symbols, designed by Infante himself based on various historic Andalusian standards. During the Second Spanish Republic, the ‘Andalucismo’ was represented by the ‘Junta Liberalista’, a federalist political party led by Infante.” (Blas Infante, Wikipedia)

Reggio Emilia Cathedral

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Reggio Emilia Cathedral
Piazza Prampolini
Reggio Emilia, May 2024

“Reggio Emilia Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Reggio Emilia; Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Roman Catholic cathedral (and one of the three main religious buildings) in Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy). The dedication is to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Reggio Emilia, it has been since 1986 that of the Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla. Built originally in Romanesque style, the cathedral was largely modified in the following centuries. The façade originally had 13th-century frescoes, now housed in the diocesan museum. The current façade is unfinished, with a 16th-century covering on the lower level, with pilasters surrounding niches containing the statues of the four patron saints of the city. The main portal has two statues by Prospero Spani (Prospero Sogari) in a style influenced by Michelangelo, portraying Adam and Eve.” (Reggio Emilia Cathedral, Wikipedia)

Northern & Shell Building

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The Northern & Shell Building
Lower Thames Street, City of London
London, May 2023

“The building at 10 Lower Thames Street was built in 1985 and has a distinctive blue glass facade. It was first built for Samuel Montagu & Co. It is now partly occupied by N&S and partly rented out as serviced offices.The building featured in the TV series Bergerac, Series 6 Episode 6 ‘A man of sorrows’, the building frontage badged as Insurance company Norman Deutscher Greenburg. Inside the building features some wonderful interior lifts with panoramic views overlooking the foyer.” (Northern & Shell, Wikipedia)

Santa Maria di Campagna

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Santa Maria di Campagna
Piazzale delle Crociate
Piacenza, May 2024

“The Basilica of Santa Maria di Campagna is a Roman Catholic basilica church in the city of Piacenza in the Province of Piacenza, Italy. It was built in a Greek-Cross plan with an octagonal dome in a high Renaissance style in the 16th century. It was built in 1522–28, under the patronage of a local guild. The site had housed a sanctuary dedicated to Santa Maria di Campagnola, and housed a wooden image of the Madonna and Child from the 14th century. Tradition holds that Pope Urban II in 1095 announced the First Crusade from this site.” (Santa Maria di Campagna, Wikipedia)