Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Gemäldegalerie Skylight

Staircase skylight seen from below, Gemäldegalerie main hall, Kulturforum, Berlin

Staircase skylight seen from below
Gemäldegalerie
Matthäikirchplatz, Kulturforum
Berlin, September 2011

See also: Greyscale

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Basilica di Santa Croce

Basilica di Santa Croce, Basilica of the Holy Cross, monument to Dante Alighieri, Florence

Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross)
Monument to Dante Alighieri by Enrico Pazzi
Piazza di Santa Croce
Florence, October 2011

See also: Dante

Monday, November 28, 2011

Pompiers

Firefighters marching on Bastille Day, place de la Madeleine, Paris

Firefighters marching on Bastille Day
Place de la Madeleine
Quartier de la Madeleine, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Balkenhol Man

The man of Couple by Stephan Balkenhol, More London, Southwark, London

The man of “Couple” by Stephan Balkenhol
More London, Southwark
London, October 2009

See also: Balkenhol Woman

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Spree Eck

Kronprinzenbrücke, Spree Eck and Federal Press Conference Building, seen from Ludwig-Erhard-Ufer, Berlin

Kronprinzenbrücke, Spree Eck and Federal Press Conference Building
Seen from Ludwig-Erhard-Ufer
Berlin, September 2011

Friday, November 25, 2011

Ice Cold Water & Soda

Ice cold drinks, barrels, Pier 17, South Street Seaport, New York

Ice cold water & soda, Pier 17
Pier 17
South Street Seaport, Lower Manhattan
New York, September 2007

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Les Catherinettes

Les Catherinettes by Julien Lorieux, square Montholon, Paris

“Les Catherinettes” (1908) by Julien Lorieux
Square Montholon
Quartier de Rochechouart, 9th arrondissement
Paris, July 2006

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Lebensalter - Südbrunnen

Lebensalter, Südbrunnen, Ages of life, South Fountain by Waldemar Grzimek, Hartmut Bonk, Fee Franck and Christian Höpfner, Wittenbergplatz, Berlin

“Lebensalter” or “Südbrunnen” (Ages of life - South Fountain) by Waldemar Grzimek
Wittenbergplatz, Schöneberg
Berlin, September 2011

Monday, November 21, 2011

Fancelli's Lion

Medici lion by Giovanni di Scherano Fancelli, Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza della Signoria, Florence

Medici lion by Giovanni di Scherano Fancelli, 1598
Loggia dei Lanzi
Piazza della Signoria
Florence, October 2011

See also: Vacca's Lion

Sunday, November 20, 2011

The Fourth Apple

La Quatrième Pomme, The Fourth Apple by Franck Scurti, place de Clichy, Paris

“La Quatrième Pomme” (The Fourth Apple) by Franck Scurti
A homage to Charles Fourier
Boulevard de Clichy
Quartier des Grandes-Carrières, 18th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Swans on a Boat

Swan-shaped planters on a boat, Regent's Canal, London

Swan-shaped planters on a boat
Regent's Canal
London, September 2006

Friday, November 18, 2011

Molecule Man

Molecule Man by Jonathan Borofsky, Spree River, Alt-Treptow, Berlin

“Molecule Man” by Jonathan Borofsky
Spree River, Alt-Treptow
Berlin, September 2011

Thursday, November 17, 2011

One Cent

The Real World by Tom Otterness, Battery Park City, New York

Detail of “The Real World” by Tom Otterness, 1992
Nelson Rockefeller State Park
Battery Park City
New York, September 2008

See also: Cat - Fiddler on the Roof - The Real World - The Real Dog - Reaper on a Lamp - The Umbrella - Writing Down

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Bretagne

Boat, tourist yacht Bretagne, Port Debilly, Paris

Boat on the tourist yacht “Bretagne”
(formerly Gustave Borde-Frétigny)
Port Debilly
Quartier de Chaillot, 16th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Balkenhol Woman

The woman of Couple by Stephan Balkenhol, More London, Southwark, London

The woman of “Couple” by Stephan Balkenhol
More London, Southwark
London, October 2009

See also: Balkenhol Man

Monday, November 14, 2011

Mural in Dircksenstraße

Mural, Dircksenstraße, Berlin

Mural
Dircksenstraße
Berlin, September 2011

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Vacca's Lion

Medici lion by Flaminio Vacca, Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza della Signoria, Florence

Medici lion by Flaminio Vacca, 1598
Loggia dei Lanzi
Piazza della Signoria
Florence, October 2011

See also: Fancelli's Lion

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Charlemagne and His Guards

Charlemagne et ses leudes, Charlemange and His Guards by Charles and Louis Rochet, Paris

“Charlemagne et ses leudes” by Charles and Louis Rochet
Charlemagne and His Guards (Olivier and Roland with his sword Durendal)
Square Charlemagne
Parvis Notre-Dame - place Jean-Paul-II
Quartier Notre-Dame, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Friday, November 11, 2011

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Gertraudenbrücke

Saint Gertrude of Nivelles by Rudolf Siemering, Gertraudenbrücke, Gertrude Bridge, Berlin

Saint Gertrude of Nivelles by Rudolf Siemering
Gertraudenbrücke (Gertrude Bridge)
Berlin, September 2011

See also: Rats and Mice

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Joie de Vivre

Joie de Vivre by Mark di Suvero, Zuccotti Park, New York

“Joie de Vivre” by Mark di Suvero, 1998
Zuccotti Park, Lower Manhattan
New York, September 2007

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Juliette Gréco

On board the Juliette Gréco, Bateaux Parisiens, Paris

On board the “Juliette Gréco”
Bateaux Parisiens
Paris, July 2011

Monday, November 7, 2011

Unicorn Statue

Unicorn statue, Temple Bar, Paternoster Square, London

Unicorn statue
Temple Bar
Paternoster Square
London, September 2006

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Schlesisches Tor U-Bahn

U1 train, Schlesisches Tor U-Bahn station, Berlin

U1 train, Schlesisches Tor U-Bahn station
Rathausstraße
Berlin, September 2011

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Il Porcellino

Fontana del Porcellino, Piglet Fountain by Pietro Tacca, Loggia del Mercato Nuovo, Florence

The “Porcellino” (Piglet), but it is actually a boar
Copy of the original fountain by Pietro Tacca
Loggia del Mercato Nuovo
Florence, December 2009

Friday, November 4, 2011

After Olympia

After Olympia by Anthony Caro, Courbevoie, La Défense, Paris

“After Olympia” by Anthony Caro, 1985
Courbevoie, La Défense
Paris, July 2011

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Fontana delle Tiare

Fountain of the Tiaras by Pietro Lombardi, Largo del Colonnato, Rione Borgo, Rome

Fontana delle Tiare (Fountain of the Tiaras) by Pietro Lombardi
Largo del Colonnato, Rione Borgo
Rome, September 2010

See also: Fontana dei Monti (Fountain of the Mountains) Fontana della Pigna (Fountain of the Pinecone) Fontana del Timone (Fountain of the Helm) Fontana dei Libri (Fountain of the Books) Fontana delle Anfore (Fountain of the Amphorae) Fontana delle Palle di Cannone (Fountain of the Cannonballs) Fontana delle Arti (Fountain of the Arts) Fontana della Botte (Fountain of the Cask)

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Alte Nationalgalerie

Alte Nationalgalerie, Museum Island, Berlin

Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery)
Museumsinsel (Museum Island)
Berlin, September 2011

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

W Union Square

Four-story mansard roof, W Union Square, Park Avenue South at 17th Street, New York

The four-story mansard roof of the W Union Square
Park Avenue South at 17th Street
New York, September 2008