Watching From The Roof of The Municipal House by sandra46
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Description
I've always been fascinated by the artistic production of the late 19th-early 20th centuries. The voluptuously restless statues, look in a provocative way at the passers-by; their robes and cloaks are always shown as if frozen by a chilly wind in a convulsive movement. Here I also like the big martial, mysterious faces framing the main sculpture. I'm not surprised that many movies, such as the immortal Ghostbusters, were located in Fin de siècle buildings!
Originally this palace was the site of the Royal Court, built around 1383. It continued to be the main residence of the city's rulers until 1483,then the building became a seminary and later a military academy. It was eventually demolished in 1903. The site of the demolished palace was quickly filled in with the construction of a large cultural center and concert hall.Completed in 1911, the Municipal House is now Prague's most spectacular Art Nouveau building.
Thank you for your kind comments.
Comments (53)
mariogiannecchini
Il liberty è stato un periodo affascinante che ha lasciato tanti bei segni del periodo ( Viareggio e' stato un centro liberty non indifferente ) Bella elaborazione in questa foto che mostra un fascino senza tempo. Per tua consolazione , da domenica ( dopo la foto che hai visto ) piove , anzi diluvia anche qui , sembra calmarsi stamani ,ma e' tutto nero e la tregua sara' breve. Io provo comunque a catapultarmi fuori.Ciao , buona giornata
bazza
Lovely capture Sandra Nice info also..
stevey3d
Wonderful image Sandra! Excellent details!
lyron
Excellent capture. Fantastic work!!!
beatoangelico
Beautiful capture and excellent composition..!!!
FS
Great capture!
lucindawind
beautiful architecture and work
thecytron
Interesting photo manipulation!
alessimarco
Fantastic! Love the effect you acheived!
J5ive
Very cool shot here!
Richardphotos
beautiful sculpture
zulaan
Beautiful capture !
MagikUnicorn
Ohhh M a r v e l o u s
CoreyBlack
Wonderful image, writing, and nice bit of history.
Madbat
That has to be my favorite period for architecture, especially the unconventional free flowing lines of Art Nouveau
bmac62
Fascinating as always Sandra...I must get to Prague one day:)
Chipka
This is quite fascinating, and you've captured one of the places in Prague I've never been to. I've been by it but never in it. I love the sense of dynamic motion in this capture, and the way that you also captured the essence of the older portions of Prague--the part of the city where faces and occasionally random body parts will stick out for no apparent reason beyond decoration. The sense of color is astounding here. In short, this is another marvelous piece of work! I love the information as well.
Hendesse
Great and very interesting shot. I like very much the colors.
bebert
beautiful town with more and more beautiful houses. Great shot, very nice PW.
JaneEden
Sandra this is an excellent photo so sharp and precise with excellent colourtones, just love those statues too, well done my friend. hugs Jane xx
Kaartijer
Great shot, good composition!
anmes
Great capture of detail on this temple to Art Nouveau..it contains work by all the great Czech artists of the early 19thc...a true showcase.
Osper
Your eye for these types of stuff is great.!