Saturday, March 31, 2012

David vainqueur de Goliath

David vainqueur de Goliath, David Winner of Goliath by Anonymous, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris

“David vainqueur de Goliath” (David Winner of Goliath) by Anonymous
Jardin du Luxembourg
Quartier de l'Odéon, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Friday, March 30, 2012

Shibboleth

Shibboleth by Doris Salcedo, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, London

“Shibboleth” by Doris Salcedo, 2007
Turbine Hall, Tate Modern
London, January 2008

Thursday, March 29, 2012

U.S. Embassy in Berlin

United States Embassy by Moore Ruble Yudell with Gruen Associates, Pariser Platz, Ebertstraße, Behrenstraße, Berlin

United States Embassy by Moore Ruble Yudell, with Gruen Associates
Pariser Platz / Ebertstraße / Behrenstraße
Berlin, September 2011

External links: The New U.S. Embassy in Berlin (Places Journal)

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

St. George's Chapel

St George's Chapel, St George's Episcopal Church, Rutherford Place, Stuyvesant Square, New York

“Fight the Good Fight of Faith”, 1 Timothy 6:12
St. George's Chapel, St. George's Episcopal Church
East 16th Street at Rutherford Place
New York, September 2008

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

La Bonne Franquette

Restaurant La Bonne Franquette, rue des Saules, rue Saint Rustique, Montmartre, Paris

Restaurant “La Bonne Franquette”
Rue des Saules / rue Saint Rustique, Montmartre
Quartier de Clignancourt, 18th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

External link: À la bonne franquette (ThoughtCo)

Monday, March 26, 2012

Clet Abraham

No entry sign revised by Clet Abraham, via Giulia, Rome

No entry sign revised by Clet Abraham
Via Giulia
Rome, May 2011

External links: Clet Abraham (Wikipedia, in French)

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Heinrich von Preußen

Heinrich von Preußen (Prince Henry of Prussia), Monument to Frederick II of Prussia (Frederick the Great) by Christian Daniel Rauch, Unter den Linden, Berlin

Heinrich von Preußen (Prince Henry of Prussia)
Monument to Frederick II of Prussia (Frederick the Great) by Christian Daniel Rauch
Unter den Linden
Berlin, September 2011

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Bronze Turtle

Bronze turtle by Giambologna, obelisk by Bartolomeo Ammannati, piazza Santa Maria Novella, Florence

Bronze turtle by Giambologna
Obelisk by Bartolomeo Ammannati
Piazza Santa Maria Novella
Florence, December 2009

Friday, March 23, 2012

L'Immortalité devançant le Temps

Immortality outstripping Time, L'Immortalité devançant le Temps by Georges Récipon, Grand Palais, Paris

L'Immortalité devançant le Temps” (Immortality outstripping Time)
Quadriga by Georges Récipon, Grand Palais
Avenue du Général-Eisenhower
Quartier des Champs-Élysées, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

See also: L'Harmonie triomphant de la Discorde (Harmony triumphing over Discord)

Thursday, March 22, 2012

15-Inch Naval Guns

15-inch naval guns, Imperial War Museum, London

15-inch naval guns
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road, Southwark
London, January 2008

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Prince of Homburg

Prince of Homburg by Frank Stella, Marlene-Dietrich-Platz, Berlin

“Prince of Homburg” by Frank Stella
Marlene-Dietrich-Platz
Berlin, September 2011

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

New York Public Library

Inside the Main Branch of the New York Public Library, New York

Inside the Main Branch of the New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street
New York, September 2007

Monday, March 19, 2012

Place des Degrés

Place des Degrés, Puteaux, La Défense, Paris

Place des Degrés
Puteaux, La Défense
Paris, July 2010

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Angel with the Sponge

Angel with the Sponge by Antonio Giorgetti, Ponte Sant'Angelo, Rome

“Angel with the Sponge” by Antonio Giorgetti
Portaverunt me aceto (They gave me vinegar to drink)
Ponte Sant'Angelo
Rome, September 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 Cross - Angel with the Superscription - Angel with the Lance

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Berlinische Galerie

Berlinische Galerie, Alte Jakobstraße, Kreuzberg, Berlin

“Dreiheit” by Brigitte and Martin Matschinsky-Denninghoff
Forecourt of the Berlinische Galerie
Alte Jakobstraße, Kreuzberg
Berlin, September 2011

Friday, March 16, 2012

Dante and the Eagle

Monument to Dante Alighieri by Enrico Pazzi, piazza di Santa Croce, Florence

Dante Alighieri by Enrico Pazzi, 1865
Piazza di Santa Croce
Florence, December 2009

See also: Basilica di Santa Croce

Thursday, March 15, 2012

La bouche de la vérité

La Bocca della verità, La bouche de la vérité, The Mouth of Truth by Jules Blanchard, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris

“La Bocca della verità” (The Mouth of Truth) by Jules Blanchard
Jardin du Luxembourg
Quartier de l'Odéon, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Green Neon Concrete Mixer

Concrete-mixer outlined by fluorescent green strip lighting by David Batchelor, Concrete Day Café Night Bar, Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, London

Green neon concrete mixer by David Batchelor
Outside “Concrete” Day Café - Night Bar
Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre
London, January 2008

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Willy-Brandt-Haus

Willy-Brandt-Haus by Helge Bofinger, geadquarters of the SPD, Social Democratic Party, Wilhelmstraße, Berlin

Willy-Brandt-Haus by Helge Bofinger
Headquarters of the SPD (Social Democratic Party)
Wilhelmstraße / Stresemannstraße, Kreuzberg
Berlin, September 2011

Monday, March 12, 2012

New York Yacht Club

New York Clubhouse, New York Yacht Club, 37 West 44th Street, New York

Detail of New York Clubhouse by Warren and Wetmore
New York Yacht Club
37 West 44th Street
New York, September 2008

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Clocks

Window display with clocks, Boutique Hugo Boss, Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris

Window display with clocks
Boutique Hugo Boss
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Quartier des Champs-Élysées, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Sant'Agata dei Goti

Interior of the church of Sant'Agata dei Goti, Saint Agatha of the Goths, Rome

Interior of the church of Sant'Agata dei Goti (Saint Agatha of the Goths)
Via Mazzarino
Rome, September 2010

See also: Saint Agatha of the Goths

Friday, March 9, 2012

Mother with her Dead Son

Mother with her Dead Son by Käthe Kollwitz, Neue Wache, Unter den Linden, Berlin

“Mother with her Dead Son” by Käthe Kollwitz
Neue Wache (New Guard House)
Unter den Linden
Berlin, September 2011

Thursday, March 8, 2012

La Fontana dei Putti

La Fontana dei putti, The Fountain of the Putti by Flaminio Vacca, Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa

“La fontana dei putti” (The Fountain of the Putti) by Flaminio Vacca
Piazza dei Miracoli
Pisa, December 2011

See also: Vacca's Lion

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

George Sand

George Sand by François-Léon Sicard, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris

George Sand by François-Léon Sicard
Jardin du Luxembourg
Quartier de l'Odéon, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Emmeline Pankhurst

Emmeline Pankhurst by Arthur George Walker, Victoria Tower Gardens, London

Emmeline Pankhurst by Arthur George Walker, 1930
Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster
London, October 2009

Monday, March 5, 2012

Greyscale

Central hall skylight, Gemäldegalerie main hall, Kulturforum, Berlin

One of the central hall skylights
Gemäldegalerie
Matthäikirchplatz, Kulturforum
Berlin, September 2011

See also: Gemäldegalerie Skylight

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Eighth Avenue at 41th Street

Eighth Avenue at 41th Street, New York

Ads and cabs around Westin Hotel
43rd Street and Eighth Avenue
New York, September 2007

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Bird and Flower

Sparrow resting on a plant, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris

Sparrow resting on a plant
Jardin du Luxembourg
Quartier de l'Odéon, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Friday, March 2, 2012

Fontana della Cancelleria

Fontana della Cancelleria, Piazza della Cancelleria, Rome

Fontana della Cancelleria by Publio Morbiducci, 1930
Piazza della Cancelleria, Rione Parione
Rome, May 2011

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Best Buddies Friendship Bear

Best Buddies Friendship Bear by Romero Britto, Mühlenstraße, Berlin

Best Buddies Friendship Bear by Romero Britto
Mühlenstraße, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Berlin, September 2011