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Sculpture of a cat in Salzburg

Sculpture of a cat in Salzburg, Austria

Sculpture of a cat seen near Mirabell Palace (Schloss Mirabell) in Salzburg City. This palace was built by Archbishop Wolf Dietrich Raitenau in 1606 and was dedicated to his secret wife Salome Alt and their 15 children.

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Man with nacked bottom at Schallaburg Castle

View at the sculpture with the naked bottom

You find this peculiar detail at Schallaburg Castle (Schallaburg) in Schollach, Austria: A sculpture of a man showing his bottom. Such sculptures served as a defence against harm and evil spirits.

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Owl at the library of an university in Vienna

The owl at the library in Vienna

This owl is a decoration created by the Swiss artist and architect Bruno Weber. You find it at the Vienna University of Technology Library. It looks like a place of much wisdom, doesn’t it?

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Lion at the Hofburg in Vienna

Cheeky lion at the Hofburg, Vienna

I’m not sure but I think this lion stuck its tongue out of me while I was taking a photo. The sculpture is one of two lions who guard the gate to the Swiss Court, the oldest part of the Hofburg Imperial Palace.

Pre-planking sculpture in Bad Goisern

Sculpture in Bad Goisern, Austria

On my way back to the railway station of Bad Goisern I came across this sculpture in a small park. I don’t know the artist or the real meaning of that artwork but it seemed to be a piece of the “pre-planking’ period. 😉

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Lion at Mirabell Gardens

Lion at Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg, Austria

On a sunny winter day, I walked on the grounds of Mirabell Palace (Schloss Mirabell) in Salzburg. I discovered this lion which enjoyed the sunbeams as well. Another lively sculpture in this park depicts a unicorn. [German]

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The Saxon Steed in Hanover

Sachsenross in Hannover, Germany

This sculpture named Saxon Steed (Sachsenross) shows the emblem of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) It was created in 1866 by the sculptor Friedrich Wilhelm Wolff. Today it is situated in front of the Leibniz Universität Hannover, the former Welfenschloss.

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A dark rider in Salzburg?

A dark rider in Salzburg?

This monument at the wall of the Salzburg Cathedral reminds me of a Nazgûl, one of these Dark Riders in the novel ‘The Lord of the Rings’. But where is his horse?

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