More Art under Your Feet
September 15, 2015
In a previous BLOG , we took a look at some of the world’s most popular art, and in a form you’ll not often find in museums, but can be found nearly everywhere: manhole covers.
In a previous BLOG , we took a look at some of the world’s most popular art, and in a form you’ll not often find in museums, but can be found nearly everywhere: manhole covers.
Every city has memorable buildings and unusual architectural details, but I can’t think of another city with such a wealth and variety as Prague.
In a city with some of the oldest synagogues in Europe, we wandered into one of the newest, just over a century old. It’s not
There’s something about “bubble stuff” that makes children even of adults, and this young man in a park below Prague Castle seemed to be no
The pictures in this gallery are mainly architectural details—rooflines, entrances, windows—noticed in years of walking in cities and having my eye caught by a strong line, an unexpected contrast, an extended shape…I don’t even always know what catches me, and, as here, it’s often not the most significant building.
Gumbo was visiting Krumlov Castle in the beautiful UNESCO World Heritage medieval city of Český Krumlov. The historic core of Český Krumlov has 300 protected medieval era buildings.
Good King Wenceslas, he of Christmas carol fame, is a popular figure in Czech history. Apparently, the tale of his struggling through deep snow in the 10th century to give presents to peasants is true.
Prague features many monuments to the Velvet Revolution (the fall of Soviet Communism some 25 years ago); the most moving to me is The Memorial to the Victims of Communism. Situated at the base of Petrin Hill in the…
Crossing the border from Basel’s suburbs into Germany might be like crossing into the Twilight Zone, to judge from these signs near the border. Five of the six cities listed are no longer in Germany.
DrFumblefinger is an avid collector of images of unusual signs.
In a previous BLOG , we took a look at some of the world’s most popular art, and in a form you’ll not often find in museums, but can be found nearly everywhere: manhole covers.
Every city has memorable buildings and unusual architectural details, but I can’t think of another city with such a wealth and variety as Prague.
In a city with some of the oldest synagogues in Europe, we wandered into one of the newest, just over
There’s something about “bubble stuff” that makes children even of adults, and this young man in a park below Prague
The pictures in this gallery are mainly architectural details—rooflines, entrances, windows—noticed in years of walking in cities and having my eye caught by a strong line, an unexpected contrast, an extended shape…I don’t even always know what catches me, and, as here, it’s often not the most significant building.
Gumbo was visiting Krumlov Castle in the beautiful UNESCO World Heritage medieval city of Český Krumlov. The historic core of Český Krumlov has 300 protected medieval era buildings.
Good King Wenceslas, he of Christmas carol fame, is a popular figure in Czech history. Apparently, the tale of his struggling through deep snow in the 10th century to give presents to peasants is true.
Prague features many monuments to the Velvet Revolution (the fall of Soviet Communism some 25 years ago); the most moving to me is The Memorial to the Victims of Communism. Situated at the base of Petrin Hill in the…
Crossing the border from Basel’s suburbs into Germany might be like crossing into the Twilight Zone, to judge from these signs near the border. Five of the six cities listed are no longer in Germany.