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  • Trsteno, Croatia: fountain of Neptune in the garden of the Gucetic family summer house.  Fountain and sculpture date from 1736. Closeup of a sculptured fish standing on its head.
    Fish sculpture HRV200606-0349.jpg
  • Closeup of Donatello's late sculpture in wood of the penitent Magdalen, about 1453-55.  Head, shoulders, and hands praying.
    Donatello-sculpture-Magdalen-ITA2010...jpg
  • Po Klong Garai Towers, a Champa temple site, off the road between Dalat and Nha Trang, Vietnam.  The towers were built in the late 13th & early 14th century to worship King Po Klong Garai.  Detail of a sculpture relief of a dancing Shiva in a l;eaf-shaped tympanum above the door lintel.
    Shiva_dancing_sculpture_relief_VTN20...jpg
  • Silver and silver-gilt sculpture on the tomb of St John of Nepomuk in the Cathedral of St Vitus, Prague.  a Baroque monument cast in silver and silver-gilt that was designed by Fischer von Erlach, 1736.  Detail of a seated female figure holding a large book upright with her left hand and looking mournfully over he shoulder.
    Silver-sculpture-woman-CZR200901--02...jpg
  • My Son Champa archaeological site, central Vietnam.  Became a World Heritage site in 1999.  Four sided column base set aside for a museum on the site:  each side has a relief sculpture of a smiling, grinning female caryatid kneeling with arms upraised to hold up the top of the base..
    Female_caryatids_My_Son_VTN200602-10...jpg
  • Angkor Thom: relief sculpture of three apsara dancers wearing triple conical headdresses and long skirts.
    Apsara_Angkor_sculptures_KHM200602-0...jpg
  • Trastevere street scene: sculpture on corner of a house, man drinking from a fountain; sculpture stuck on the wall above.
    Trastevere-streetscape-Rome_ITA20090...jpg
  • Laocoon sculpture, Vatican museum, man in a khaki colored raincoat, balding, gray hair, seen from behind studying the statue.  He interacts with it.
    Laocoon viewer ITA200901--0292a.jpg
  • Laocoon sculpture, Vatican museum; detail of a head of a boy looking frightened, as part of a snake coils over his upper arm..
    Boy_head_Vatican_Rome_ITA200901--029...jpg
  • Laocoon sculpture, Vatican museum; detail of a head of a boy, one of Laocoon's sons, turned to the side and looking frightened as a snake curls over his upper arm.
    Laocoon son ITA200901--0295.jpg
  • Laocoon sculpture, Vatican museum, man in a khaki colored raincoat, balding, gray hair, seen from behind studying the statue.
    Vatican_Rome_ITA200901--0292.jpg
  • Detail of one facial portrait of a king; profiles of two others on either side. Festooned with leafy vines.  The sculpture sits on top of a gopura, or gate, to a temple precinct.  The figure faces in all four cardinal directionsin indicating protection all around.
    Angkor gopura head
  • Winged lion relief sculpture at top of Arsenale gate, Venice.  Angel statue above has pigeon on her head.  Inscription below the lion:  VICTORIAE NAVALIS MONUMENTUM MDLXXI.   Bright blue sky above; scraps of fluffy cloud...
    Venezia_ITA200403-9-23.jpg
  • Detail of a relief of the red sandstone sculpture that completely covers the temple of Banteay Srei, Angkor.
    Angkor_temple_Banteay_Srei_detail-KH...jpg
  • Angkor Wat : carved wall reliefs showing the Kurukshetra War described in the Mahabharata; detail of two commanders on horseback, two more just behind them.  Extremely fine low relief sculpture.
    Angkor_Wat_interior_relief_KHM200602...jpg
  • Statue of an elephant wearing an Egyptian obelisk in the Piazza Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome.  Sculpture by Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598-1680).  The elephant, seen from the rear, faces a multi-story hotel Minerva.
    Elephant-behind-ITA200901--0395.jpg
  • Bronze and granite statue at the entrance to the forest garden, honoring the Chesapeake waterman, an oyster tonger lifting a basket of oysters from the water.  Sculpture by Antonio Tobias Mendes, 1994.
    Annmarie_Garden_USA.VA201002--45.jpg
  • The Tetrarchs, porphyry sculptures on wall of San Marco, Venice. Close up of two heads and arms, the facial expression of each a blank stare.  Their posture of an embrace was meant to convey that the four emperors would work as one.   The sculpture was taken from Constantinople during the 4th Crusade, in 1204, and installed on the southwest corner of the cathedral..
    Pair_tetrarchs_heads_Venezia_ITA2004...jpg
  • Trsteno: fountain of Neptune in the garden of the Gucetic family summer house.  Fountain and sculpture date from 1736.  Male figure pouring water from his mouth.
    HRV200606-350.jpg
  • The Tetrarchs, porphyry sculptures on wall of San Marco, Venice. Close up of two heads and arms, the facial expression of each a blank stare.  Their posture of an embrace was meant to convey that the four emperors would work as one.   The sculpture was taken from Constantinople during the 4th Crusade, in 1204, and installed on the southwest corner of the cathedral.
    Two Tetrarchs embracing ITA200403-32.jpg
  • Closeup of Donatello's late sculpture in wood of the penitent Magdalen.  Her mournful face, tangled hair, ragged robe, and wrinkled hands are shown.
    Donatello Magdalen ITA201012--0029.jpg
  • Relief sculpture of a dancing maenad in a procession, carved on a cylindrical base.  She holds a drum; her dress and drapery swirl joyfully about her.
    Dancing maenad ESP201210--0360.jpg
  • White canvas sail furled and folded around the bowsprit of a sailing vessel makes an abstract fabric sculpture in the complexity of its folds.  Above, clear blue sky and below part of the bowsprit net make a background that sets it off.
    HRV200606-105.jpg
  • Closeup of Donatello's late sculpture in wood of the penitent Magdalen.  Her head is in profile, with partial view of her upraised praying hands.
    Aged_penitent_ITA201012--0029.jpg
  • Bronze and granite statue at the entrance to the forest garden, honoring the Chesapeake waterman, an oyster tonger lifting a basket of oysters from the water.  Sculpture by Antonio Tobias Mendes, 1994.
    Statue_Chesapeake_waterman_USA.VA201...jpg
  • Bronze sculpture of boy with thorn, closeup of head and hand holding his foot
    Ancient Roman boy ITA200901--0449.jpg
  • Sculpture of angel on the corner of the Doges' Palace colonnade, seen from roof of San Marco.  The angel, wearing richly folded drapery and wings,  looks frightened.  The upper part of the Gothic colonnade stretches away beyond.
    Angel_Doges_Palace_Venezia_ITA200403...jpg
  • Vatican. St. Peter's Basilica, detail of facade looking up to two column capitals, and cornice, with fragments of sculpture projecting above, including a disembodied arm and a papal crown.
    Vatican_Rome_ITA200901--1281.jpg
  • Trsteno: fountain of Neptune in the garden of the Gucetic family summer house.  Fountain and sculpture date from 1736. Female figure shoots water from her mouth.
    Blowing water HRV200606-345a.tif
  • Trsteno: fountain of Neptune in the garden of the Gucetic family summer house.  Fountain and sculpture date from 1736.  Male figure pouring water from his mouth.
    Trsteno-Croatia-HRV200606-350.jpg
  • Trsteno: fountain of Neptune in the garden of the Gucetic family summer house.  Fountain and sculpture date from 1736.
    Trsteno-Croatia-HRV200606-342.jpg
  • Drunkenness of Noah, early 15th century relief sculpture on corner of the Doges' Palace, Venice; Bridge of Sighs in the background; seen from Ponte della Paglia.
    bridge-sighs-Venezia_ITA200403-4-19.jpg
  • Trsteno, Croatia: fountain of Neptune in the garden of the Gucetic family summer house.  Fountain and sculpture date from 1736.  Male figure emitting water from his mouth.
    Blowing water HRV200606-350.jpg
  • Silver and silver-gilt sculpture on the tomb of tomb of St John of Nepomuk in the Cathedral of St Vitus, Prague.  a Baroque monument cast in silver and silver-gilt that was designed by Fischer von Erlach, 1736.  Detail of a seated female figure holding a large book upright with her left hand and looking mournfully over her shoulder.
    Silver statue CZR200901--0201.jpg
  • Overall view of Ghiberti's "Gates of Heaven" on the Baptistry, with  marble sculpture of Jesus being baptized by St. John, made in 1505  by Andrea Sansovino (c1467-1529).  The angel looking on is a later 18th century work by a lesser sculptor, Innocenzo Spinazzi.  The gold doors in place are replicas of the originals which are kept in the museum.
    Florence_Baptistry_door_replica_ITA2...jpg
  • Trsteno: fountain of Neptune in the garden of the Gucetic family summer house.  Fountain and sculpture date from 1736. Female figure shoots water from her mouth.
    Trsteno-Croatia-HRV200606-345a.jpg
  • Prague, soft sculpture of a hooded man hanging from a roof.  Four pedestrians (young women) walk underneath it, ignoring it.  Traffic sign: right turn arrow.  Graffiti on the wall of the three-storey building from which the figure hangs.
    Prague-old-town-street-scene-CZR2009...jpg
  • This garden, associated with the Smithsonian Institution, is essentially a woodland scattered with sculptures by different artists other crafts and still lifes made by local children.  Standing Nude (bronze, unknown date) by Nelli Bar.American, b. Cologne, Germany, 1904 - 2001, owned by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966...
    Annmarie_Garden_USA.VA201002--72.jpg
  • This garden, associated with the Smithsonian Institution, is essentially a woodland scattered with sculptures by different artists other crafts and still lifes made by local children.  Standing Nude (bronze, unknown date) by Nelli Bar.American, b. Cologne, Germany, 1904 - 2001, owned by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966...
    Annmarie_Garden_USA.VA201002--69.jpg
  • This garden, associated with the Smithsonian Institution, is essentially a woodland scattered with sculptures by different artists other crafts and still lifes made by local children.  Detail of feet of Girl With Braids, 1950, bronze by Gerhard Marcks.German, b. Berlin, 1889-1981.  Owned by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
    USA.VA201002--67.jpg
  • "Gobbo del Rialto", 16th century sculpture of a hunchback crouching on one knee to bear a terrible weight on his bent head,  in the Campo del San Giacomo near Rialto bridge.  It supports a platform from which announcements used to be made.  The figure's neck is sharply bent and his face looks pained..
    Man_crouching_under_weight_Venezia_I...jpg
  • The enrichment of Lincoln Cathedral’s west front by the addition of ornate portals, a frieze and related sculpture is believed to date from the time of Bishop Alexander (Bishop of Lincoln from 1123 – 1148).
    Lincoln cathedral portal SC200208-5.jpg
  • Porphyry statue of the four emperors clutch each other in the snow from their position on the southwest corner of the cathedral of St. Mark's, Venice, with a woman and a child exiting the cathedral behind them, and a Gothic Virgin and Child statue beside the door jamb.  Snow and slush on the ground.  Juxtaposition of two very different styles of figure sculpture to scale and real people.
    tetrarchs-statue-Venezia_ITA200403-5...jpg
  • Winged foot of an ancient Roman statue of Mercury.  Detail of a sculpture in the Aarchaeological Museum of Sevilla, Spain.
    Winged foot ESP201210--0357 (1).jpg
  • Marble fragment from an ancient Roman sculpture: a beautifully wrought hand gently grasping a length of rope (?)
    Marble_hand_grasping_ESP201210--0356.jpg
  • Angkor Thom: Bayon, sculptures of apsara danceres in high relief, with panels of caraved foliage
    Angkor_Thom_sculpture-detail_KHM2006...jpg
  • Trogir: sculptures in Chapel of Blessed John from Trogir, in the Cathedral of St. Lawrence, by Niccolo of Florence (pupil of Donatello), begun 1468.
    Trogir-sculpture-putto--HRV200606-09...jpg
  • This garden, associated with the Smithsonian Institution, is essentially a woodland scattered with sculptures by different artists other crafts and still lifes made by local children.  Sculptured head of a bearded man in the woods.
    Sculpture_clay_head_USA.VA201002--61.jpg
  • This garden, associated with the Smithsonian Institution, is essentially a woodland scattered with sculptures by different artists other crafts and still lifes made by local children.  Carved wooden head of a "Green Man" fastened to the trunk of a pine tree in the forest.
    sculpture_wood_head_USA.VA201002--65.jpg
  • Sibenik, Cathedral of St. James, built 1431-1535.  Architects Juraj (George) of Dalmatia and Niccolo of Florence.  Row of sculptured life size portrait heads around the apse exterior, mid-late 15th century work by sculptor George Matthew the Dalmatian (Juraj Matejev Dalmatinac)
    HRV200606-013.jpg
  • Sibenik, Cathedral of St. James, built 1431-1535.  Architects Juraj (George) of Dalmatia and Niccolo of Florence.  Row of sculptured life size portrait heads around the apse exterior, mid-late 15th century work by sculptor George Matthew the Dalmatian (Juraj Matejev Dalmatinac)
    Sibenik_Croatia_HRV200606-013.jpg
  • Angkor Thom: Bayon, sculptures of apsara dancers in high relief, with panels of carved foliage
    Angkor_Thom_Bayon_apsara dancer _KHM...jpg
  • Top of a gopura, or gate, to a temple precinct, with sculptured heads of the king or a god facing in each of the four cardinal directions as a symbol of protection for the people.
    Angkor head KHM200602--278.jpg
  • Sculptured heads include an elephant, a man, a dog, and a fish (?) on the corner of a cornice.
    Korcula-Croatia-HRV200606-191.jpg
  • Three plants, stylized but botanically accurate, sculptured on a wall panel inside the Taj Mahal.  A stylized border top and bottom of pietra dura, scrolled in dark marble pietra dura.
    Tah_Mahal_detail_IND200111-3-20 .jpg
  • Kathmandu, Patan, Golden Temple during Dasain holiday, 2001.  Facade and entrance gate, frontal view.  Two guardian lion sculptures, one on either side of the approach. Figure on the right has female breasts painted a vivid orange. Bhaskerdev Samskarita Hiranyabarna Mahavihara: A Buddhist temple known locally as Golden Temple, located in the Durbar Square monument zone of the Kathmandu Valley.
    Patan-Golden-Temple-NPL200110-5-22.jpg
  • This garden, associated with the Smithsonian Institution, is essentially a woodland scattered with sculptures by different artists other crafts and still lifes made by local children.  Detail of a design painted on the end of a log.
    Annmarie_Garden_USA.VA201002--63.jpg
  • This garden, associated with the Smithsonian Institution, is essentially a woodland scattered with sculptures by different artists other crafts and still lifes made by local children.  Entrance ceramic reliefs by Peter King and Marni Haime, Stonehaus Pottery, 1995.
    Annmarie_Garden_USA.VA201002--84.jpg
  • This garden, associated with the Smithsonian Institution, is essentially a woodland scattered with sculptures by different artists other crafts and still lifes made by local children.  Detail of The Council Ring, an arrangement of standing granite stones by B. Amore & Woody Dorsey, Kokoro Carvers, 1996.
    Annmarie_Garden_USA.VA201002--59.jpg
  • The Tetrarchs, porphyry sculptures on wall of San Marco, Venice. View of all four figures, each pair embracing.
    Porphyry_tetrarchs_Venezia_ITA200403...jpg
  • Sculptured head of painted wood in Palermo museum.
    ITA200610-006.jpg
  • Since many museums in Florence enforce a "no foto" order, I often found more interest in peoples' interactions with sculptures in the street.  Here, a "living statue," swathed in white fabric, stands in a spot near the Piazza della Signoria where there are real, not living, statues beside and behind him.
    Florence-living-statue-ITA201012-227...jpg
  • Prague, St. Nicholas church interior, looking up near the crossing.  Exuberant High Baroque frescoes, sculptures, pilasters, and arches make an impossible composition.  Early 18th century.  Architect Krystof Dienzenhofer.  Frescoes painted by Viennese artist Jan Lukas Kracker, as well as several other painters and sculptors
    Baroque-church-interior-CZR200901--0...jpg
  • This garden, associated with the Smithsonian Institution, is essentially a woodland scattered with sculptures by different artists other crafts and still lifes made by local children.  Detail of The Council Ring, an arrangement of standing granite stones by B. Amore & Woody Dorsey, Kokoro Carvers, 1996.
    Annmarie_Garden_USA.MD201002--51.jpg
  • This garden, associated with the Smithsonian Institution, is essentially a woodland scattered with sculptures by different artists other crafts and still lifes made by local children.  Entrance ceramic reliefs by Peter King and Marni Haime, Stonehaus Pottery, 1995.
    Annmarie_Garden_USA.VA201002--81.jpg
  • Boy with silver jacket wrapped around his loins imitates a Pharaonic pose at Saqqara.  Slightly beyond him is the Pharaonic relief he is imitating.
    Saqqara-sculpture-boy-EGY197756~1.jpg
  • Angkor Thom: entrance causeway with gods and demons holding naga.
    Angkor_Wat_detail_sculpture_KHM20060...jpg
  • Detail of a girl hugging her horse, showing both heads and her arm.  Bronze by Giuseppe Gavazzi in the Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy.
    Gavazzi sculpture ITA201012-175.jpg
  • The lion holds down a lamb in its front paws.  Behind, two men in Roman tunics, with an escutcheon between showing a bearded man's face, leaves and volutes on either side, crown and rosette above. One of a pair.
    Split-Croatia-lion-sculpture-HRV2006...jpg
  • Statue of a winged griffin ( or gryphon - lion's body, head and wings of an eagle)  with claws resting on a serene lamb in front of it, both atop a Byzantine column,  Exterior of San Marco Basilica, Venice..
    gryphon-sculpture-Venezia_ITA200403-...jpg
  • Angkor Thom, Bayon temple, wall relief with scenes of battle between Khmer and Cham warriors using elephants, horses, chariots, and various weapons.  They wear tunics and fitted shorts, with bare feet.
    Angkor_Thom_Bayon_sculpture_relief_K...jpg
  • Angkor, Prasat Kravan, 10th century. Interior of central tower, brick wall relief of Vishnu stepping across the universe.
    Angkor_temple_Prasat_Kravan_interior...jpg
  • Trogir: door lintel over entrance to church of St. Barbara, 11th century.  Motifs include rosettes, interlace, and animals in profile
    Trogir-lintel-sculpture--HRV200606-0...jpg
  • Angkor Thom: reliefs of the king ( Jayavarman VII, 12th century AD) and deities under the Terrace of the Leper King. Seated posture with right knee upraised is unusual in Khmer art.  Each face shows a calm smile.  Elaborate headdresses, necklaces, and bracelets.
    Angkor_Thom_sculpture-Jayavarman-KHM...jpg
  • Jewel-encrusted gold mythical protective  figure on the prow of the Aaura Vayuphak royal barge in the Royal Barge Museum, Bangkok, Thailand.
    Thai sculpture THA200603_079.TIF
  • The Bardini Gardens are a vantage point for another view of the city.  A statue of a girl on a horse is placed at a strategic point to be sure you see it.  The sculptor is a contemporary, Giuseppe Gavazzi.
    Florence_cityscape_modern_sculpture_...jpg
  • Hexagonal lozenge from the Campanile: apothecary in his shop with four women customers, denoting the Art of Medicine.  Attributed to Andrea Pisano.
    Medieval-pharmacist-sculpture-ITA201...jpg
  • Bejeweled gold and red enamel mythical protective figure brandishing snakes  on the prow of a royal barge in the Thai Royal Barge Museum, Bangkok.  This barge is named  Narai Song Suban H.M. King Rama IX.
    Thai sculpture THA200603_074.jpg
  • Angkor: Prasat Kravan (10th century): interior brick wall relief of Lakshmi holding her attributes, with kneeling worshippers.  Seen from the side, from the entrance doorway.
    Angkor_temple_Prasat_Kravan_sculptur...jpg
  • Angkor Wat: wal reliefs; Battle of Kurukshetra, details of charioteers, soldiers, horses, elephants.They run to the right in rhythm, holding lances and shields.
    Angkor_Wat_sculpture_relief_KHM20060...jpg
  • Angkor Wat : carved wall reliefs. West gallery, battle of Kurukshetra between Kauravas and Pandavas. Detail of leader in chariot
    Angkor Kurukshetra KHM200602-049.jpg
  • Early Renaissance architecture: the key figure is Filippo Brunelleschi.  His Ospedale degli Innocenti (Foundling Hospital, (1419–ca.1445), is the first major monument of his elegant classical style with its arches and colonnades.  This is the courtyard inside.
    ITA201012-088 BW.jpg
  • Angkor, Ta Som temple: detail of one Apsara dancer figure in a niche, surrounded by scrolled foliage ornament.  She is bare-breasted and wears an enigmatic smile as one arm is raised holding what looks like a club.
    Khmer Apsara KHM200602--253.jpg
  • Angkor, Ta Som : detail of one Apsara dancer figure in a niche, surrounded by scrolled foliage ornament.
    Apsara_Angkor_KHM200602--253.jpg
  • Angkor Wat, closeup of two Apsara dancers and panel of foliage ornament.
    Angkor_Wat_Apsara dancers_KHM200602-...jpg
  • Romanesque era (12th century) figure of a crouching lion, life size, with three small men standing behind it.  One of a pair (see HRV200606-142),
    Split-Croatia-HRV200606-111.jpg
  • Angkor Wat, closeup of two Apsara dancers and panel of foliage ornament.  Apsaras in Khmer combination of Hindu and Buddhist traditions represent supernatural sacred nymphs.
    Apsara dancers panel KHM200602-299.jpg
  • Frontal view of Nyatapola temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal.  Viewpoint looking up its steep staircase.  Built in 1708.   Seated statue of Shiva in the foreground.  All five levels of its pagoda-like roof are visible against the sky.
    Bhaktapur temple Nyatapola NPL200110...jpg
  • The lion holds down a lamb in its front paws.  Behind, two men in Roman tunics, with an escutcheon between showing a bearded man's face, leaves and volutes on either side, crown above.  Lion's mouth is wide open as though roaring.  Stylized details of mane, ribs, and lams wool.
    Romanesque guardian lion HRV200606-1...TIF
  • Ostia Antica, ruins of Republican era temple of Heracles.  Statue of C. Cartilius Poplicola on the temple platform.  Late afternoon sun, slanted shadows.
    Ostia_Antica_ITA200901--1044.jpg
  • Museo Nazionale de Roma, Palazzo Massimo, statue of a seated boxer, bronze.  Partial view, from the hips up, the head turned toward the camera.  The hands are tightly wrapped; facial expression one of polite weariness as he turns his head to answer someone.
    Statue_bronze_wrestler_Rome_ITA20090...jpg
  • "Umbilicus Urbis Romae" inscription on a marble  plaque fragment attached to the side of the ancient speakers' platform near the arch of Septimus Severus, Roman Forum.  ...
    Forum-Rome_ITA200901--0517.jpg
  • Trevi Fountain detail; seagull perched on the nose of a marble horse held by a marble man
    Rome_Trevi_fountain_ITA200901--0318.jpg
  • Museo Nazionale de Roma, Palazzo Massimo, ancient Roman bronze statue of a seated boxer.  He looks wearily over his shoulder as though someone behind him had just spoken to him.
    Ancient Roman boxer ITA200901--1124-...jpg
  • Elephant statue with obelisk, in Sta Maria sopra Minerva piazza, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.  Close up of the elephant's expressive, mischievous face, with waving ears and flourishing trunk.  The creature is decked out with an elaborately decorated howdah.
    Bernini elephant ITA200901--0393.tif
  • Early Renaissance architecture: the key figure is Filippo Brunelleschi.  His Ospedale degli Innocenti (Foundling Hospital, (1419-ca.1445), is the first major monument of his elegant classical style with its arches and colonnades.  This is the courtyard inside, its serene colonnade arching over a potted orange tree.
    Brunelleschi-courtyard-colonnade-ITA...jpg
  • Detail of the facade of the College of San Ildefonso, Alcala Henares, an example of the Spanish Plateresque architectural style of the 16th century.  The building opened in 1506.
    Alcala_Henares_Plateresque_ESP220121...jpg
  • I could not decide between a horizontal and vertical picture, so I did both.
    Brunelleschi_colonnade_detail_ITA201...jpg
  • Prague synagogue; carving on tympanum over entry to the inner sanctuary, an abstract geometric design within a pointed arch, shows 12 vines and twleve bunches of grapes, possibly representing the twelve tribes of Israel.  Also known as the "Old-New Synagogue," the oldest in Europe.  Built 1270 in Gothic style.
    Prague-synagogue-tympanum-CZR200901-...jpg
  • Banteay Kdei : woman guard knitting quietly and alone in a corner of the ruins; Apsara dancer reliefs on nearby pillars.  Dappled shadows cast by overhead foliage.
    Angkor_temple_Banteay_Kdei_interior_...jpg
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