- 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. - Jeju
- 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. - Hematite
Iridescent hematite, Rio Marina, Elba - Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite, Pb5(PO4)3Cl, Hofsgrund, Germany - Paper kite
Paper kite (Idea leuconoe) butterfly and its chrysalises (pupae). - Stephansdom
The roof of the Stephansdom. - Stephansdom
- Ankeruhr
Hoher Markt, the clock was made in 1914. - Neume initial
Biblioteca Malatestiana, Cesena. - On the road
From Cesena towards Sansepolcro - Portrait of a Lady by Raphael
Portrait of a Lady, La Mutta (1505-1509) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino). Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - The Royal Volunteer Review
The Royal Volunteer Review, 7 August 1860 (1860) by Samuel Bough, detail. - La citadelle Saint-Elme in Villefranche
Roof of the remparts at the citadel. - Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Inspired by ancient Greece. - Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Are these Spartian soldiers riding dolphins? - St. Francis Xavier church
The altar in the church. The interior is basically the same since the 17th century. - Ex Ferrovia Spoleto - Norcia
A super interesting cycling path along the old railway. Plenty of bridges and tunnels. - 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. - Levico Terme
How to make a boring fence interesting. - A closed bar
A closed bar, opposite the Powder Tower. - Des oeufs de bouc
One of the windows/openings of the cave. - Still life
Let's just say: you had to be there to understand ;-) - 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. - Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
The reason why we came to Beaune: The hospices. Founded in 1443 as a hospital for the poor by Phillip the Good was in use until 1971. - Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
View of the glazed-tiled hospice roof from the cour d'honneur, the main inner court. The roof type probably has central European origins, but is now a trademark of Burgundy.