Friday, March 29, 2024

Hay's on the River

Hay's on the River, Hay's Galleria, Battle Bridge Lane, Southwark, London

Hay's on the River
Hay's Galleria
Battle Bridge Lane, Southwark
London, May 2023

“Situated in the heart of Hay's Galleria, overlooking the Thames, you will find Hay's on the River. This is a cocktail, draught beer, pizza and Instagram hotspot you won't want to miss. Decorated seasonally, Hay's invite you to join them for a drink under a heater in the winter Alpine Bar, and a walk along the river in the summer, stopping off for a refreshing Aperol spritz.” (Hay's on the River, DesignMyNight)

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Chianineria

Chianineria - Trattoria dall'Oste, Via dei Cerchi, Florence

Chianineria - Trattoria dall'Oste
Via dei Cerchi
Florence, December 2022

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Puerta de Bisagra Nueva

View from the inside, Puerta de Bisagra Nueva (New Bisagra Gate), Calle Real del Arrabal, Toledo

View from the inside
Puerta de Bisagra Nueva (New Bisagra Gate)
Calle Real del Arrabal
Toledo, September 2022

“The Puerta de Bisagra Nueva (The New Bisagra Gate) is the best known city gate of Toledo, Spain. The gate is of Moorish origin, but the main part was built in 1559 by Alonso de Covarrubias. It carries the coat of arms of the emperor Charles V. It superseded the Puerta Bisagra Antigua as the main entrance to the city.” (Puerta de Bisagra Nueva, Wikipedia)

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Bishop's Hall

Bishop's Hall, Red Cross Garden, Redcross Way, Southwark, London

Bishop's Hall
Red Cross Garden
Redcross Way, Southwark
London, May 2023

“Adjacent to Redcross Cottages is the community hall, originally called Red Cross Hall, and now called Bishop's Hall, and in private ownership. In 1889 Hill and Hoole commissioned Walter Crane to decorate the interior with ten deeds of heroism in the daily life of ordinary people, of which three were executed and survive.” (Red Cross Garden, Wikipedia)

Monday, March 25, 2024

Santissima Annunziata

Basilica della Santissima Annunziata (Basilica of the Most Holy Annunciation), Piazza Santissima Annunziata, Florence

Basilica della Santissima Annunziata (Basilica of the Most Holy Annunciation)
Piazza Santissima Annunziata
Florence, December 2022

“The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata (Basilica of the Most Holy Annunciation) is a Renaissance-style, Catholic minor basilica in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. This is considered the mother church of the Servite Order. It is located at the northeastern side of the Piazza Santissima Annunziata near the city center.” (Santissima Annunziata, Wikipedia)

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Museo de América

Museo de América (Museum of America), Avenida de los Reyes Católicos, Madrid

Museo de América (Museum of America)
Avenida de los Reyes Católicos
Madrid, September 2022

“The Museo de América (Museum of America) is a Spanish national museum of arts, archaeology and ethnography in Madrid. Its collections cover the whole of the Americas and range from the Paleolithic period to the present day. It is owned by the Spanish State and its initial pieces came from the former collection of American archaeological and ethnographic artifacts from the National Archaeological Museum, also exhibiting a number of unrelated donations, deposits and purchases. The institution was founded via a decree from 19 April 1941 and opened in 1944 inside the building hosting the National Archaeological Museum. After all the initial pieces were moved to a newly built premises in the Ciudad Universitaria, the building was thus inaugurated on 12 October 1965. After a series of refurbishment works on the building (previously shared with a number of unrelated institutions), the museum was reopened on 12 October 1994, this time while holding the exclusivity on the use of the building. As part of preparation for the re-opening, a collecting programme was established, with Dominican and Haitian artefacts sourced by the anthropologist Soraya Aracena.” (Museo de América, Wikipedia)

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Mosaic roundel

The Sower mosaic roundel by James Powell and Sons, Red Cross Garden, Redcross Way, Southwark, London

“The Sower” mosaic roundel by James Powell and Sons, 1896
Red Cross Garden
Redcross Way, Southwark
London, May 2023

“Two mosaics were donated by the Myatt's Fields philanthropist Julia Minet and installed by Hill in 1896. The mosaics were ‘The Sower’, by the glass-makers James Powell and Sons after a design by Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford, and ‘The Good Shepherd’, by Antonio Salviati. ‘The Good Shepherd’ has since been lost, but ‘The Sower’ survives, having been restored first in 1956 and again in 2005. It is now mounted on a modern building, Octavia House (occupied by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine), which is built on the former children's play area.” (Red Cross Garden, Wikipedia)