Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Battistero di San Giovanni

Battistero di San Giovanni, Baptistry of St John, Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa

Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistry of St. John)
Piazza dei Miracoli
Pisa, December 2011

See also: Santa Maria Assunta - Piazza dei Miracoli - Leaning Tower

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

La Connaissance

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Detail of The Knowledge, La Connaissance by Paul Flury, Faubourg de l'Arche, Courbevoie, La Défense, Paris

Detail of “La Connaissance” (The Knowledge) by Paul Flury
Faubourg de l'Arche
Courbevoie, La Défense
Paris, July 2011

Monday, February 27, 2012

Suffragette Memorial

Suffragette Memorial by Edwin Russell, Christchurch Gardens, London

Suffragette Memorial by Edwin Russell, 1970
Christchurch Gardens
Victoria Street, Westminster
London, October 2009

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Dem Deutschen Volke

Dem Deutschen Volke, To the German people, main façade of the Reichstag building, Berlin

“Dem Deutschen Volke” (To the German people)
Main façade of the of the Reichstag building
Platz der Republik
Berlin, September 2011

See also: Reichstag Building - Top of the Dome

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Peter Stuyvesant

Statue of Peter Stuyvesant by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Stuyvesant Square, New York

Statue of Peter Stuyvesant by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Stuyvesant Square
New York, September 2008

Friday, February 24, 2012

Debilly Footbridge

Passerelle Debilly, Debilly Footbridge, Paris

Passerelle Debilly (Debilly Footbridge)
Quai Branly - Quai de New York
Paris, July 2011

See also: Passerelle Debilly

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Berlin Airlift Monument

Luftbrückendenkmal, Berlin Airlift Monument by Eduard Ludwig, Platz der Luftbrücke, Berlin

Luftbrückendenkmal (Berlin Airlift Monument) by Eduard Ludwig
Platz der Luftbrücke
Berlin, September 2011

“For the next 11 months Allied planes flew in food, coal, machinery and other supplies to Tempelhof airport in the western city, 24/7. By the time the Soviets backed down, they had made 278,000 flights, logged a distance equivalent to 250 round trips to the moon and delivered 2.5 million tonnes of cargo. The Luftbrückendenkmal (Airlift Memorial) outside the airport honours the effort and those who died carrying it out. It was a monumental achievement that profoundly changed the relationship between Germany and the Western Allies, who were no longer regarded merely as occupational forces but as Schutzmächte (protective powers).” (Berlin Travel Guide, Lonely Planet)

See also: Candy Bomber

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Palazzo dell'Orologio

Palazzo dell'Orologio, Torre dei Gualandi, piazza dei Cavalieri, Pisa

Palazzo dell'Orologio, Torre dei Gualandi
Piazza dei Cavalieri
Pisa, December 2011

Monday, February 20, 2012

The Black Pyramid

Les Bancs et la Pyramide noire by Émile Aillaud, Arche Nord, Puteaux, La Défense, Paris

“Les Bancs et la Pyramide noire” by Émile Aillaud
Arche Nord
Puteaux, La Défense
Paris, July 2011

Sunday, February 19, 2012

East Window

East Window by Shirazeh Houshiary, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London

East Window by Shirazeh Houshiary, 2008
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Trafalgar Square
London, October 2009

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Buddy Bear Quadriga

Buddy Bear Quadriga by Marina and Andreas Bitter, Neues Kranzler Eck shopping centre, Berlin

“Buddy Bear Quadriga” by Marina and Andreas Bitter
Neues Kranzler Eck shopping centre
Kurfürstendamm
Berlin, September 2011

(Photo by Trillian)

Friday, February 17, 2012

Washington in New York

George Washington statue by John Quincy Adams Ward, Federal Hall, New York

Statue of George Washington by John Quincy Adams Ward
Federal Hall, Wall Street
Financial District, Lower Manhattan
New York, September 2007

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Voie Georges-Pompidou

Voie Georges-Pompidou seen from the Pont au Change, Paris

Voie Georges-Pompidou and quai de la Mégisserie
Seen from the Pont au Change
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Teatro Argentina

Teatro Argentina, Largo di Torre Argentina, Rome

Teatro Argentina (In background the dome of Sant'Andrea della Valle)
“Alle arti di Melpomene, d'Euterpe e di Tersicore”
(To the arts of Melpomene, Euterpe and Terpsichore)
Largo di Torre Argentina
Rome, May 2011

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Fernsehturm Pavillon

Fernsehturm Pavillon by Walter Herzog and Heinz Aust, Berlin

Fernsehturm Pavillon by Walter Herzog and Heinz Aust
Panoramastraße
Berlin, September 2011

Monday, February 13, 2012

Palazzo alla Giornata

Palazzo Lanfranchi or Alla Giornata, Day by Day, Lungarno Pacinotti, Pisa

Palazzo Lanfranchi or “Alla Giornata” (Each day as it comes)
Lungarno Pacinotti
Pisa, December 2011

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Statue de Jeanne d'Arc

Joan of Arc statue by Emmanuel Frémiet, place des Pyramides, Paris

Joan of Arc statue by Emmanuel Frémiet, 1874
Place des Pyramides
Quartier du Palais-Royal, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

See also: Jeanne d'Arc (Chatrousse) - Joan of Arc (Dubois)

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Parliament Square, London

Abraham Lincoln by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1920
Parliament Square, Westminster
London, October 2009

Friday, February 10, 2012

A Sibyl

Sibyl reading the book of history, Bismarck Memorial by Reinhold Begas, Tiergarten, Berlin

“A sibyl reclining on a sphinx and reading the book of history”
Bismarck Memorial by Reinhold Begas
Tiergarten
Berlin, September 2011

See also: Germania - Atlas - Siegfried

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Tumbling Mirages

Tumbling Mirages by Dennis Oppenheim, Union Square Park, New York

“Tumbling Mirages” by Dennis Oppenheim
(Exhibit no longer installed in the park)
Union Square Park
New York, September 2008

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Paris-Plages 2011

Opening ceremony of Paris Plages 2011, Paris

Opening ceremony of “Paris-Plages”
Quai de Gesvres (voie Georges-Pompidou)
Quartier Saint-Merri, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

See also: Paris-Plage 2005 - Sand Castle - Drums Along the Seine

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Angel with the Cross

Angel with the Cross by Ercole Ferrata, Ponte Sant'Angelo, Rome

“Angel with the Cross” by Ercole Ferrata
Cuius principatus super humerum eius (Whose government shall be upon His shoulder)
Ponte Sant'Angelo
Rome, May 2010

See also: Vulnerasti cor meum - Angel with the Column - Angel with the Whips - Angel with the Crown of Thorns - Angel with the Sudarium - Angel with the Garment and Dice - Angel with the Nail - Angel with the Superscription - Angel with the Sponge - Angel with the Lance

Monday, February 6, 2012

Lamp Post and Windows

Lamp post and windows, Oranienburger Strasse 32, Berlin

Lamp post and windows
Oranienburger Straße 32
Berlin, September 2011

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Perseus with the Head of Medusa

Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini, Loggia dei Lanzi, piazza della Signoria, Firenze

“Perseus with the Head of Medusa” by Benvenuto Cellini, 1554
Loggia dei Lanzi
Piazza della Signoria
Firenze, October 2011

See also: Perseus

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Atelier de Nadar

Detail of the former Atelier de Nadar, boulevard des Capucines, Paris

Detail of the former “Atelier de Nadar”, the birthplace of the term Impressionism
Boulevard des Capucines
Quartier Gaillon, 2nd arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Friday, February 3, 2012

10 Cobb Street

Table and chair, Cobb Street, Spitalfields, London

Table and chair
10 Cobb Street, Spitalfields
London, October 2009

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Fighting Amazon

Kämpfende Amazone, Fighting Amazon by August Kiss, Altes Museum, Museum Island, Berlin

“Kämpfende Amazone” (Fighting Amazon) by August Kiss
Altes Museum (Old Museum)
Bodestraße, Museum Island
Berlin, September 2011

See also: Lion Fighter

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Fifth Avenue Roadblock

Large trucks used as a roadblock on Fifth Avenue, New York

Large trucks used as a roadblock (The President was in town)
Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
New York, September 2007