- Gift for My Wife
Another one by Imants Lancmanis. This "Gift for My Wife" is from 1987-1989. Painting is in the National Museum of Art. - La Dodo
The local beer. La dodo. - Traditional Korea
- Korean design
- Black & white
I love black & white photos directly from the nature. This is Centro Fondo Peronaz, towards Cadore. - Double-headed eagle
On the corner of Stephansplatz and Jasomirgottstrasse. - Paper kite
Paper kite (Idea leuconoe) butterfly and its chrysalises (pupae). - Stephansdom
The roof of the Stephansdom. - Stephansdom
- Neume initial
Biblioteca Malatestiana, Cesena. - Portrait of a Lady by Raphael
Portrait of a Lady, La Mutta (1505-1509) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino). Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Inspired by ancient Greece. - St. Francis Xavier church
The altar in the church. The interior is basically the same since the 17th century. - Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
One of the many sails on the facade, which was added to the church in 1456–1470. - Giotto's Campanile
Giotto stared building this tower in 1334. He combined white marble from Carrara, green marble from Prato, and red marble from Siena. The tower was completed in 1359. - A closed bar
A closed bar, opposite the Powder Tower. - Zellij in Mexuar
This style of mosaic tilework is called zellij. Charles V was not only King of Spain, but also Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, and Lord of the Netherlands. Maybe I missed some titles. Anyway, the double-headed eagle represents the Holy Roman Empire. - Mosaic in Nasrid palace
- More mosaic
Mosaic in Comares Palace, part of the Nasrid Palaces. Begun by Isma'il in the early 13th century and modified by Yusuf I and Muhammad V. - Zellij in Alhambra
More wonderful zellij pattern in the palace.