Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Chummey Bear

Chummey Bear Goes to Brighton 1887 plaque, Portobello Road Market, London

Chummey Bear
Portobello Road Market
Portobello Road, Notting Hill
London, October 2009

Monday, May 30, 2011

Lateran Baptistery

Interior of the Lateran Baptistery, Rome

Interior of the Lateran Baptistery
Basilica of St. John Lateran
Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano Rome, May 2011

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Soaring Figure

Soaring Figure by Stella Shawzin, Fordham University, New York

“Soaring Figure” by Stella Shawzin
Fordham University, Lincoln Center campus
New York, September 2008

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Château d'eau

Fontaine du Château d'eau de Montmartre, Paris

Fontaine du Château d'eau de Montmartre
(Fountain of the water tower of Montmartre)
Place Jean-Baptiste-Clément
Quartier de Clignancourt, 18th arrondissement
Paris, July 2010

Friday, May 27, 2011

Gilt of Cain

Gilt of Cain by Michael Visocchi and Lemn Sissay, Fen Court, City of London, London

“Gilt of Cain” by Michael Visocchi with a poem by Lemn Sissay
Fen Court (St Gabriel Fen), City of London
London, October 2009

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Fontana dei Monti

Fountain of the Hills by Pietro Lombardi, Via di San Vito, Rome

Fontana dei Monti (Fountain of the Mountains) by Pietro Lombardi
Via di San Vito, Rione Monti
Rome, May 2011

See also: Fontana della Pigna (Fountain of the Pinecone) - Fontana del Timone (Fountain of the Helm) - Fontana dei Libri (Fountain of the Books) - Fontana delle Anfore (Fountain of the Amphorae) - Fontana delle Palle di Cannone (Fountain of the Cannonballs) - Fontana delle Arti (Fountain of the Arts) - Fontana della Botte (Fountain of the Cask) - Fontana delle Tiare (Fountain of the Tiaras)

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Midtown Manhattan

Midtown Manhattan and Bryant Park seen from the Empire State Building, New York

Midtown Manhattan and Bryant Park
Seen from the Empire State Building
New York, October 2007

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Saint Germain de Charonne

Church of Saint Germain de Charonne, Place Saint-Blaise, Paris

Church of Saint Germain de Charonne
Place Saint-Blaise
Quartier du Père-Lachaise, 20th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005

Monday, May 23, 2011

The Punch Tavern

The Punch Tavern sign, Fleet Street, London

The Punch Tavern sign
Fleet Street
London, October 2009

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Squad Car

Lamborghini Gallardo, Polizia di Stato, Piazza del Popolo, Rome

Lamborghini Gallardo, Polizia di Stato
Piazza del Popolo
Rome, May 2011

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Vesuvio Bakery

Vesuvio Bakery, Princes Street, SoHo, New York

Vesuvio Bakery
Princes Street, SoHo
New York, September 2008

External links: Shoes in the Bakery Window and Other Mysteries - History in the Baking

Friday, May 20, 2011

Horse Tamer

Horse tamer, one of the Chevaux de Marly, Musée du Louvre, Paris

One of “The Horse Tamers” of Marly by Guillaume Coustou the Elder
Cour Marly, Musée du Louvre
Rue de Rivoli
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2005

See also: Cour Marly - Marly Horses

Thursday, May 19, 2011

George Washington

George Washington by Jean Antoine Houdon, Trafalgar Square, London

George Washington by Jean Antoine Houdon
Bronze replica of the marble statue in Richmond, VA
Trafalgar Square
London, October 2009

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Fontana della Terrina

Fontana della Terrina by Giacomo della Porta, Piazza della Chiesa Nuova, Rome

The Terrine fountain by Giacomo della Porta
“Ama Dio e non fallire, fa del bene e lassa dire”
(Love God and do not fail, do good deeds and let others talk)
Piazza della Chiesa Nuova
Rome, May 2011

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Love

LOVE by Robert Indiana, Sixth Avenue, New York

Robert Indiana's LOVE Sculpture
Sixth Avenue at 55th Street
New York, September 2007

Monday, May 16, 2011

Dieu et mon droit

Royal coat of arms, Hôtel de Charost, Embassy of the United Kingdom, Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, Paris

Royal coat of arms, Hôtel de Charost
Embassy of the United Kingdom
Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré
Quartier de la Madeleine, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2010

See also; Honni soit...

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Ferrari Store

Ferrari Store, Regent Street, London

Ferrari Store
Regent Street
London, October 2009

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Family Trough

Trough of the Del Bufalo family, piazza del Nazzareno, Rome

Trough of the Del Bufalo family
Piazza del Nazzareno
Rome, September 2010

See also: Cum feris ferus

Friday, May 13, 2011

Unnecessary Noise

Unnecessary noise prohibited sign, Washington Square, New York

“Unnecessary noise prohibited” sign
Washington Square
New York, September 2008

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Sunset at the Louvre

Sunset at the Louvre, Paris

Pyramide du Louvre (Louvre Pyramid) by I.M. Pei, 1982
Cour Napoléon (Napoleon Courtyard)
Palais du Louvre (Louvre Palace)
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1er arrondissement
Paris, July 2008

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Centre Point

Centre Point, New Oxford Street, London

Centre Point
New Oxford Street
London, January 2007

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Rione of Regola

Plaque of Regola, the VII rione of Rome, Piazza Benedetto Cairoli, Rome

Plaque of Regola, the VII ‘rione’ of Rome
Piazza Benedetto Cairoli
Rome, September 2010

Monday, May 9, 2011

Cormorants

Cormorants, The Reservoir, Central Park, New York

Cormorants
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
Central Park
New York, September 2007

Sunday, May 8, 2011

The Clown's Hat

Le Chapeau de Clown (The Clown's Hat), Stravinsky Fountain, Paris

Le Chapeau de Clown (The Clown's Hat)
La Fontaine Stravinsky (The Stravinsky Fountain) by Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle
Place Igor-Stravinsky
Quartier Saint-Merri, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Peter Ackroyd's London

Deckchair with text, Hyde Park, London

Deckchair with text
Hyde Park
London, September 2006

There was a grove in Kensington Gardens
devoted to the rooks; it contained some
seven hundred trees forming a piece of
wild nature, a matter of delight and
astonishment to those who walked among
them and listened to the endless cawing
that blotted out the city's noise.

From “London: The Biography” by Peter Ackroyd,
page 417. In the book the author sadly concludes:
But the trees were torn down in 1880.
The rooks have never returned.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Clivo di Scauro

Buttresses of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Celian Hill, Rome

Buttresses across the Clivo di Scauro
Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Campo S.S. Giovanni e Paolo
Celian Hill
Rome, September 2010

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Strawberry Fields

Strawberry Fields memorial, Central Park, New York

Strawberry Fields memorial
Central Park
New York, September 2008

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Spikes

Spiked railing, Paris

Unfriendly railing
Paris, July 2008

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Paddington Station

Paddington railway station, Praed Street, London

Paddington railway station
Praed Street
London, September 2006

Monday, May 2, 2011

Santa Maria Assunta

Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles), Pisa

The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles)
Pisa, April 2011

See also: Piazza dei Miracoli - Leaning Tower - Battistero di San Giovanni

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Puck

Gilded statue of Shakespeare's character Puck, Puck Building, Lafayette Street, New York

Gilded statue of Shakespeare's character Puck
Puck Building
Lafayette Street
New York, September 2007

“The Puck Building is a historic building located in the Nolita neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It occupies the block bounded by Lafayette, Houston, Mulberry and Jersey Streets. An example of the German Rundbogenstil style of architecture, the building was designed by Albert Wagner, and was constructed in two parts. The north section was built in 1885–86, and the south addition in 1892–93. The front of the building – on Lafayette Street – was relocated in 1899 when the street – then called Elm Place – was widened, this was supervised by Herman Wagner. The building was rehabilitated in 1983–84 and further renovated in 1995 by Beyer Blinder Belle. The building sports two gilded statues by sculptor Henry Baerer of Shakespeare's character Puck, from A Midsummer Night's Dream, one on the northeast corner at Houston and Mulberry, and one over the main entrance on Lafayette. The building is located at the northwestern corner of Manhattan's NoLIta neighborhood, bordered by SoHo and the NoHo section of Greenwich Village. It is owned by Kushner Properties, the company of Charles Kushner and his son Jared Kushner, son-in-law of former United States President Donald Trump.” (Puck Building, Wikipedia)