Sunday, January 31, 2021
Saturday, January 30, 2021
The Black Friar
“The Black Friar” by Edward Bainbridge Copnall, 1958
Pocock Street / Blackfriars Road
Southwark
London, September 2014
Friday, January 29, 2021
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano
Bell tower
Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano
Strada Maggiore
Bologna, June 2015
“Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano is a Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church in central Bologna; it is located near the Due Torri adjacent to the Strada Maggiore. A church at the site dedicated to St Bartholemew had existed since the 5th century; it was likely built atop an even older church and housed Benedictine monks till the 16th century. The church was designed by Giovanni Battista Falcetti with elaboration by Agostino Barelli, and owes the awkward facade due to its construction in 1517 at the site of a palace begun by Andrea da Formigine, commissioned by a member of the Gozzadini. The project, which is seen in the single-story portico along the exterior, was interrupted after the death of the patron, soon after completion of what became the side portico. In 1599, the church came under the leadership of the Theatines, and in 1627, they ordained a complete restructuring of the complex by Giovanni Battista Natali, called il Falzetta, and by Agostino Barelli. In 1671 when Cajetan (Gaetano), the founder of the Theatine order, was canonized, the church gained the added dedication. The bell-tower and final chapels were completed by 1694.” (Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano, Wikipedia)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Monday, January 25, 2021
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Friday, January 22, 2021
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Inocentes
(Chapel of Our Lady of the Conception of the Innocents)
Rua Frederico Arouca
Cascais, April 2019
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Wydział Malarstwa
Eagle with coat of arms
Akademia Sztuk Pięknych - Wydział Malarstwa
(Academy of Fine Arts - Faculty of Painting)
Krakowskie Przedmieście
Warsaw, September 2018
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Caged angel
Side entrance with scaffolding
Basilica of San Siro
Via San Siro
Genoa, April 2016
“San Siro is a Roman Catholic basilica located on the street of the same name, in the quartiere of the Maddalena in central Genoa, Liguria, Italy. One of the oldest churches in the city, it occupies the site of a former church originally dedicated to the apostles. In later centuries, the church was renamed after St Syrus of Genoa, a beatified bishop. Originally the cathedral of Genoa, it stood outside of the original walls, and was vulnerable to attacks from Saracen pirates; the title of Cathedral was transferred to San Lorenzo. There is another church dedicated to San Siro, San Siro di Struppa, outside the city center.” (San Siro, Wikipedia)
Monday, January 18, 2021
Christ Church
Christ Church
Blackfriars Road
Southwark
London, September 2014
“Christ Church, Southwark, is a church of the Anglican denomination situated on the west side of Blackfriars Road, London. At the time of the foundation there was no bridge at Blackfriars and so no major road connecting the area to the south or to the City. The current church was built in 1958, following total destruction of the previous building in 1941, during the London Blitz. It has been Grade II listed since 2010.” (Christ Church, Wikipedia)
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Saturday, January 16, 2021
Arengo tower
Torre dell'Arengo (Arengo tower)
Palazzo Re Enzo
Piazza del Nettuno
Bologna, June 2015
“Palazzo Re Enzo is a palace located on Piazza del Nettuno, 1 in the historic center of Bologna, northern Italy. The palace takes its name from Enzio of Sardinia, Frederick II's son, who was prisoner here from 1249 until his death in 1272. The palace is presently used to sponsor cultural events and exhibitions.” (Palazzo Re Enzo, Wikipedia)
Friday, January 15, 2021
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Victims of the Nazi regime
Memorial to the victims of the Nazi regime by Alexander Felch, 2014
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Welthandelsplatz
Vienna, June 2018
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Monday, January 11, 2021
Campanar de Gràcia
Campanar de Gràcia (Bell tower) by Antoni Rovira i Trias, 1864
Plaça Rius i Taulet (Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia)
Barcelona, March 2017
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Entrance courtyard
Entrance courtyard
Palazzo d'Accursio
Piazza Maggiore
Bologna, June 2015
“Palazzo d'Accursio (or Palazzo Comunale) is a palace once formulated to house major administrative offices of the city of Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is located on the Piazza Maggiore, and is the city's Town Hall. The palace is also home to the Civic Art Collection, with paintings from the Middle Ages to the 19th century; the Museo Morandi, with the works by Giorgio Morandi; and the Biblioteca Salaborsa, the town libraries.” (Palazzo d'Accursio, Wikipedia)
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Friday, January 8, 2021
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Monday, January 4, 2021
Santa Maria della Vita
Dome of Santa Maria della Vita
Via Clavature
Bologna, June 2015
“The Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Vita is a late-Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church in central Bologna, near the Piazza Maggiore. The construction of the present Baroque church began in 1687-1690 under the designs of Giovanni Battista Bergonzoni, who built the elliptical plan with a dome designed by Giuseppe Tubertini, completed in 1787. The facade was not added till 1905. The sanctuary houses the sculptural group of Sorrow over Dead Christ (1463) by Niccolò dell'Arca.” (Santa Maria della Vita, Wikipedia)
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Saturday, January 2, 2021
Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument
Pomnik Tadeusza Kościuszki (Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument) by Leonard Marconi, 1900
(1960 replica) Bastion of Władysław IV
West side entrance to the Wawel Castle
Stare Miasto (Old Town)
Kraków, September 2018
“Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument in Kraków (Polish: Pomnik Tadeusza Kościuszki w Krakowie), is one of the best known bronze monuments in Poland. It is the work of artists: Leonard Marconi, professor of Lviv University born in Warsaw, and his son in law, sculptor Antoni Popiel. The equestrian bronze statue of Kościuszko—Polish and American hero of independence—is located along the west side entrance to the Wawel Castle in the Old Town. The statue was cast in 1900 thanks to the efforts of newly formed Tadeusz Kościuszko Society, soon after Marconi's death. The Austrian government during the time of imperial partitions of Poland refused to issue the permit for its placement. It was erected no less than twenty years later in 1920-24 once the Polish state reestablished its independence following World War I. The statue was destroyed by the Germans in 1940 during the Nazi German occupation of Poland. Its current replica, erected in 1960, is a gift to the City of Kraków from the people of Dresden, Germany. Its duplicate was also erected in Detroit, Michigan in 1978, as a gift from the people of Kraków, in celebration of the United States Bicentennial.” (Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument, Wikipedia)
Friday, January 1, 2021
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