San Pietro Somaldi

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San Pietro Somaldi
Piazza San Pietro Somaldi
Lucca, June 2024

“San Pietro Somaldi is a Gothic- style, Roman Catholic church located on a Piazza of the same name, near the location of the old medieval walls, in central Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy. A Lombard church, it was named in part after a bishop Sumualdo or Summal, who founded the church in 763. It was once property of the Lombard king Aistulf. Reconstruction of a new church started in the 12th-century, and was not complete until 14th-centuries. The central portal has a sculpted relief depicting 'St Paul gaining keys' (1248) by Guido Bigarelli of Como.” (San Pietro Somaldi, Wikipedia)

Denkmal der grauen Busse

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Denkmal der grauen Busse (Monument of the Grey Buses) by Horst Hoheisel & Andreas Knitz, 2005
Hermann-Pünder-Straße
Cologne, September 2024

“The monument to the grey buses by artists Horst Hoheisel and Andreas Knitz stands all year round in front of the Landeshaus of the Rhineland Regional Association (LVR) in Deutz. The grey concrete cast corresponds to the size of an original bus, which is divided into two segments and can be entered from the inside. As part of a travelling exhibition, the Grey Bus found its way to Cologne Deutz in 2011, where it stood until 2012, when it travelled on to other locations. The permanently installed cast was created to maintain and preserve a constant dialogue with the subject of the memorial. The memorial commemorates "Aktion T4" during the Nazi era. As part of the National Socialist euthanasia programme, psychiatric patients from various sanatoriums and nursing homes were classified as ‘life unworthy of life’. The people were picked up in grey buses disguised as the bogus organisation GEKRAT (Gemeinnützige Krankentransporte) and transported to concentration camps, where they were subsequently murdered. As the successor organisation to the Provinzialverband Rheinland, which was responsible for seven sanatoriums and nursing homes during the Nazi era, the memorial also represents a confrontation between the LVR and its own history.” (Grey Buses Memorial, Cologne Tourism)

Santa Maria Immacolata

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Santa Maria Immacolata (Saint Mary Immaculate Conception) by Giuseppe Mazza, 1805
Piazza Grande
Modena, May 2024

“The balcony is instead occupied by a statue of the Immaculate Conception by Giuseppe Mazza, placed in 1805 on the occasion of Pope Pius VII's visit to the city, placed on the base which was already the pedestal for the unfortunate equestrian monument to Francis III in Piazza Sant'Agostino. Vittorio Emanuele III, among others, looked out from this balcony when he arrived in Modena in 1929.” (Palazzo Comunale, La Guida di Modena)

Ebergruppe

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“Ebergruppe” (Wild Boar Group) by Paul Kratz, 1900ca
Nizzaufer
Frankfurt, September 2024

“Two wild boars in fighting pose stand on the Main riverside. Sculptor Paul Kratz was a precise observer of how male wild boars fight against each other in the mating season. What we see depicted here in great detail and true to nature is the pushing match, shoulder against shoulder that typically follows a special posturing gait. A former student of the Städel Academy, Kratz was known for his outstanding animal sculptures. He lived mainly in Frankfurt/Main. In World War II, his studio in Bethmann Park was almost completely destroyed in a bombing raid and only a few bronze sculptures survived. In addition to the Ebergruppe (Wild Boar Group) (around 1900) another of his animals is located in Frankfurt’s public space, namely the Panther (1930) in the Palmengarten.” (Ebergruppe, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Frankfurt)

Terme del Colesterolo

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Terme del Colesterolo (Cholesterol Spa)
Via della Torre
Reggio Emilia, May 2024

“Very characteristic place that makes the ‘porc’ its patriot. Everything with a dirty theme, from the entrance to the bathrooms. And that's fine. Excellent food, obviously pig themed, and staff who know how to run the business well!” (Terme del Colesterolo, Gastroranking)

Nikolaisäule

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Nikolaisäule
Nikolaikirchhof
Leipzig, September 2024

“A 16 m (52.5 ft) tall column was erected on the east side of the square in 1999. It is a replica of the columns within the church and symbolizes how the ideas of departure were carried from the church into the public space. The palm fronds at the top of the column represent the peacefulness of the goals. The column is part of the design with which the Leipzig artist Andreas Stötzner won an international competition to design the square organized by the Leipzig Cultural Foundation Kulturstiftung Leipzig and the city in 1992. The column was made by the Leipzig sculptor Markus Brille. Two-thirds of the funding comes from donations from citizens, companies and institutions. The column includes a memorial plaque embedded in the pavement of the square, also made by Brille, with the inscription ‘09 OCTOBER 1989’ and numerous shoe prints depicting the demonstration.” (St. Nicholas Church Square, Wikipedia)

Grattacielo dei Mille

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Grattacielo dei Mille, 1960
Via dei Mille
Piacenza, May 2024

“The Grattacielo dei Mille (Skyscraper of the Thousand) was built about ten years after the Velasca Tower and the Pirellone in Milan. It is the tallest building in Piacenza and the fifth in Emilia Romagna. It was built where the Rebora Mill once stood. It has a total volume of 90,000 cubic meters, including two floors of underground garages. It is equipped with the fastest elevators in the entire province, which travel at 2.5 m/s.” (Grattacielo dei Mille, Grattacieli d'Italia)

Dresdner Residenzschloss

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Dresdner Residenzschloss (Dresden Castle)
Taschenberg
Dresden, September 2024

“Dresden Castle or Royal Palace (German: Dresdner Residenzschloss or Dresdner Schloss) is one of the oldest buildings in Dresden, Germany. For almost 400 years, it was the residence of the electors (1547–1806) and kings (1806–1918) of Saxony from the Albertine House of Wettin as well as Kings of Poland (1697–1763). It is known for the different architectural styles employed, from Baroque to Neo-Renaissance. Today, the residential castle is a museum complex that contains the Historic and New Green Vault, the Numismatic Cabinet, the Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs and the Dresden Armory with the Turkish Chamber. It also houses an art library and the management of the Dresden State Art Collections.” (Dresden Castle, Wikipedia)

Casinetto Petitot

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Casinetto Petitot by Ennemond Alexandre Petitot, 1766
Piazzale Risorgimento
Parma, May 2024

“The Casinetto Petitot, known simply as Petitot, is a small building with neoclassical shapes, located in the center of Piazzale Risorgimento in Parma. It is considered one of the first Italian coffees. In 1759 the ducal prime minister Guillaume du Tillot commissioned the court architect Ennemond Alexandre Petitot with the design of a large tree-lined avenue south of the city centre, with the aim of creating an elegant boulevard intended for public walking, modeled on the great European capitals. At the eastern end, on a corner of the then existing walls, the Stradone should have ended with a refined café, scenically placed in a raised position with respect to the avenue. The small building was supposed to be a meeting place not only for the nobles and upper middle classes, but also for the intellectuals of the time, precisely at the moment in which the first Enlightenment ideals began to spread in Europe. Furthermore, thanks to its elevated position, it had to act as a lookout, since from the terrace at the top you could enjoy the panorama of both the city and the surrounding countryside. Its construction, entirely financed by Duke Philip of Bourbon, began on 22 October 1762 when the tracing of the large avenue had already begun, which was inaugurated together with the little house in the presence of the Duke on 24 June 1766, during the night of Saint John. Currently the casino stands in the center of the busy Piazzale Risorgimento and, although it has no longer been used as a café for decades, it is still home to various clubs; in 2019 it was entrusted to the Mind for Music association.” (Casinetto Petitot, Wikipedia)

Kino Lucerna

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Kino Lucerna
Palác Lucerna
Vodičkova, Nové Město
Prague, September 2024

"Lucerna is a Prague cinema opened on December 3, 1909 in the Lucerna Palace, which was built by Vácslav Havel between 1907 and 1921. The builder Dobroslav Hnídek and the architect Stanislav Bechyn participated in the construction of the complex, who, in addition to the cabaret hall, also designed a theater with a revolving auditorium, which was converted into a cinema hall less than a year later. It originally had an Art Nouveau look, but later underwent a pseudo-Rococo renovation. Lucerna is the oldest still functioning cinema in the Czech Republic. From 1926, Václav and Miloš Havel managed the cinema together. During their tenure, in 1929, the cinema began to show sound pictures as the first cinema in Prague. The first film was the Comedians' Ship. After February 1948, the cinema belonged to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (ÚV KSČ), and after the Velvet Revolution, it has been owned again by the Havel family since 1991." (Kino Lucerna, Wikipedia)

Sbandieratori

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“Sbandieratori” (Flag throwers)
Baluardo San Frediano
Lucca, June 2024

“Flag throwing (color guard) is an art and sport mixed all into one. Flag throwing tends to coordinate with marching bands all throughout the world. It has become a competitive art that takes place in schools all over the world. The art of flag throwing dates back to medieval guilds (principally in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Flanders, and Southern Netherlands). A guild's banner or flag was considered a symbol of purity, and as such it was not allowed to touch the ground.” (Flag throwing, Wikipedia)

Olivandenhof

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Olivandenhof
Richmodstraße
Cologne, September 2024

“Olivandenhof is the name of a shopping arcade in Cologne's Altstadt-Nord, on the corner of Zeppelinstraße 9 and Richmodstraße 10. The Olivandenhof is located directly between the shopping centers Breite Straße, Schildergasse and Neumarkt and covers the triangle of the streets Zeppelinstraße 9 / Richmodstraße 10 / Am alten Posthof 3. The 20-meter-high roof over Zeppelinstraße between Olivandenhof and Karstadt was the first roof over a street in Germany. Zeppelinstraße has been a traffic-free pedestrian zone up to Neumarkt since September 1988. Underground entrances connect the Olivandenhof with Neumarkt, the underground station there and Karstadt. The Cologne Stadtbahn serves the Olivandenhof through the Neumarkt and Appellhofplatz underground stations. It is home to Europe's largest outdoor specialist store.” (Olivandenhof, Wikipedia)

Saint Francis of Assisi

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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
Piazza San Francesco d'Assisi
Modena, May 2024

“San Francesco is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church in central Modena, Italy. Franciscan friars were present in Modena early, by 1221, when Francis was still alive. But as was their custom, their first monastery and church were located outside of town, in an area prone to flooding. It was decided to move to this site in 1244, and construction began of a monastery and a church dedicated to the recently canonized Francis of Assisi. In 1501, the bell-tower was damaged by an earthquake. Reconstruction occurred in the church starting in 1535, causing the destruction of the lateral chapels and movement of the choir into the apse behind the altar, and covering much of the previous painted decoration. It was used by the Frati Minori, but they were expelled in 1774 by the Ducal authorities, who reduced the city to five parishes. By the late 18th-century had been devolved into use as stables and housing for animals. It was reconsecrated to cult in 1829, with refurbishment and restoration in a Gothic style by Gusmano Soli. A second neo-gothic refurbishment was pursued between 1886 and 1888 by Carlo Barbieri. The exterior brick facade has a large rose window. The 16th-century bell tower has an octagonal base.” (San Francesco, Wikipedia)

Pre Bell Man

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“Pre Bell Man” (50m) by Nam June Paiks, 1990
Museum für Kommunikation
Schaumainkai, Museumsufer
Frankfurt, September 2024

"In 1990, the Korean media artist Nam June Paik created a 4.10 meter high equestrian figure for the opening of the new building of the Museum of Communication in Frankfurt. The Pre Bell Man is one of the largest figurative sculptures in the work of the Korean artist, who was active globally until his death in 2006 and received a lot of international acclaim. Nam June Paik's critical attitude towards the importance of the media for the individual and society is reflected in the design based on a classic equestrian statue: while the horse is a cast of an original from the Renaissance and is used like an objet trouvé, the rider has been assembled from historical communication devices from the collection of the Museum Foundation for Post and Telecommunications, to which the Museum for Communication Frankfurt belongs." (The Pre Bell Man by Nam June Paik, Museum of Communication Frankfurt)

Matteo Maria Boiardo

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Matteo Maria Boiardo by Riccardo Secchi, 1916
Parco del Popolo
Reggio Emilia, May 2024

“Matteo Maria Boiardo (1440 – 19/20 December 1494) was an Italian Renaissance poet, best known for his epic poem ‘Orlando innamorato’. Boiardo was born in 1440, at or near, Scandiano (today's province of Reggio Emilia); the son of Giovanni di Feltrino and Lucia Strozzi. His mother Lucia was the sister of the humanist poet Tito Vespasiano Strozzi, his father Giovanni the son of Feltrino Boiardo, whom Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, had made Count of Scandiano, with seignorial power over Arceto, Casalgrande, Gesso, and Torricella. Boiardo was an ideal example of a gifted and accomplished courtier, possessing both a gallant heart and deep humanistic learning.” (Matteo Maria Boiardo, Wikipedia)

Völkerschlachtdenkmal

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Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations), 1913
Straße des 18. Oktober
Leipzig, September 2024

"The Monument to the Battle of the Nations (Völkerschlachtdenkmal) is a monument in Leipzig, Germany, to the 1813 Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations. Paid for mostly by donations and the city of Leipzig, it was completed in 1913 for the 100th anniversary of the battle at a cost of six million goldmarks. The monument commemorates the defeat of Napoleon's French army at Leipzig, a crucial step towards the end of hostilities in the War of the Sixth Coalition. The coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden were led by Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg. There were Germans fighting on both sides, as Napoleon's troops also included conscripted Germans from the left bank of the Rhine annexed by France, as well as troops from his German allies of the Confederation of the Rhine." (Monument to the Battle of the Nations, Wikipedia)

Gian Domenico Romagnosi

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Gian Domenico Romagnosi by Cristoforo Marzaroli, 1867
Piazzetta San Francesco
Piacenza, May 2024

“Gian Domenico Romagnosi (11 December 1761 – 8 June 1835) was an Italian philosopher, economist and jurist. Gian Domenico Romagnosi was born in Salsomaggiore Terme. He studied law at the University of Parma from 1782 to 1786. In 1791 he became the chief civil magistrate of Trento. In the late 18th and early 19th century Trento was successively under the rule of France, Italy and Austria. In 1799 Romagnosi was arrested in Innsbruck during fifteen months by the Austrians on account of his alleged sympathy with the French, but he was acquitted. In 1801 the French occupied Trento, and he was raised to the position of Secretary of the Higher Council. He was successively professor of law at Parma, Pavia, Pisa and Milan. After the fall of Napoleon he lost his position at the Milan university, but continued to lecture till 1817. In 1818 he was again tried for treason at Venice, and again acquitted. Carlo Cattaneo was his student and he was largely influenced by his thought. He died in Milan in 1835.” (Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Wikipedia)

Frauenkirche

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Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
Neumarkt
Dresden, September 2024

“The Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) is a Lutheran church in Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony. Destroyed during the Allied firebombing of Dresden towards the end of World War II, the church was reconstructed between 1994 and 2005. The current structure is the third church building to stand at this site. The earliest was founded as a Catholic church before being converted to Protestantism during the Reformation. It was replaced in the 18th century by a larger Baroque purpose-built Lutheran building. When its foundation stone was laid on 26 August 1726, it contained a copy of the Augsburg Confession which is primary confession of faith of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Considered an outstanding example of Protestant sacred architecture, it featured one of the largest domes in Europe. It was originally built as a sign of the will of the citizens of Dresden to remain Protestant after their ruler had converted to Catholicism. Having been reconstructed, it now also serves as a symbol of reconciliation between former warring enemies. After the destruction of the church in 1945, the remaining ruins were left for nearly half a century as a war memorial, following decisions of local East German leaders. Following the reunification of Germany, it was decided to rebuild the church, starting in 1994. The reconstruction of its exterior was completed in 2004, and the interior the following year. The church was reconsecrated on 30 October 2005 with festive services lasting through the Protestant observance of Reformation Day on 31 October. The surrounding Neumarkt square with its many valuable baroque buildings was also reconstructed in 2004.” (Frauenkirche, Wikipedia)

San Sepolcro

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San Sepolcro (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)
Strada della Repubblica
Parma, May 2024

“San Sepolcro is a Roman Catholic church in central Parma, Italy. While a church at the site is documented from the 12th-century, the church on the present layout was built circa 1257 in a Gothic-style. It would have been located then outside of the medieval walls of Parma. The structure underwent various refurbishments, with the facade decoration in a more classical style was added during 1505-1506, work attributed to Bartolomeo Pradesoli and Jacopo di Modena. The nave and the flank facing Strada della Repubblica was not completed in its present Neoclassic style until the 1700s. The 1616 bell-tower is attributed to the architects Malosso or Simone Moschino. The top was not added till 1753. The wooden ceiling was carved between 1613 and 1617 by Lorenzo Zaniboni and Giacomo Trioli.” (San Sepolcro, Wikipedia)

Divadlo na Vinohradech

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Divadlo na Vinohradech (Vinohrady Theatre)
Náměstí Míru, Vinohrady
Prague, September 2024

“Vinohrady Theatre (Czech: Divadlo na Vinohradech) is a theatre in Vinohrady, Prague. Construction began on February 27, 1905. It served as the Theatre of the Czechoslovak Army from autumn 1950 to January 1966. It contains a curtain painted by Vladimír Županský depicting a naked muse. Playwrights associated with the theatre include Viktor Dyk who was active around 1915. During the Velvet Revolution, where the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was overthrown, there was a rally outside the theatre on the night of November 19–20; actress Vlasta Chramostová was quoted as asking the crowd: ‘If not now, when? If not us, then who?’” (Vinohrady Theatre, Wikipedia)

Padiglione Panini

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Padiglione Panini - Ex Cavallerizza
Piazzale Verdi
Lucca, June 2024

“Abandoned for decades, this grandiose building was built as stables in 1876 for the adjoining ‘Prato del Marchese’ – the nickname given to today's Piazzale Verdi where equestrian displays, shows and other forms of entertainment took place in the 19th century. Recently restored and renovated, former stables now host exciting exhibitions and cultural events, opening in 2018–19 with the brilliant Museo della Follia – an itinerant ‘Museum of Madness’ exploring the notion of madness and its effect on creativity through art and history.” (La Cavallerizza, Lonely Planet)

Willy Millowitsch

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Willy Millowitsch by Raymond Kittl, 1992
Breite Straße
Cologne, September 2024

“Since 2014, the bronze Willy Millowitsch has been sitting as a popular photo motif at Willy-Millowitsch-Platz, where he moved from Eisenmarkt in front of the Hänneschen Theater on April 25, 2014. The approximately 900 square meter square is located between Apostelnstraße, Gertrudenstraße and Breite Straße. The bench on which he sat as a figure for eternity - correctly dressed and with his feet crossed, his forearm resting on the backrest - is part of the monument in the northern old town of Cologne and invites you to sit next to him. Just a few hundred meters away, the Cologne acting family with a history spanning more than 150 years ran their Millowitsch Theater from 1936 to 2018. Willy Millowitsch, who ran the theater until 1998 and was both director and leading actor in numerous plays, is considered the most famous member of the Millowitsch dynasty. As a ‘Cologne original’ he achieved popularity far beyond the borders of Cologne - as an actor in the theater, on television, in movies or as a pop and carnival singer. With performances in standard German - and of course in Cologne dialect.” (Willy Millowitsch, Cologne Tourism)

Fontana della Ninfa

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Fontana della Ninfa (Fountain of the Nymph) by Giuseppe Graziosi, 1924
Piazzetta San Giacomo
Modena, May 2024

“In the suggestive Piazzetta San Giacomo, in the heart of the medieval city, between the apses of what was the sixteenth-century church of San Giacomo and the porticoed backdrop of ancient buildings, the fountain enlivens an enchanting urban glimpse. The Fountain of the Nymph is named after the bronze statue by Giuseppe Graziosi depicting a Nymph, made by the artist around 1924. Originally from Savignano sul Panaro, a sculptor, painter, and graphic artist active in the first half of the twentieth century, Giuseppe Graziosi, a long-time teacher at the Academy of Florence, is a personality of national fame. The statue is a replica of the work ‘La Sorgente’, which the artist presented at the XV Venice Biennale in 1926; donated by the artist's family to the Municipality of Modena in 1948, it was placed on a fountain in front of the old Palazzo dello Sport; on the occasion of the redevelopment of the square, it was transported here as a precious monument, to increase the charm of this glimpse of ancient Modena.” (The four fountains to discover when visiting Modena, Modena & Dintorni)

Kastor und Pollux

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Kastor und Pollux by Kohn Pedersen Fox, 1997
Platz der Einheit
Frankfurt, September 2024

“Kastor und Pollux, also known as Forum Frankfurt, are two high-rise buildings in the Gallus district of Frankfurt, Germany. The twin towers, which are 22 and 33 floors, respectively, were named after Castor and Pollux, the Dioscuri of Greek and Roman mythology. Pollux and Kastor were designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and built between 1994 and 1997. The taller tower, named after Zeus and Leda's son Pollux, is 130 metres (430 ft) tall with 33 storeys and has 31,500 square metres (339,000 sq ft) of floor space. The shorter tower, named after the son of Leda and the mortal king Tyndareus, is 95 metres (312 ft) tall with 22 storeys and has 28,000 square metres (300,000 sq ft) of space. The buildings are located near Messeturm and Tower 185 as well as the train station. Between the two buildings is a green space featuring a fountain and a light sculpture, Synergie, by Swiss artist Christian Herdeg.” (Kastor und Pollux, Wikipedia)

Ludovico Ariosto

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Ludovico Ariosto by Riccardo Secchi, 1916
Parco del Popolo
Reggio Emilia, May 2024

“Ludovico Ariosto (8 September 1474 – 6 July 1533) was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso (1516). The poem, a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato, describes the adventures of Charlemagne, Orlando, and the Franks as they battle against the Saracens with diversions into many sideplots. The poem is transformed into a satire of the chivalric tradition. Ariosto composed the poem in the ottava rima rhyme scheme and introduced narrative commentary throughout the work. Ariosto also coined the term ‘humanism’ (in Italian, umanesimo) for choosing to focus upon the strengths and potential of humanity, rather than only upon its role as subordinate to God. This led to Renaissance humanism.” (Ludovico Ariosto, Wikipedia)

Alte Handelsbörse

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Alte Handelsbörse (Old Stock Exchange)
Naschmarkt
Leipzig, September 2024

“The Alte Handelsbörse or Alte Börse (Old exchange) in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, is the city's oldest assembly building of merchants, and also the oldest Baroque building. Built as the Börse in 1678, it is now used as an event venue and is known in English as the Old Stock Exchange. Leipzig has always been an important trading centre, being at the intersection of two historical trade routes, and trade fairs have been held here for nearly a millennium. The initiative to build a Börse, as a neutral exchange place to conduct business and seal deals, came in 1667 from 30 major merchants after complaints by foreign merchants. The city council took the decisive decision to build the Börse on 6 May 1678. The building was probably designed by Johann Georg Starcke, a master builder at the court of John George II, Elector of Saxony, in Dresden. Construction began at the Naschmarkt adjacent to the Old Town Hall on 30 May 1678. The Börse was used already from 1679, but the artwork in the interior was completed only in 1687. The ground floor had rooms rented to merchants, the upper floor offered a hall, ‘Börsensaal’, for auctions, balls and other events.” (Alte Handelsbörse, Wikipedia)

Forse che sì, forse che no

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“Forse che sì, forse che no” (Maybe yes, maybe no)
Via Campagna
Piacenza, May 2024

“Regarding our city, some scholars have hypothesized that the epigraph was placed at the time of Napoleon, when on the other side of via San Tomaso there was the large female Monastery of the Holy Spirit, demolished in 1967/68. Cesare Zilocchi writes in the ‘Vocabolarietto di curiosità piacentine’, published by the Banca di Piacenza, that everything arose from a controversy over a balcony between the nuns of a convent located there (from 1615 to 1810). But the common people embroidered their own more salacious version. Behind the walls of the cloister, an unscrupulous abbess organized cheerful parties. The ecclesiastical authority then opened an investigation. Perhaps because they were unfounded slanders, perhaps because excellent names were implicated in the prurient affair, the investigation came to nothing but the curious epigraph still commemorates it. (Forse che sì, forse che no, Il Piacenza Blog)

Fürstenzug

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Fürstenzug (Procession of Princes)
Augustusstraße
Dresden, September 2024

“The Fürstenzug (Procession of Princes) in Dresden, Germany, is a large mural of a mounted procession of the rulers of Saxony. It was originally painted between 1871 and 1876 to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Wettin Dynasty, Saxony's ruling family. In order to make the work weatherproof, it was replaced with approximately 23,000 Meissen porcelain tiles between 1904 and 1907. With a length of 102 metres (335 ft), it is known as the largest porcelain artwork in the world. The mural displays the ancestral portraits of the 35 margraves, electors, dukes and kings of the House of Wettin between 1127 and 1904.” (Fürstenzug, Wikipedia)

Casa del suono

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Casa del suono (House of Sound)
Piazzale D'Acquisto
Parma, May 2024

“The ‘Casa del suono’ (House of Sound) is a museum in Parma, dedicated to the history and evolution of instruments for reproducing and transmitting sounds. The House of Sound was opened to the public on 24 May 2007 inside the deconsecrated seventeenth-century church of Santa Elisabetta, at the end of the renovation works on the building.” (Casa del suono, Wikipedia)

Znovuzrození

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“Znovuzrození” (Rebirth) by Josef Malejovský, 1983
Náměstí Václava Havla, Nové Město
Prague, September 2024

“Znovuzrození (Rebirth) is a 1983 bronze sculpture by Josef Malejovský (1914–2003). It is installed outside the National Theatre in Prague, Czech Republic, on a piazzetta which was named ‘Náměstí Václava Havla’ (Václav Havel Square) in 2016 to honor the first Czech president. The statue is a popular subject to artistic interventions - it has been wrapped in bubblegum-like cover, dressed in Carmen costume or into a lookalike of the famous ‘Woman in Gold’ painting by Gustav Klimt.” (Znovuzrození, Wikipedia)