You only see what you know (Goethe)
The nail man (Wehrmann in Eisen) was erected in 1915, to raise funds for widows and orphans of fallen soldiers. Each donor was allowed to drive a nail into the wooden figure. Today the figure is located under the arcades of the Felderhaus next to the Vienna City Hall. [German]
The sculpture ‘Points of View’ by Tony Cragg stands in the Schaumburgergasse (4. District). I came across this work only a few days after I saw a similar one in Stuttgart.
Palais Fürstenberg was finished by Antonio Beduzzi from Bologna in 1720. I’m impressed by the sculptures decorating its main entrance on the Grünangergasse: Two classy dogs.
The bronze sculpture ‘Hill Arches’ was designed by Henry Moore in 1973. It stands in a water basin in front of the Baroque Karlskirche in Vienna. Some criticize the contrast between classical and modern. Me, I enjoy the artfully curved lines in both works. [German]
Fun detail seen in Kassel: A figure standing on top of a sphere inside a church tower. Its a sculpture created by the artist Stephan Balkenhol. The traffic lights are not art, I was just standing at a pedestrian crossing and there was no time for a better position.
Wilhelm Rottermondt created this statue of the ‘Regina Pacis’. It stands in a niche on the facade of the University of Bonn. I love to take photos of such sculptures. Generally, tourists overlook them. What about you? Are you looking for such details on your walks through foreign cities?
While walking along the streets of Bonn I came across this sculpture of Hermes. Famously he is the god of the travellers. Well, I wonder if Hermes could be the god of the travel bloggers as well. What do you think?
I was told this part at the tympanum of St. Lorenz is showing the ‘Ascension of Jesus’. For me this is really an odd illustration as one can see only the feet of Jesus.
This statue of God Mercury represents one of several planets in the Planetary Garden of Eggenberg Castle (Schloss Eggenberg) in Graz. Mercurius was one of the major gods in Roman mythology.
The golden angel on top of the church Santa Maria in Castello made me think he is pointing me to anything special. A hint for a treasure? A mystery Dan Brown would love to unravel? After some research the answer was pretty simple: He is constructed like a weather vane and just show the direction of the wind.
Generally, I know Udine as a popular shopping city for us Austrian but the old part is worth a visit for people interested in architecture too. My first impression after entering the centre of Udine: Well, the gates here are heavily guarded!
At the railway station of Bolzano, I came across this statue. It reminds me of movies like ‘Metropolis’ by Fritz Lang.