Tag: Skulptur
Hard Work
This is one of the four statues on the Pont JF Kennedy in Strasbourg, one of the bridges to cross the Ill. The statues all depict workers who do hard manual labour – this is the pelleteur. His job was to clear the waterways from the silt so it would stay navigable for bigger boats. The profession died out in the 1920s.
The bridge was built in 1906 and was then called Schwarzwaldbrücke (pont de la Forêt-Noir / Black Forest Bridge). It has undergone a few name changes, some only because of the change of languages, from German to French and back). It became Pont John F Kennedy in 1965. The locals, however, favour the name Viermännerbruck (bridge of four men, in the local Alsation dialect).
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Shhh… quiet!
The hedgehogs are raising hell in the park.
Hence the sign, I suppose.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Anything to Do with Music
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Roundabout Art
A sculpture by Chen Wenqin, a donation of a company to the community where the roundabout is situated.
Wheel that Barrow!
Wheelbarrows as art: painted on a length of hoarding, and hanging as an art installation, possibly.
Wheelbarrows as miniatures: with pebbles, and with a enjoyable load.
Wheelbarrows being worked hard: by a market stall holder and my favourite little worker of all.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: Words ending with a W
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The Right Tone
The frog was setting the right tone but could he hit the right note?
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Silver Was the Reward of Toil
in the ancient silver mines. I wonder if the hardship was really worth it.
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A Bishop in the 18th Century
A statue of the Karl Ulrich Nuss at the Domplatz in Ladenburg.
Monday Portrait
A Nobleman in the 18th Century
A statue of Karl Ulrich Nuss at the Domplatz in Ladenburg.
Monday Portrait
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