Santa Maria delle Grazie

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Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
Via Sant'Agostino
Modena, May 2024

“The church was built in the first part of the 18th century. The facade is built in simple bricks with a single portal. The writing ‘Non si pongono arme de' morti’ (literally ‘Don't put coat of arms with the dead’) means that it was not possible to inscribe the family coat of arms on the graves. The bell tower is visible from the rear and it is older than the present church. The interior is more interesting. It has a single nave painted by Forti in the 19th century, with two chapels and two smaller ones. On the left, San Geminiano offre Modena alla Madonna by G. B. Codebò (1600); San Geminiano's chapel has been recently restored. The church is the seat of the 1000 year old Brotherhood of the Patron Saint of the city. In the first little chapel, on the left, is the funeral mask of Saint Anthony of Padua, who died on the 3rd June 1231. On the right, some canvases by 17th century-painters. The choir by Sante Giovanardi was built in 1750. The painting on the altar is a Virgin by the Modenese Francesco Vellani (1724).” (Santa Maria delle Grazie, Modena City Guide)

Jupp Schmitz

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Jupp Schmitz by Olaf Höhnen, 1994
Jupp-Schmitz-Plätzchen
Cologne, September 2024

“Jupp Schmitz (15 February 1901 in Cologne; 26 March 1991 in Cologne) was a German entertainer, pop singer and Krätzchen singer. His most famous songs include ‘Am Aschermittwoch ist alles vorbei’, ‘Wer soll das bezahlen?’ and ‘Es ist noch Suppe da’.” (Jupp Schmitz, Wikipedia)

Antonio da Correggio

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Antonio da Correggio by Guido Vinchesi, 1934
Parco del Popolo
Reggio Emilia, May 2024

“Antonio Allegri da Correggio (August 1489 – 5 March 1534), usually known as just Correggio was an Italian Renaissance painter who was the foremost painter of the Parma school of the High Renaissance, who was responsible for some of the most vigorous and sensuous works of the sixteenth century. In his use of dynamic composition, illusionistic perspective and dramatic foreshortening, Correggio prefigured the Baroque art of the seventeenth century and the Rococo art of the eighteenth century. He is considered a master of chiaroscuro.” (Antonio da Correggio, Wikipedia)

Grand Tower

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Grand Tower by Magnus Kaminiarz, 2020
Europa-Allee
Frankfurt, September 2024

“The Grand Tower (formerly Tower 2) is a high-rise in the Europaviertel quarter in Frankfurt, Germany. The tower, completed in 2020 is Germany's tallest residential building at a height of 180 m (590 ft), exceeding the 147 m (482 ft) Colonia-Haus in Cologne built in 1973. The tower is located next to the Skyline-Plaza shopping center. The developer states the total investment at around 250 million euros. The Grand Tower is considered to be the first high-rise residential building in Germany to be marketed globally; with the Asian, Arab and North American markets being the main focus.” (Grand Tower, Wikipedia)

San Giovanni in Canale

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San Giovanni in Canale
Via Croce
Piacenza, May 2024

“San Giovanni in Canale is a Gothic-style Roman Catholic church located on Via Croce 26 in central Piacenza, formerly associated with a Dominican monastery. The Dominican order, newly founded in 2016, arrived in Piacenza in 1220 and patronage soon found them a suitable site next to the Rio Beverora (an Ancient Roman canal that flowed into the Po River, that allowed them to establish a monastery and a church. They dedicated the church to St John the Baptist. This church was called ‘in canale’ to distinguish it from a similarly dedicated temple in town. With the enlargement of the San Giovanni in Canale, a nearby small church belonging to the Templars (Santa Maria del Tempio) was converted into an oratory attached to San Giovanni. This Dominican complex once housed the Inquisition tribunal. The structure, including the facade were rebuilt in 1522 in a Gothic style, with a large rose window. The church was suppressed by the French in 1797.” (San Giovanni in Canale, Wikipedia)

Petersbogen Leipzig

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Petersbogen Leipzig
Petersbogen
Leipzig, September 2024

“On 3 levels, there are about 28 stores that promise customers variety and a relaxed shopping experience, including well-known tenants such as Decathlon, Lidl and Rossmann, but also regional concepts such as the RB and Lokomotive Leipzig fan stores and a DDR store. Petersbogen is located directly on Petersstrasse, one of Leipzig’s busiest shopping streets. On the upper floors there is a hotel of the NH Group, a CineStar multiplex cinema and the Casino Leipzig. Visitors have 550 parking spaces at their disposal, which are operated by the parking garage operator Apcoa.” (Petersbogen Leipzig, HBB)

Santa Maria del Quartiere

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Santa Maria del Quartiere by Giovan Battista Aleotti, 1604
Piazza Picelli
Parma, May 2024

“Santa Maria del Quartiere is a Baroque-style church in the quarter of the Oltretorrente of the city of Parma, Italy. The church was built inside the medieval walls from 1604 to 1619, on the site of a prior chapel dedicated to Mary, adjacent to the quarters for troops of the Duchy, hence its name. The design has been attributed to the Ferrarese architect Giovan Battista Aleotti. Atypical for most post-Reformation rectangular church naves, and more consistent with its role as a votive church built to honor an icon, the nave of this church is a centralized hexagonal plan.” (Santa Maria del Quartiere, Wikipedia)