Thursday, December 31, 2020

Three buildings

The Benjamin Hotel, 599 Lexington Avenue, Citigroup Center, New York

The Benjamin Hotel, 1927 - East 50th Street at Lexington Avenue
599 Lexington Avenue by Edward Larrabee Barnes/John MY Lee Architects, 1986
Citigroup Center by Hugh Stubbins, 1977 - East 53rd Street
New York, September 2007

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Pierre Lachambeaudie

Grave of Pierre Lachambeaudie, Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, Paris

Grave of Pierre Lachambeaudie (1806–1872)
Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, (Père Lachaise Cemetery)
Quartier du Père-Lachaise, 20th arrondissement
Paris, July 2014

“Pierre Casimir Hyppolyte Lachambeaudie (16 December 1806 – 7 July 1872) was a 19th-century French fabulist, poet, goguettier and chansonnier, as well as a follower of Saint-Simonianism. His fables were crowned twice by the Académie française. He is buried at cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris (48th division). The place Lachambeaudie in the 12th arrondissement of Paris was named after him in 1905.” (Pierre Lachambeaudie, Wikipedia)

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Mutilati ed Invalidi di Guerra

Casa Madre dei Mutilati ed Invalidi di Guerra (House of the mutilated and invalids of war) by Marcello Piacentini, Largo dei Mutilati ed Invalidi di Guerra, Rome

Casa Madre dei Mutilati ed Invalidi di Guerra (House of the mutilated and invalids of war) by Marcello Piacentini, 1936
Largo dei Mutilati ed Invalidi di Guerra
Rome, June 2019

Monday, December 28, 2020

Dom Diniz

Dom Diniz restaurant, Rua Alexandre Herculano, Cascais

Dom Diniz restaurant
Rua Alexandre Herculano
Cascais, April 2019

Sunday, December 27, 2020

Das Goldene Kalb

Das Goldene Kalb (The Golden Calf) by Karl Anton Wolf, Donaupark, Donaustadt, Vienna

Das Goldene Kalb (The Golden Calf) by Karl Anton Wolf
Donaupark, Donaustadt
Vienna, June 2018

Saturday, December 26, 2020

Tuscany Hall

Tuscany Hall, Giardino delle vittime di via Fani, Lungarno Aldo Moro, Florence

Tuscany Hall
Giardino delle vittime di via Fani
Lungarno Aldo Moro
Florence, January 2020

Friday, December 25, 2020

Break on the steps

Break on the steps, New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue, New York

Break on the steps
New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue
New York, September 2007