Alien with coffee

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Alien with coffee at the water fountain
Wurstelprater, Prater, Leopoldstadt
Vienna, June 2018

Clock

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Clock by Alfonso Rubbiani and Alfredo Tartarini, 1889
Palazzo della Mercanzia
Piazza della Mercanzia
Bologna, June 2015

La Unión y el Fénix

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Boy sitting on the Phoenix
La Unión y el Fénix building by Eusebi Bona i Puig, 1931
Passeig de Gràcia
Barcelona, March 2017

“La Unión y el Fénix on Passeig de Gracia is both a residential and office building. There are many other examples of monumentalist architecture in the city but this one was rather anachronic in the period it was built since almost all of them appeared after the civil war. It is another example of the efforts of the bourgeoisie to monumentalize Passeig de Gràcia street. The fact that it is on a corner allowed for a rounded body building topped with a cupola crowned by the old company's symbol, a boy sitting on Phoenix, a mythical bird that dies in flames and is reborn from the ashes. Although according to experts, what the sculpture really represents is the Abduction of Ganymede by Zeus to serve as cupbearer to the gods. Ganymede was a symbol for the ideally beautiful youth in poetry.” (La Unión y el Fénix Building, Barcelona Photoblog)

Facade on Długie Pobrzeże

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Facade on Długie Pobrzeże (Long Embankment)
Stare Miasto (Old Town)
Gdańsk, September 2018

Façade of San Donato

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Façade of San Donato
Via San Donato
Genoa, April 2016

“San Donato is a church in Genoa, Northern Italy. The interior contains a Madonna by the 14th-century painter Nicolò da Voltri; a St Joseph It dates from the 12th century and is in Romanesque style. It became a parish under archbishop Siro il Porcello, and was consecrated on May 1, 1189. After the bombardment of 1684 it was restored several times, being again consecrated on December 4, 1892. Other restorations in 1946-1951 have kept its Romanesque appearance.” (San Donato, Wikipedia)

South Bank Tower

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South Bank Tower
Stamford Street
Southwark
London, September 2014

“Southbank Tower (formerly South Bank Tower King's Reach Tower until 2013) is a high-rise building in Stamford Street, Southwark, London. It was originally a thirty-storey structure 111 metres (364 ft) high and was completed in 1972, designed by the architect Richard Seifert and built by John Laing. In recent years, the tower has undergone extensive redevelopment and a height increase. The tower is similar in design to Tower 42, which was designed by the same architect.” (South Bank Tower, Wikipedia)

Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich

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Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich (POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews)
Mordechaja Anielewicza
Warsaw, September 2018

“POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich) is a museum on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto. The Hebrew word Polin in the museum's English name means either ‘Poland’ or ‘rest here’ and relates to a legend about the arrival of the first Jews to Poland. The museum's cornerstone was laid in 2007, and the museum opened on 19 April 2013. The core exhibition opened in October 2014 and features a multimedia exhibition about the Jewish community that flourished in Poland for a thousand years up to the World War II Holocaust. The building, a postmodern structure in glass, copper, and concrete, was designed by Finnish architects Rainer Mahlamäki and Ilmari Lahdelma.” (POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Wikipedia)

Olinto Marella

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“P. Marella padre dei poveri”
(F. Marella father of the poors)
Via Caprarie / Via Drapperie
Bologna, June 2015

“Blessed Olinto Marella (14 June 1882 – 6 September 1969) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who exercised his pastoral service in the Archdiocese of Bologna. Marella was a classmate of Pope John XXIII in Rome and the pope held him in high esteem and supported his pastoral initiatives. He was proclaimed to be Venerable on 27 March 2013 after Pope Francis recognized that he had lived a life of heroic virtue. Pope Francis confirmed a miracle attributed to him on 28 November 2019 and Marella was beatified in Bologna on 4 October 2020.” (Olinto Marella, Wikipedia)

Tempietto

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Tempietto at the top of the building
Casa Lleó Morera by Lluís Domènech i Montaner, 1902
Passeig de Gràcia
Barcelona, March 2017

“The Casa Lleó Morera is a building designed by noted modernisme architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, located at Passeig de Gràcia 35 in the Eixample district of Barcelona. In 1902 Francesca Morera assigned Lluís Domènech i Montaner to remodel ancient ‘casa Rocamora’, built in 1864. She died in 1904, and the building was named after her son, Albert Lleó i Morera. The building is located on the corner of Carrer del Consell de Cent, and is one of the three important buildings of Barcelona's Illa de la Discòrdia (Block of Discord), and it is the only building of the block awarded Barcelona's town council's Arts Building Annual Award (Concurso anual de edificios artísticos), obtained in 1906. The building lost some of its most representative elements, such as the tempietto on its top (now restored) and the ground floor and mezzanine's architectural sculpture. The building is also known as the residence of Cuban-Catalan photographer Pau Audouard.” (Casa Lleó Morera, Wikipedia)

Stanisław Wyspiański

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Pomnik Stanisława Wyspiańskiego (Monument to Stanisław Wyspiański) by Marian Konieczny, 1982
alei 3 Maja
Kraków, September 2018

“Stanisław Mateusz Ignacy Wyspiański (15 January 1869 – 28 November 1907) was a Polish playwright, painter and poet, as well as interior and furniture designer. A patriotic writer, he created a series of symbolic, national dramas within the artistic philosophy of the Young Poland Movement. Wyspiański was one of the most outstanding and multifaceted artists of his time in Poland under the foreign partitions.[1] He successfully joined the trends of modernism with themes of the Polish folk tradition and Romantic history. Unofficially, he came to be known as the Fourth Polish Bard (in addition to the earlier Three Bards: Adam Mickiewicz, Juliusz Słowacki, and Zygmunt Krasiński).” (Stanisław Wyspiański, Wikipedia)

Jesus and Saints Ambrose and Andrew

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Chiesa del Gesù e dei Santi Ambrogio e Andrea
(Church of Jesus and Saints Ambrose and Andrew)
Piazza Matteotti
Genoa, April 2016

St Patrick's Church

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St Patrick's Church
Cornwall Road
Waterloo, Lambeth
London, September 2014

“St Patrick's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Waterloo, London. It was built in 1897, designed by Frederick Walters. It is a Victorian Romanesque Revival style building that houses both the church and a school. It is located on the corner of Cornwall Street and Secker Street, to the east of St John's Church, Waterloo. It is served by the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor Conventual, and it is their only church in London. From 1888 to 1905, Frederick Walters was working on the redecoration of St George's Cathedral, Southwark. While he was there, he designed St Patrick's Church in Waterloo. In 1897, St Patrick's church building was constructed to house both a school and a chapel for the local Catholic population. Originally, to say Mass a priest would come from the cathedral to the chapel. The church is on the upper floor and the school is on the ground floor. However, Walters' original designs for the building, kept in the drawing collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects show that he wanted a tower attached to the building the church on the ground floor and the school on the upper floor. It is unknown why the plans were changed.” (St Patrick's Church, Wikipedia)

Brama Zielona

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Brama Zielona (Green Gate)
Seen from Zielony Most
Stare Miasto (Old Town)
Gdańsk, September 2018

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“The Green Gate (Polish: Brama Zielona, German: former Koggentor, now Grünes Tor) in Gdańsk, Poland, is one of the city's most notable tourist attractions. It is situated between Long Market (Długi Targ) and the River Motława. With the Golden Gate and the Highland Gate, the Green Gate spans the Long Market and Long Street, together comprising the Royal Route. The Green Gate was clearly inspired by the Antwerp City Hall. It was built 1568-71 as the formal residence of Poland's monarchs. It is a masterpiece by Regnier (or Reiner van Amsterdam), an Amsterdam architect, and reflects Flemish architectural influence in Gdańsk. Hans Kramer from Dresden was responsible for the construction plans. On 11–20 February 1646 the future Queen of Poland, Marie Louise Gonzaga, was entertained here. In the late 18th century the Nature Society was housed here, but soon moved to the Naturalists' House (Research Society House). Today the Green Gate houses the National Museum in Gdańsk. Exhibitions, meetings, conferences and shows are held here. The Gdańsk office of former Polish President Lech Wałęsa is located in one of the rooms.” (Green Gate, Wikipedia)

Bi-Bo Tour

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Bi-Bo Tour cycle rickshaw
Piazza del Nettuno
Bologna, June 2015

Juan Sebastián Elcano

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Juan Sebastián Elcano by Francesc Font, 1884
Casa Olano (Edifici Elcano)
Passeig de Gràcia
Barcelona, March 2017

“Juan Sebastián Elcano (1486/1487 – 4 August 1526) was a Castilian navigator of Basque origin best known for having completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth in the ship Victoria on the Spanish expedition to the Spice Islands. He received recognition for his achievement by the emperor Charles V with the coat of arms reading ‘primus circumdedisti me’. Following his success, the emperor entrusted him with another large expedition to the Spice Islands headed by a nobleman, García Jofre de Loaisa, which could not complete its goal. Elcano died on the Pacific Ocean during this venture.” (Juan Sebastián Elcano, Wikipedia)

Jan Karski

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Pomnik Jana Karskiego (Jan Karski Monument) by Karol Badyna, 2013
Mordechaja Anielewicza
Warsaw, September 2018

“Jan Karski (24 June 1914 – 13 July 2000) was a Polish soldier, resistance-fighter, and diplomat during World War II. He is known for having acted as a courier in 1940–1943 to the Polish government-in-exile and to Poland's Western Allies about the situation in German-occupied Poland. He reported about the state of Poland, its many competing resistance factions, and also about Germany's destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto and its operation of extermination camps on Polish soil that were murdering Jews, Poles, and others.” (Jan Karski, Wikipedia)

Main courtyard

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The main courtyard
Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace)
Piazza De Ferrari
Genoa, April 2016

“The Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale) is a historical building in Genoa, northern Italy. Once the home of the Doges of Genoa, it is now a museum and a centre for cultural events and arts exhibitions. It is situated in the heart of the city, with two different entrances and façades, the main one on Piazza Matteotti, and the second one on Piazza De Ferrari.” (Doge's Palace, Wikipedia)

Roupell Street

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Nineteenth-century cottages
Roupell Street
Southwark
London, September 2014

“I first came across this beautiful street while a tube strike was in progress – disruption to my usual route to work meant that I had travelled on a National Rail service into Waterloo, and had then covered the rest of my journey to work on foot. Turning off the busy Waterloo Road into a maze of residential streets, following the people heading in the direction of the City, I found myself on Roupell Street and felt as though I had stepped back in time. Described by Time Out as ‘an impossibly handsome street of nineteenth-century workers' cottages’, Roupell Street was first developed in the 1820s. The land was owned by John Roupell, whose family lived in nearby Cross Street (now called Meymott Street). The Roupells were a wealthy family, whose money had been made in lead smelting and scrap metal. Clearly John Roupell saw an opportunity to add to his income by building properties on his land and renting them out to local people.” (Discovering the ‘impossibly handsome’ Roupell Street, Flickering Lamps)

Pod Śpiewającą Żabą

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Pod Śpiewającą Żabą (Under the Singing Frog) by Teodor Talowski, 1890
ulica Retoryka
Kraków, September 2018

“Teodor Marian Talowski (born March 23, 1857 in Zasów, died May 1, 1910 in Lviv) was a Polish architect and painter. Because of his style, which combined late Historicism with Art Nouveau and Modernist influences, he has been described as "the Polish Gaudi".[1] His works include apartment buildings, churches, chapels and public buildings in Kraków, Lviv and other cities throughout former Austrian Galicia.” (Teodor Talowski, Wikipedia)

Saremo nuvole

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“Saremo nuvole nel cielo
Così almeno non saremo più lontani, lontani
E quando il vento lo vorrà ci incontreremo
Ci troveremo
Io e te domani” (Domani, by Lucio Dalla)
Via d'Azeglio
Bologna, June 2015

Balcony and ironwork

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Balcony and ironwork
Casa Milà
Passeig de Gràcia
Barcelona, March 2017

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“Casa Milà, popularly known as La Pedrera or ‘The stone quarry’, a reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a modernist building in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was the last private residence designed by architect Antoni Gaudí and was built between 1906 and 1912. The building was commissioned in 1906 by Pere Milà and his wife Roser Segimon. At the time, it was controversial because of its undulating stone facade, twisting wrought iron balconies and designed by Josep Maria Jujol. Several structural innovations include a self-supporting stone façade, and a free-plan floor, underground garage and the spectacular terrace on the roof. In 1984, it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Since 2013 it has been the headquarters of the Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera which manages the visit to the building, exhibitions and other cultural and educative activities at Casa Milà.” (Casa Milà, Wikipedia)

Historic granaries

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Historic granaries
Wyspa Spichrzów (Granary Island)
Gdańsk, September 2018

Detail of the facade

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Detail of the facade
Palazzo Doria-Tursi
Via Garibaldi
Genoa, April 2016

“The palazzo Doria-Tursi or palazzo Niccolò Grimaldi is a building on Via Giuseppe Garibaldi in the historic town centre of Genoa. With Palazzo Rosso and Palazzo Bianco it houses the Strada Nuova Museums and on 13 July 2006 all three palaces and the streets around them became the Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli World Heritage Site. Since 1848 Palazzo Doria-Tursi has also housed the city hall of Genoa.” (Palazzo Doria-Tursi, Wikipedia)

Waterloo Meeting Rooms

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Waterloo Meeting Rooms
Boundary Row
Southwark
London, September 2014

Ciao Napoli

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Ciao Napoli
Wąski Dunaj
Warsaw, September 2018

Hotel Commercianti

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Hotel Commercianti
Via de' Pignattari
Bologna, June 2015

Stained glass bow windows

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Stained glass bow windows
15 Carrer Gran de Gràcia
Barcelona, March 2017

Blue shutters

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Blue shutters
ulica Mała
Kraków, September 2018