Garisenda and Asinelli

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Torre Garisenda (Garisenda Tower)
Torre degli Asinelli (Asinelli Tower)
Piazza Ravegnana
Bologna, June 2015

“The Two Towers (Italian: Le due torri), both of them leaning, are the symbol of Bologna, Italy, and the most prominent of the Towers of Bologna. They are located at the intersection of the roads that lead to the five gates of the old ring wall (mura dei torresotti). The taller one is called the Asinelli while the smaller but more leaning tower is called the Garisenda. Their names derive from the families which are traditionally credited for their construction between 1109 and 1119. However, the scarcity of documents from this early period makes this in reality rather uncertain. The name of the Asinelli family, for example, is documented for the first time actually only in 1185, almost 70 years after the presumed construction of the tower which is attributed to them.” (Two Towers, Bologna, Wikipedia)

Marino Marini Museum

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Museo Marino Marini (Marino Marini Museum)
Piazza San Pancrazio
Florence, April 2015

“The Marino Marini Museum, in the heart of the historical center of Florence, between via della Vigna Nuova and piazza Santa Maria Novella, is housed in the ancient church of S. Pancrazio, founded before 1000, deconsacrated in 1809 and used for several activities for down one century. The museum was inaugurated in 1988 after the extensive restoration work directed by the architects Bruno Sacchi and Lorenzo Papi.” (Marino Marini Museum, The Museums of Florence)

Laundry and Dry Cleaning

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Laundry and dry cleaning
Rue Freycinet
Quartier de Chaillot, 16th arrondissement
Paris, July 2014

Palestra

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Palestra by Alsop Architects, 2006
Blackfriars Road
Bankside, Southwark
London, September 2015

Museo del Bargello

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Museo nazionale del Bargello (Bargello National Museum)
Via del Proconsolo
Florence, November 2015

Vegetable Stand

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Vegetable stand
Marché Cours de Vincennes
Cours de Vincennes
Quartier du Bel-Air, 12th arrondissement
Paris, July 2014

Museo dell'Opera del Duomo

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Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Museum of the Works of the Cathedral)
Piazza del Duomo
Florence, October 2015

The Rising Tide

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“The Rising Tide” by Jason deCaires Taylor, 2015
Seen at low tide, Albert Embankment
London, September 2015

“The first London commission of world-renowned underwater sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, The Rising Tide, is concealed and revealed by the daily ebb and flow of the tide on the Vauxhall foreshore. These four proud horses and their riders highlight the role of the Thames as the lifeblood of London, shaping the city’s great history as an ever evolving centre for culture, industry and commerce. ”(The Rising Tide by Jason deCaires Taylor, Thames Festival Trust)

Duomo Vecchio

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San Paolo a Ripa d'Arno (St. Paul on the bank of the Arno)
Also known as Duomo vecchio (Old Cathedral)
Piazza San Paolo a Ripa d'Arno
Pisa, March 2013

Three Horses

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Three of the six horses by Hamish Mackie
Goodman’s Fields, City of London
London, September 2015

“Sculptor Hamish Mackie will unveil six life-and-a-quarter bronze horses at a new development in London in June. The sculptures have been commissioned by Berkeley Homes to remember the livery horses once kept at Goodman’s Fields in EC1. The horses are depicted galloping, rearing and in water at the two-acre landscaped space within walking distance of the City of London.” (Sculptor Hamish Mackie’s remarkable bronze horses, The Field)

Spoon, I Eat Earth

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“Spoon, I Eat Earth” by Simone D'Auria
Gallery Hotel Art
Vicolo dell’Oro
Florence, October 2015

“On the façade of the Gallery Hotel Art there are 63 teaspoons, each one a meter and a half high in size, also made from regenerated plastic. They were organized to reproduce the design of a target: a series of white spoons surrounds a circle made with red ones” (Spoon, I eat Earth, Gallery Hotel Art)

See also: Personal/Unpersonal - Mirror - Cycling Up

Farewell Mother

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“Adieu mere” (Farewell mother), sculpture by Léopold Morice, 1877
Grave of Adélaïde Morris née Herbemont (1802-1875)
Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, (Père Lachaise Cemetery)
Quartier du Père-Lachaise, 20th arrondissement
Paris, July 2014

Ponte Vecchio at Dusk

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Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) at dusk
Seen from the Ponte alle Grazie
Florence, October 2015

Serpentine Pavilion 2015

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Serpentine Pavilion 2015 by SelgasCano
Kensington Gardens
London, September 2015

“Opening to the public later this week, the 15th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion was designed by José Selgas and Lucía Cano, and consists of a double-layered plastic skin in a variety of colours, wrapped around a series of metal arches.” (Serpentine Pavilion 2015 by SelgasCano, Dezeen)

Fresh Produce

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Fresh produce
Mercato Centrale (Central Market)
Piazza del Mercato Centrale
Florence, October 2015

In Red

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Photo shoot on the steps
Church of the Val-de-Grâce
Place Alphonse-Laveran
Quartier du Val-de-Grâce, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2014

See also: Red & Blue

Two Windows

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Two windows seen from the arch of a portico
Somewhere near Via Santo Stefano
Bologna, June 2015

Kindertransport – The Arrival

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“Kindertransport – The Arrival” by Frank Meisler, 2006
Liverpool Street station
Liverpool Street
London, September 2014

“Kindertransport – The Arrival is an outdoor bronze memorial sculpture by Frank Meisler, located in the forecourt of Liverpool Street station in London, United Kingdom. It commemorates the 10,000 orphaned Jewish children who escaped Nazi persecution and arrived at the station during 1938–1939.” (Kindertransport – The Arrival, Wikipedia)

Venice Under the Rain

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Tourists around Venice under a light rain
Fondamenta della Salute, Dorsoduro
Venice, September 2012

Rue du Château-des-Rentiers

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106 rue du Château-des-Rentiers by Architecture Studio, 1986
Quartier de la Gare, 13th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005

Basilica of Sant'Agostino

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Interior of the lantern of the dome by Giovanni Lanfranco
Basilica of Sant'Agostino
Piazza di Sant'Agostino
Roma, May 2012

Hailo Cab

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Hailo cab
Lower Sloane Street, Chelsea
London, September 2015

“Hailo is a British technology platform that matches taxi drivers and passengers through its mobile phone application. Founded in London in 2011, the Hailo taxi service is available in 16 cities (as of December 2013). As of May 2013, Hailo has enabled more than 3 million rides for passengers from over 30,000 registered taxi drivers. ” (Hailo, Wikipedia)

Genio della Bonifica

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Model of the “Genio della Bonifica” (Genie of the Reclamation) by Pasquale Rizzoli, 1920
Palazzo Conoscenti
Via Manzoni
Bologna, June 2015

Elaborate Lamp Post

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Elaborate lamp post, St. Paul's Chapel
Columbia University, Morningside Heights campus
Amsterdam Avenue
New York, September 2008

“St. Paul's Chapel, on the Morningside Heights campus of Columbia University in Manhattan, New York City, is an Episcopal church built in 1903-07 and designed by I. N. Phelps Stokes, of the firm of Howells & Stokes. The exterior is in the Northern Italian Renaissance Revival style while the interior is Byzantine. ” (St. Paul's Chapel, Wikipedia)

Lupa Capitolina

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Copy of the “Lupa Capitolina” (Capitoline Wolf)
Piazza del Campidoglio, Capitoline Hill
Rome, May 2010

William Pitt Byrne

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William Pitt Byrne memorial fountain by Julia Clara Byrne, 1862
Bryanston Square, Marylebone
London, September 2014

“After his death, his wife and friends built a memorial fountain in his name in 1862 or 1863, at the south end of Bryanston Square in London; the fountain is still in existence and is a Grade II listed monument. The fountain has an associated plaque.” (William Pitt Byrne, Wikipedia)

Anatomical Theatre

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Teatro anatomico (Anatomical theatre), 1637
Archiginnasio
Piazza Galvani
Bologna, June 2015

“The theatre – completely made of spruce wood – underwent several modification and reached its final shape between 1733 and 1736. In this period, Silvestro Giannotti carved the wooden statues which decorate the theatre walls. They represent some famous physicians of Ancient times (Hippocrates, Galenus, etc.) and of the local athenaeum (Mondino de Liuzzi, Gasparo Tagliacozzi). The two famous statues of the ‘Spellati’ (skinned) carrying the canopy surmounting the teacher’s chair are the work of the well-known artist of anatomical wax displays, Ercole Lelli. In the centre of the theatre stands the white table on which the dissection of human or animal bodies took place.” (Anatomical theatre of the Archiginnasio, Wikipedia)

Fontaine de la place de la Madeleine

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Fountain La Tour Maubourg or “Fontaine de la place de la Madeleine”
by Gabriel Davioud, architecte and Francois-Theophile Murget, sculptor
(Originally located in Place de la Madeleine and removed in 1909)
Square Santiago-du-Chili
Place Salvador-Allende
Quartier du Gros-Caillou, 7th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš

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Statue of Petar II Petrović-Njegoš by Sreten Stojanović, 2005
(A gift from the Montenegro, copy of the original in Podgorica
Piazzale Paolina Borghese, Villa Borghese gardens
Piazzale Paolina Borghese, Villa Borghese gardens
Rome, September 2010

“Venerated as a poet and philosopher, Njegoš is well known for his epic poem The Mountain Wreath, which is considered a masterpiece of Serbian and South Slavic literature, and the national epic of Montenegro, Serbia, and Yugoslavia. Njegoš has remained influential in Montenegro and neighbouring countries, and his works have influenced a number of disparate groups, including Serbian, Montenegrin and South Slav nationalists, as well as monarchists and communists.” (Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Wikipedia)