Louis-Sébastien Gourlot

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Grave of Louis-Sébastien Gourlot (1778-1816)
Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, (Père Lachaise Cemetery)
Quartier du Père-Lachaise, 20th arrondissement
Paris, July 2014

Temple of Aesculapius

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Temple of Aesculapius by Antonio and Mario Asprucci, 1792
Villa Borghese gardens
Rome, May 2019

“The Temple of Aesculapius located in the gardens of the Villa Borghese, in Rome, was built in the ionic style between 1785 and 1792 by Antonio Asprucci and his son Mario Asprucci, with help from Cristoforo Unterperger. The temple was perhaps built in memory of the destroyed ancient temple to the god of Medicine on the Tiber Island. The temple houses a statue of Aesculapius, believed to be originally from the Mausoleum of Augustus. Neglected over the centuries, it was restored by Vincenzo Pacetti and sold to Marcantonio Borghese IV in 1785.” (Temple of Aesculapius, Wikipedia)

Champalimaud Foundation

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Champalimaud Foundation by Charles Correa, 2010
Avenida de Brasília
Santa Maria de Belém
Lisbon, April 2019

“Discover one of the most futuristic and remarkable buildings in Lisbon. Facing the river, the Champalimaud Foundation is a Centre of Research into the Unknown. Discover one of the most futuristic and remarkable buildings in Lisbon, facing right onto the Tagus. Between the nationalistic tradition of the Torre de Belém and the symbol of seafaring toil that is the Doca de Pedrouços you’ll find the Champalimaud Foundation. Also known as the Centre of Research into the Unknown, the building is as innovative and important as the biomedical research performed inside. You can visit the gardens and open-air amphitheatre, sit in the magnificent Darwin’s café and appreciate the view as countless scientists and researchers work on neurosciences and cancer research. The building, designed by the architect Charles Correa, seeks to raise architecture to the level of sculpture, sculpture to the level of beauty and beauty to the level of therapy – in order to honour the centre’s work.” (Champalimaud Foundation, Turismo de Lisboa)

Hedgehog with pencils

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Hedgehog with pencils
Týnský dvůr (Týn Yard)
Staré Město (Old Town)
Prague, September 2017

Ready for Halloween

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Ready for Halloween
Piazza del Carmine
Florence, October 2015

Olive trees

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‘air gets into everything even nothing & get up girl a sun is running the world’
By Ugo Rondinone, 2007
Battery Place
New York, September 2007

“If you happen to be walking in Battery Park City over the next few months, you might be surprised to see two leafless white trees that look like they were plucked from the enchanted forest in the ‘Wizard of Oz’ and plopped down in Lower Manhattan. Don't be scared, they aren't evil anthropomorphized trees, but rather a new project by Ugo Rondinone, called ‘air gets into everything even nothing & get up girl a sun is running the world,’ presented by Creative Time. Rondinone picked two 2,000-year-old fruit-bearing olive trees in a field near the town where his parents were born and cast them on-site in rubber. Then the 17-foot trees were cast in aluminum; each weighs almost a ton (that is a lot of cans). This project continues the artist's fascination with trees and forests. The placement the trees in an urban setting deals with his preoccupation with ‘themes of time and displacement, and the relationship between natural and artificial environments.’ I can't wait to see how they blend in with the snow, if it ever gets warm enough to snow.” (Ugo Rondinone, Cool Hunting)

Dobrovičova

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Decorated support of an oriel window
Dobrovičova
Bratislava, September 2017

Saturnali

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“Saturnali” (Saturnalia) by Ernesto Biondi, 1899
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
(National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art)
Viale delle Belle Arti
Rome, May 2019

Harbor Control Tower

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Lisbon Harbor Control Tower by Gonçalo Sousa Byrne, 2001
Passeio Marítimo de Algés, Algés
Lisbon, April 2019

“Lisbon Harbour Control Tower is a 38 metre tall control tower at the end of an artificial peninsula in Lisbon, Portugal. The building is of an ultramodern design where it tilts towards the opening to the harbour. The nine storey tower was designed by Gonçalo Sousa Byrne and is owned by the Governo da Republica Portuguesa. The lower section of the tower is made of horizontally placed copper whilst the final three storeys are glass. This is done so that the building looks like an ultramodern lighthouse. The control tower was inaugurated on July 16, 2001 and won the First Prize at the TECU Architecture Awards on May 9, 2003.” (Lisbon Harbor Control Tower, Wikipedia)

Lipizzan horse

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Lipizzan horse at the Spanische Hofreitschule (Spanish Riding School)
Reitschulgasse

Vienna, September 2017

Flowerbeds

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“È vietato calpestare le aiole”
“It is prohibited to walk on the flowerbeds”
Piazza Santo Spirito
Florence, October 2015

NYPD Command Post

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NYPD Communications Division Command Post
Blue Bird All American bus (modified)
Battery Place
New York, September 2007

“The current colors of NYPD vehicles is an all-white body with two blue stripes along each side. The word "POLICE" is printed in small text above the front wheel wells, and as ‘NYPD Police’ above the front grille. The NYPD patch is emblazoned on both sides, either on or just forward of the front doors. The letters ‘NYPD’ are printed in blue Rockwell Extra Bold font on the front doors, and the NYPD motto ‘Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect’ is printed on the rear ones. The unit's shop number is printed on the rear decklid. The shop number is also printed on the rear side panels above the gas intake, along with the number of the unit's assigned precinct.” (Police vehicles in New York City, Wikipedia)

Shoes on the Danube Bank

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Shoes on the Danube Bank by Pauer Gyula and Can Togay, 2005
Széchenyi rakpart
Budapest, September 2017

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna

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Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
(National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art)
Viale delle Belle Arti
Rome, May 2019

“The Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (national gallery of modern and contemporary art), also known as La Galleria Nazionale, is an art gallery in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 1883 on the initiative of the then Minister Guido Baccelli and is dedicated to modern and contemporary art.” (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Wikipedia)

Monumento aos Combatentes do Ultramar

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Monumento aos Combatentes do Ultramar (Monument to the Overseas Combatants)
by Carlos Guerrero and Batista Barros, 2000
Forte do Bom Sucesso, Belém
Lisbon, April 2019

“The Overseas War (Guerra do Ultramar) was a dark period in Portugal’s modern history that ultimately resulted in the overthrow of the Salazar dictatorship but the toll on Lisbon was extremely high as many of the soldiers families originated from the capital. The Overseas War took the lives of over 9,000 soldiers and lasted between 1961 and 1974 as Portugal desperately tried to retain its African colonies. The name of each soldier who perished is engraved onto the 180 bronze plates that surround the central memorial. The Monumento Combatentes Ultramar was unveiled in February 2000 and was designed by artists Carlos Guerrero and Batista Barros.” (Monumento Combatentes Ultramar, LisbonLisboaPortugal.com)

Édouard Branly

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Grave of Édouard Branly (1844-1940)
Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, (Père Lachaise Cemetery)
Quartier du Père-Lachaise, 20th arrondissement
Paris, July 2014

“Édouard Eugène Désiré Branly (23 October 1844 – 24 March 1940) was a French inventor, physicist and professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris. He is primarily known for his early involvement in wireless telegraphy and his invention of the Branly coherer around 1890. He was born on 23 October 1844. Édouard Branly died in 1940. His funeral was at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris and was attended by the President of France, Albert Lebrun. He was interred in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.” (Édouard Branly, Wikipedia)

San Felice

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Chiesa di San Felice (Church of St Felix)
Piazza San Felice
Florence, October 2015

“The Chiesa di San Felice (Church of St Felix) is a Roman Catholic church in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. It is located on the south bank of the River Arno, just west of the Pitti Palace. It is predominantly Gothic, but has a Renaissance façade by Michelozzo, added in 1457. Over the high altar is a large Crucifix attributed to Giotto or his school. A church at the site was built about the 10th-century outside one of the gates of early walls of Florence. It first belonged to the Monastery of San Silvestro of Nonantola, and in 1413 it was transferred to the Camaldolese Order. In 1552, it became property of the Dominican nuns of San Pietro Martire. The church provided a sanctuary to women fleeing from abusive husbands. The interior had a Madonna with Child and Saints by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio. Another chapel has a fresco by Giovanni da San Giovanni, depicting San Felice reviving St Massimo; the angels gathering the grapes in the painting are by Baldassare Franceschini. It had a triptych (1467) by Neri di Bicci, depicting St Augustin and St John Baptist, and St Julian and King St Sigismond. Another chapel had a Madonna and Child with St Hyacinth, by Jacopo da Empoli.[1] The church has a Last Supper by Matteo Rosselli.” (San Felice, Wikipedia)

New York Water Taxi

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New York Water Taxi
Seen from Battery Park
New York, September 2007

“New York Water Taxi (NYWT) is a water taxi service based in New York City, offering sightseeing, charter and commuter services mainly to points along the East River and Hudson River. It is one of several private operators of ferries, sightseeing boats, and water taxis in the Port of New York and New Jersey. NYWT was an affiliate company of The Durst Organization Inc. A partnership venture between Douglas Durst and Tom Fox, NYWT has been in existence since 2002, beginning with a fleet of six yellow vessels with black and white checks. Today, the fleet consists of 12 vessels.” (New York Water Taxi, Wikipedia)

Folk singers

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Folk singers
Kampa Island
Malá Strana
Prague, September 2017

Bombardamento notturno

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“Bombardamento notturno” (Night Bombing) by Leoncillo, 1954
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
(National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art)
Viale delle Belle Arti
Rome, May 2019

Torre de Belém

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Torre de Belém (Belém Tower)
Avenida Brasília
Santa Maria de Belém
Lisbon, April 2019

“Belém Tower (Torre de Belém), officially the Tower of Saint Vincent (Torre de São Vicente) is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. It was built during the height of the Portuguese Renaissance, and is a prominent example of the Portuguese Manueline style, but it also incorporates hints of other architectural styles. The structure was built from lioz limestone and is composed of a bastion and a 30-metre (98.4 ft), four-storey tower. Since 1983, the tower has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the Jerónimos Monastery. It is often portrayed as a symbol of Europe's Age of Discoveries and as a metonym for Portugal or Lisbon, given its landmark status. It has incorrectly been stated that the tower was built in the middle of the Tagus and now sits near the shore because the river was redirected after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. In fact, the tower was built on a small island in the Tagus river near the Lisbon shore.” (Belém Tower, Wikipedia)

Šafárikovo námestie

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Art Nouveau building
Šafárikovo námestie
Bratislava, September 2017

Alpaca

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An alpaca of sorts...
Via Ghibellina
Florence, October 2015

Circle Line

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Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
Battery Park
New York, September 2007

“Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises is a boat-based sightseeing and entertainment company in Manhattan, New York. Its principal business is operating guided tours of New York City from its base at Pier 83 in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood.” (Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises, Wikipedia)

Saturn Tower

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Saturn Tower by Heinz Neumann and Hans Hollein, 2004
Leonard-Bernstein-Straße
Donaustadt (Donau City)
Vienna, September 2017

Underdog

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“Underdog” by Liliana Moro
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
(National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art)
Viale delle Belle Arti
Rome, May 2019

O Navegador

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Henry the Navigator holding a model of a carrack
Padrão dos Descobrimentos (Monument of the Discoveries) by José Ângelo Cottinelli Telmo, 1958
Santa Maria de Belém
Lisbon, April 2019

“Padrão dos Descobrimentos (Monument of the Discoveries) is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery (or Age of Exploration) during the 15th and 16th centuries.” (Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Wikipedia)

Roskovics Ignác

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Roskovics Ignác painting the Széchenyi Chain Bridge by Kolodko Mihály, 2014
Belgrád rakpart
Budapest, September 2017

Da Pinocchio

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“Da Pinocchio” restaurant
Piazza del Mercato Centrale
Florence, October 2015

John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial

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John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial
Rockefeller Center
New York, September 2007

“John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960) was an American financier and philanthropist, and the only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. He was often known as “Junior”, to distinguish him from his father. He was involved in the development of the vast office complex in midtown Manhattan known as the Rockefeller Center, making him one of the largest real estate holders in the city. Towards the end of his life, he was famous for his philanthropy, donating over $500 million to a wide variety of different causes, notably in educational establishments. Among his more notable projects was the reconstruction of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia.” (John D. Rockefeller Jr., Wikipedia)

Cyprien Stillière

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Grave of Cyprien Stillière (1810-1889)
Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, (Père Lachaise Cemetery)
Quartier du Père-Lachaise, 20th arrondissement
Paris, July 2014