Monday, April 30, 2012

Leipziger Platz

Panoramic view, Leipziger Platz and Leipziger Straße, Berlin

Panoramic view
Leipziger Platz and Leipziger Straße
Berlin, September 2011

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Novum Eboracum

Sigillum civitatis Novi Eboraci, Seal of New York City, New York

“Sigillum civitatis Novi Eboraci” (Seal of New York City)
New York, September 2008

External links: Novum Eboracum (Vicipaedia or Wikipedia in Latin)

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Tigresse apportant un paon à ses petits

Tigresse apportant un paon à ses petits, Tigress bringing a peacock to its young by Auguste Cain, Tuileries Garden, Paris

“Tigresse apportant un paon à ses petits” (Tigress bringing a peacock to its young) by Auguste Cain, 1873
Jardin des Tuileries (Tuileries Garden)
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

See also: Tigre terrassant un crocodile - Le lion de Nubie

Friday, April 27, 2012

Macuteo Obelisk

Macuteo obelisk, fountain by Filippo Barigioni, piazza della Rotonda, Rome

Macuteo obelisk
Fountain by Filippo Barigioni
Piazza della Rotonda
Rome, September 2010

See also: Obelisk of Montecitorio - Quirinale Obelisk - Minerveo Obelisk External links: List of obelisks in Rome

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Haus des Lehrers

Haus des Lehrers, House of Teachers by Hermann Henselmann, Alexanderstraße, Berlin

Haus des Lehrers (House of Teachers) by Hermann Henselmann
Alexanderstraße
Berlin, September 2011

See also: Völkerfreundschaft - Urania-Weltzeituhr - Alexanderhaus - Berolinahaus

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Basilica of San Michele

San Michele in Foro, piazza San Michele, Lucca

San Michele in Foro
Piazza San Michele
Lucca, March 2012

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Garde républicaine

Cavalry of the Garde républicaine, French Republican Guard, Avenue de Friedland, Paris

Cavalry of the Republican Guard (Garde républicaine)
Avenue de Friedland
Quartier des Champs-Élysées, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

See also: Plumed Helmet Search labels: 14 juillet

Monday, April 23, 2012

Newton

Newton after William Blake by Eduardo Paolozzi, British Library piazza, London

“Newton” by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1995
(After William Blake's Newton, 1795)
British Library piazza
Euston Road
London, January 2008

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Germania

Germania pinning underfoot a panther, Bismarck Memorial by Reinhold Begas, Tiergarten, Berlin

“Germania pinning underfoot a panther, symbolizing the suppression of discord and rebellion”
Bismarck Memorial by Reinhold Begas
Tiergarten
Berlin, September 2011

See also: A Sibyl - Atlas - Siegfried

Saturday, April 21, 2012

The Immigrants

The Immigrants by Luis Sanguino, Battery Park, New York

“The Immigrants” by Luis Sanguino, 1973
Battery Place, Battery Park
New York, Spetember 2008

Dedicated to the people of all nations
Who entered America through Castle Garden
In memory of Samuel Rudin
1896-1975
Whose parents arrived in America in 1883

Friday, April 20, 2012

Tigre terrassant un crocodile

Tigre terrassant un crocodile, Tiger overwhelming a crocodile by Auguste Cain, Tuileries Garden, Paris

“Tigre terrassant un crocodile” (Tiger overwhelming a crocodile) by Auguste Cain, 1873
Jardin des Tuileries (Tuileries Garden)
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

See also: Tigresse apportant un paon à ses petits - Le lion de Nubie

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Saint Agatha of the Goths

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

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

See also: Sant'Agata dei Goti

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Löschwassereinspeisung

Löschwassereinspeisung, fire plugs, Mauerstraße, Berlin

Löschwassereinspeisung (Fire plugs)
Museum für Kommunikation
Mauerstraße
Berlin, September 2011

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The Clock of Palazzo Pretorio

The clock of Palazzo Pretorio (Palazzo del Podestà) Piazza San Michele, Lucca, March 2012

The clock of Palazzo Pretorio (Palazzo del Podestà)
Piazza San Michele / via Vittorio Veneto
Lucca, March 2012

Monday, April 16, 2012

Calle 24

Calle 24 Cuban restaurant, rue Beautreillis, Paris

“Calle 24” Cuban restaurant
Rue Beautreillis
Quartier de l'Arsenal, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Sunday, April 15, 2012

The Meeting Place

The Meeting Place by Paul Day, St Pancras railway station, London

“The Meeting Place” by Paul Day
St Pancras railway station
Euston Road
London, January 2008

See also: St Pancras International - John Betjeman - St Pancras - The Poet and the Station

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Der gestürzte Krieger

Der gestürzte Krieger, The Fallen Warrior by Markus Lüpertz, Kantstraße, Berlin

“Der gestürzte Krieger” (The Fallen Warrior) by Markus Lüpertz
Kantstraße, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Berlin, September 2011

Friday, April 13, 2012

Titanic Memorial

Titanic Memorial, South Street Seaport, Fulton Street, Pearl Street, New York

Titanic Memorial, South Street Seaport
Fulton Street / Pearl Street
New York, September 2007

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Le marchand de masques

Le marchand de masques, The Mask Seller by Zacharie Astruc, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris

“Le marchand de masques” (The Mask Seller) by Zacharie Astruc, 1883
Jardin du Luxembourg
Quartier de l'Odéon, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Angel with the Lance

Angel with the Lance by Domenico Guidi, Ponte Sant'Angelo, Rome

“Angel with the Lance” by Domenico Guidi
Vulnerasti cor meum (You have wounded my heart)
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 Sponge

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Deutscher Dom

Deutscher Dom, Neue Kirche, New Church, Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin

Deutscher Dom or Neue Kirche
Gendarmenmarkt
Berlin, September 2011

See also: Organ-grinder - Französischer Dom - Café Achteck

Monday, April 9, 2012

Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Puccini by Christos Theodorou, corte San Lorenzo, via di Poggio, Lucca

Giacomo Puccini by Christos Theodorou
Corte San Lorenzo / via di Poggio
Lucca, March 2012

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Rue Michelet

Institut d'art et d'archéologie by Paul Bigot, rue Michelet, Paris

Institut d'art et d'archéologie (Centre Michelet) by Paul Bigot
Avenue de l'Observatoire / rue Michelet
Quartier Notre-Dame-des-Champs, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Horas non numero nisi serenas

Horas non numero nisi serenas, Sundial on the rear of Pellipar House, Cloak Lane, City of London

“Horas non numero nisi serenas” (I do not count the hours unless they are sunny)
“The Only Hours I Tell Are Fine”
Pellipar House sundial
Cloak Lane, City of London
London, January 2008

Friday, April 6, 2012

Französischer Dom

Französischer Dom, French Cathedral, Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin

Französischer Dom (French Cathedral)
Gendarmenmarkt
Berlin, September 2011

See also: Organ-grinder - Deutscher Dom - Café Achteck

Thursday, April 5, 2012

On the Beach

On the beach, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York

On the beach
Coney Island, Brooklyn
New York, September 2007

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Jeune fille de Bou-Saada

Jeune fille de Bou-Saada, Young girl of Bou-Saada by Louis-Ernest Barrias, Tomb of Gustave Guillaumet, Montmartre Cemetery, Paris

“Jeune fille de Bou-Saada” (Young girl of Bou-Saada) by Louis-Ernest Barrias
Tomb of Gustave Guillaumet
Montmartre Cemetery
Avenue Rachel, Montmartre
Quartier des Grandes-Carrières, 18th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

See also: La Défense de Paris - Square Desruelles

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Fontana della Barcaccia

Detail of the fontana della Barcaccia, fountain of the Old Boat, piazza di Spagna, Rome

Detail of the Fontana della Barcaccia (Fountain of the Old Boat)
By Pietro Bernini and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1627
Piazza di Spagna
Rome, May 2011

Monday, April 2, 2012

Garden of Exile

Garden of Exile, Jewish Museum, Lindenstraße, Berlin

Garden of Exile, Jewish Museum
Lindenstraße
Berlin, September 2011

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Guinigi Tower

Centuries-old holm oak trees, Torre Guinigi, Guinigi Tower, Lucca

Centuries-old holm oak trees on top of the 44 meter tall Torre Guinigi (Guinigi Tower)
Seen from the Torre delle Ore (Tower of the Hours)
Lucca, March 2012

See also: Torre delle Ore